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Nation May 31

When a Black person goes missing, families say their cases get left behind

By Gabrielle Hays

Nation May 05

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As Native communities spotlight disappearances and killings, U.S. authorities try to fix systemic issues with outreach program

Sunday marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. This year, the federal government is touting the hiring of special prosecutors and coordinators to address systemic issues that have made tackling the crisis a generational challenge.

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

World May 04

FILE PHOTO: Members of a rescue team work at a site where three bodies were found, in La Bocana
Bodies found in Mexico are likely missing American and 2 Australians, authorities say

Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping and surfing trip, the state prosecutor’s office said Saturday.

By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

Nation Sep 08

Fire damage is shown in the Wahikuli Terrace neighborhood in the fire ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 15, 2023. Photo by Mike Blake/REUTERS
The number of missing persons following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66, governor says

The tally of the missing is now significantly lower than a week earlier, when authorities said 385 remained unaccounted for.

By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press

Nation May 02

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7 bodies found, 4 identified in missing teenager search in Oklahoma

A woman said Tuesday that her daughter and three grandchildren were among the seven people found dead at a rural Oklahoma property during a search for two missing teens and a convicted sex offender.

By Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Sep 27

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How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color

By Amna Nawaz, Claire Mufson

While Gabby Petito's death has captured national attention, tens of thousands of people are reported missing or murdered every year in the U.S. Native women are murdered at rates 10 times the national average. In Wyoming alone, 710 indigenous people…

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Apr 01

Justice Department working with tribes on missing persons

By Michael Balsamo, Iris Samuels, Associated Press

The Justice Department has finalized its first plan to help address the problem of missing and murdered Native people on one of the largest reservations in Montana.

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May 30

Watch 3:08
The struggle to find missing members of Navajo Nation

By Steve Goldbloom

The Brief But Spectacular team recently brought attention to the volume of sexual assault cases in the Navajo Nation. Now, Meskee Yanabah Yatsayte, leader of an organization that looks for missing persons from the Navajo community, explains this silent epidemic.

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Jan 11

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California mudslide rescue crews pull out ‘all the stops’ to search for the missing

By PBS News Hour

Since mud cascaded through the wealthy California enclave of Montecito, rescuers have been forced to trek through knee-deep sludge, using long poles to probe for bodies. For some families, it's an agonizing wait as the window to find life begins…

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Oct 05

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Why it’s hard to find a missing person among the unidentified dead

By PBS News Hour

There are more than 10,000 bodies -- Jane and John Does -- waiting for identification in city morgues and cemeteries in the U.S. With no national law requiring agencies share information on missing people and unknown bodies, many families are…

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