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Joplin: 232 Still Missing
 Joplin: 232 Still Missing 
May 26, 2011 2:06 PM CDT

Joplin: 232 Still Missing

But first woman on the list still alive

(Newser) - Joplin officials have released a list of 232 people still unaccounted for in the wake of the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the US. Search and rescue teams haven’t found any new survivors of the disaster since Tuesday, but Joplin officials tell the AP that they don’t think...

Woman Survives 7 Weeks in Wilderness on Trail Mix

Rita Chretien in fair condition, but her husband is still missing

(Newser) - Her sons are calling it a Mother's Day miracle. Rita Chretien of British Columbia is in fair condition today after surviving 7 weeks in remote Nevada on little more than trail mix, snow, and prayer, reports the Canadian Press . Her husband, Albert, is still missing. The two set out...

Holly Bobo's Kidnapper May Have Struck Before

Nearby woman reports similar attack in Jan.

(Newser) - A potential new lead in the kidnapping of Holly Bobo : MSNBC reports that Heather Sullivan, who lives about 45 minutes from where Bobo was abducted, found herself nearly kidnapped in January. A "tall, skinny man" accosted her outside her home around 5:30am, grabbing her arm. But she dropped...

Searchers Find Lunchbox of Missing Tennessee Woman

But Holly Bobo remains missing as hunt continues on fourth day

(Newser) - Hundreds of volunteers scoured the woods in Tennessee today as the search for a missing 20-year-old nursing student entered its fourth day, reports Reuters . Investigators say they turned up the lunchbox of Holly Bobo along with other unspecified belongings about 8 miles from her house, notes CBS , but no sign...

Syria Protests: Two Journalists Missing; Two US Citizens Detained; Security Forces Fire on Protesters
 Syria Frees Reuters Journalists 
UPDATED
Mar 28, 2011 10:44 AM CDT

Syria Frees Reuters Journalists

Plus: US citizens detained; security forces fire on protesters

(Newser) - Two journalist who went missing in Syria Saturday night have been released by Syrian authorities. The Beirut-based producer and cameraman work for Reuters television and traveled to Syria Thursday to cover the ongoing protests. An official says they were detained because they were filming "in an area where filming...

Police Seek Missing Wife Under Hubby's Cafe

LA restaurant owner jumps off cliff to avoid detectives

(Newser) - Police are ripping apart a restaurant in Los Angeles County looking for the body of the owner's missing wife. David Viens, who runs the Thyme Contemporary Cafe, has been arrested on suspicion of his wife's murder, the Los Angeles Times reports. Viens expanded the cafe and added new floors and...

Harlem Teen Found Dead in the Snow
Harlem Teen Found Dead
in the Snow
Jan 25, 2011 10:30 AM CST

Harlem Teen Found Dead in the Snow

Missing person search ends with discovery of mysterious death

(Newser) - Police have found the body of a missing Harlem teenager—but the discovery has only led to more questions. Gregory Willis Jr, who went missing on Wednesday, was found dead and almost completely buried in snow behind a high-rise building in the development where he lived, police tell the Wall ...

No Clues Yet in Hunt for Missing Teen in Baltimore

Cops see double-standard on media coverage because Phylicia Barnes is black

(Newser) - She's a beautiful, straight-A high school student who's vanished from a big American city, triggering a massive police hunt joined by the FBI. And yet the case of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes has been slow to percolate to the national radar, complains a Baltimore police spokesman. "I can't see how...

Police Searching for Missing Las Vegas Dancer

Ex-boyfriend was last to see her

(Newser) - Police have issued a “critical missing persons alert” for Debbie Flores-Narvaez, a Las Vegas showgirl who disappeared without a word last week. Police have found her car, which had her purse inside it, and say they have some leads. They’re likely to question her ex-boyfriend, who was the...

4 Bodies Found on Long Island Beach Spark Serial Killer Fears

One body could be missing prostitute Shannan Gilbert

(Newser) - The decomposed remains of four bodies found on a Long Island beach have sparked fears that a serial killer on the loose. The first body, believed to be that of a 24-year-old prostitute missing since May, was found Saturday, the New York Post reports. Three more were found within a...

