Nation May 31 When a Black person goes missing, families say their cases get left behind By Gabrielle Hays
Nation May 05 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 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 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 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 Watch 5:46 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 6:19 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… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 7:22 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… Continue watching