missing persons

Farm boy's cause of death revealed as 'killer squatter' pleads guilty to murder — month after skeletal remains were found

Brenner, 60, had been squatting in a trailer on farmland near Rounds' property in the small desert community of Lucin near the Utah-Nevada border.

Teen kidnapped 26 years ago rescued from neighbor's cellar just 100 yards from Algerian home

Omar, now 45 and with a beard, was saved from the basement below his neighbor's hay-covered floor in some sort of sheep pen, a video showing the confused-looking detainee shows.

Body found at Grand Canyon ID'd as man who went missing with dog on homemade raft

The National Park Service said a body that washed up on the banks of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is an Arizona man who disappeared on a homemade...

Mystery man's body found during search for missing Florida diver — who family thinks may have blacked out

The search for a missing diver in Florida took a bizarre twist Monday when rescuers found a different body -- whose identity is also a mystery.

Family of Florida woman missing in Spain 'traumatized' by husband's arrest — but still hold hope she's alive

"We still have hope that we can find where my sister is,” Ana Knezevich's brother said of his "traumatized" family.

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego

“Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us,” Debra Robinson said, fighting back tears.

Heroic police dog rescues missing woman, 85, clinging to tree in ravine

He deserves a round of a-paws.

Estranged husband of missing Florida woman kidnapped her in cross-continent plot: FBI

David Knezevich, the estranged husband of Ana Knezevich, is accused of kidnapping her in an intricate plot spanning 1,600 miles across Europe, officials say.

US surfer killed in Mexico was set to marry in 3 months

Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, was just months away from tying the knot when he and his two pals disappeared from the province of Baja California.

Abducted infant found alive following New Mexico shooting that left mom dead, 5-year-old injured

Ten-month-old Eleia Maria Torres was found alive after police discovered the body of her mother, Samantha "Harley" Cisneros, and her five-year-old step-sister shot in the head at New Mexico's Ned...

Estranged husband of missing Florida realtor arrested 3 months after she vanished in Spain

David Knezevich, the estranged husband of Ana Knezevich who went missing in Spain in the midst of their divorce, has been arrested at a Miami airport.

Bizarre motive revealed in murder of 3 surfers  — including an American  — in Mexico carjacking

“They approached, with the intention of stealing their vehicle and taking the tires and other parts to put them on the older-model pickup they were driving,” said Andrade Ramirez.

How surfing 'trip of a lifetime' to Mexico turned deadly for lacrosse star, his brother and a pal

Mexican authorities have suggested the three were summarily executed and dumped in a well during a botched robbery in scenic Baja California.

US, Australian surfers were likely executed in vicious carjacking in Mexico: report

"When they tried to get the vehicle, the victims opposed the robbery, the robbers were armed with a firearm and apparently shot the victims."

3 bodies found in search of US, Aussie surfers who vanished in Mexico: report

Three bodies were found near a popular Mexican surfing destination where an American and two Australian tourists vanished last week, according to a report.

Baffling mystery of married dad and trucker who turned up dead in Iowa field

David Schultz, 53, of Wall Lake, Iowa, went missing Nov. 21 after heading out with his rig to pick up a load of hogs for a livestock peddler.

Human skeleton unearthed from Hudson Valley home sparking mystery of its origin

Investigators confirmed that it was that of a "white female approximately between 16 and 28 years of age with extensive dental work present."

Slack co-founder's missing teen Mint Butterfield feared 'at risk' after prior suicide threat: cops

"The Sheriff’s Office is considering Mint [Butterfield] a voluntary-missing juvenile, who is 'At- Risk' due to a reported previous threat of suicide,"

Cruise ship industry is booming despite spate of high-seas deaths

Many travelers are turning to cruises because they are still cheaper than land-based trips.

Slack co-founder's kid reported missing, believed to be in notorious San Fran district

Stewart Butterfield co-founded messaging app Slack in 2013 but left the company after Salesforce acquired the platform for $28 billion in 2021.