3 Missing Mich. Boys Feared to Be in Danger

Suicidal father says he left them in care of woman police can't find

(Newser) - Police were searching today for three young brothers who haven't been seen since their father tried to hang himself, and investigators unraveling the man's strange story fear the boys are in grave danger. At the heart of the investigation is a perplexing account by the father, 39-year-old John Skelton, who...

Bodies of Missing Family Found in Hollow Tree

Lawyers for Matthew Hoffman tell police where to find bodies

(Newser) - The bodies of three missing people in Ohio have been found wrapped in garbage bags and stuffed into a hollow tree, MSNBC reports. Police had been on the hunt for Tina Herrmann, 32, her 10-year-old son, Kody, and a friend of Herrmann's, Stephanie Sprang, 41, since Nov. 10. They were...

Experts Testing Bone Found in Aruba for Holloway Match

Tourists reportedly discovered a lower jaw bone last Friday

(Newser) - Dutch forensic experts are testing a piece of bone found in Aruba to see if it belongs to Natalee Holloway. The Dutch daily De Telegraaf reported today that the bone—reportedly a lower jaw bone—was found by tourists on a beach last Friday. But experts first will establish whether...

Ohio Town Seeks Missing Mom, Friend, 2 Kids

'Unusual' amount of blood found inside house

(Newser) - A rural Ohio town is searching for a missing mom, her female friend, and two kids after police say they found an "unusual amount" of blood in her home. Thirty-two-year-old Tina Herrmann, 41-year-old Stephanie Sprang, and Herrmann's 13-year-old daughter, Sarah Maynard, and 10-year-old son, Kody Maynard were reported missing...

Explorer Goes Missing in Hunt for Noah's Ark

Scottish man hasn't been heard from since September

(Newser) - A Scottish explorer has been reported missing after going off alone in search of the mythical Noah’s Ark, Aol News reports. Donald Mackenzie has gone on several expeditions to Mount Ararat, the ark’s fabled landing spot. His latest was prompted by a Chinese-Turkish expedition’s claims to have...

Father, Son Missing on Mt. Whitney

Three other hikers in a separate group were rescued

(Newser) - Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mt. Whitney yesterday, but two more remain missing. Heavy snow and extreme weather battered the area, reducing visibility and dropping temperatures near the peak to 20 degrees, CNN reports. The two who are still missing, a father and son originally from Iran, were...

Missing SoCal Teenager Was Likely Abducted

Cops find Norma Lopez's belongings, signs of struggle

(Newser) - Deputies and detectives yesterday searched for a Southern California teen girl missing for a third day, and authorities said evidence points to an abduction. Personal items belonging to 17-year-old Norma Lopez and signs of a struggle were discovered by investigators in a field the girl often used as a shortcut...

Missing Teen Found in Beau's Attic—Alive

Ohio youth ran away a month ago, planned to elope

(Newser) - Ohio police have found—and arrested—missing teenager Abbi Obermiller. The 17-year-old disappeared back on June 7. Police found text messages indicating she'd run off willingly with 20-year-old boyfriend Bobby Young, but police feared the situation had turned ugly when she didn't resurface. But they found her yesterday morning, alive...

Missing Girl Collected Shells, Prayed

Mom calls rescue a rare 'happy ending story'

(Newser) - An 11-year-old girl lost for four days deep in a swamp spent the time collecting shells, watching animals, and praying until a former member of her church rescued her, says her mother. Nadia Bloom had bug bites and bruises and was dehydrated when she was found yesterday, but was otherwise...

FBI Joins Hunt for Missing Colorado Girl

$10K reward in case of girl who vanished on way to birthday party

(Newser) - The FBI has joined the case of a Colorado girl who vanished last week while walking to a friend's birthday party. Kayleah Wilson, 12, disappeared during a nine-block walk to her friend's house in Greeley, Colo. Police and FBI are now scouring the region on horseback, in all-terrain vehicles, with...

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