Missing and Unidentified Persons Resources
Lee Roberts attends the "Can You Identify Me?"
1st Annual Advisory Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Lee learned firsthand about the world of the missing. At age three, her son wandered off to get a free cookie from the grocery store, part of a normal routine for him. This day he just didn’t want to wait for his mother to take him. Moments after he walked off, Lee frantically contacted Law Enforcement to report him missing. Two local electrical contractors spotted him talking to a suspected pedophile in the grocery store parking lot and took immediate action to secure him from danger. That experience drove her to volunteer in community services toward organizations that help families suffering similar or worse tragedies She remains eternally grateful to that pair of workers who intervened that day.
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From AU4H Founders:
We wish to thank our dedicated volunteers who were instrumental in aiding the Pennsylvania State Police recently in helping to bring home an area child. Thank you to everyone involved!
We wish to thank our dedicated volunteers who were instrumental in aiding the Pennsylvania State Police recently in helping to bring home an area child. Thank you to everyone involved!
What to do if your child goes missing
If your child is missing from home, begin by searching through all the places they may hide including:
Closets, under piles of laundry, under beds and bureaus, in cupboards (under the sink) and inside appliances like the dryer or refrigerator. Look under your home or trailer if there is any space at all there, also check your vehicles including the trunks. Look in any place your child may crawl or hide. Make contact with your child's friends and their parents to see if they have seen your child.
Contact law enforcement and be prepared to give them all identifying information on your child: Age, height, hair color, any unique identifiers such as missing teeth, speech impediments, eyeglasses and what your child was wearing last time you saw them. Have updated photos of your child handy to share with law enforcement in the search for your child.
Closets, under piles of laundry, under beds and bureaus, in cupboards (under the sink) and inside appliances like the dryer or refrigerator. Look under your home or trailer if there is any space at all there, also check your vehicles including the trunks. Look in any place your child may crawl or hide. Make contact with your child's friends and their parents to see if they have seen your child.
Contact law enforcement and be prepared to give them all identifying information on your child: Age, height, hair color, any unique identifiers such as missing teeth, speech impediments, eyeglasses and what your child was wearing last time you saw them. Have updated photos of your child handy to share with law enforcement in the search for your child.
NCMEC has a checklist you can download of actions you can take immediately after you notice your child is missing.
If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
MISSING and UNIDENTIFIED RESOURCES
Every missing person is somebody's loved one.
Black and Missing
Colibri Center for Human Rights
GMCN Ireland: Global Missing Children's Network
Interpol Missing Persons Yellow Notices
NamUs: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
NCMEC List of Missing Child Clearinghouses
The Charley Project
Colibri Center for Human Rights
GMCN Ireland: Global Missing Children's Network
Interpol Missing Persons Yellow Notices
NamUs: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
NCMEC List of Missing Child Clearinghouses
The Charley Project
NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Funded and administered by the National Institute of Justice and managed through a cooperative agreement with the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas, all NamUs resources are provided at no cost to law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, allied forensic professionals, and family members of missing persons.
From NamUs:
Over 600,000 individuals go missing in the United States every year. Fortunately, many missing children and adults are quickly found, alive and well. However, tens of thousands of individuals remain missing for more than one year – what many agencies consider “cold cases”.
It is estimated that 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year, with approximately 1,000 of those bodies remaining unidentified after one year.
Over 600,000 individuals go missing in the United States every year. Fortunately, many missing children and adults are quickly found, alive and well. However, tens of thousands of individuals remain missing for more than one year – what many agencies consider “cold cases”.
It is estimated that 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year, with approximately 1,000 of those bodies remaining unidentified after one year.
