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Wednesday

He disappeared in 1995. His mother's search led to a mass grave and changed laws

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The Unmarked Graveyard

He disappeared in 1995. His mother's search led to a mass grave and changed laws

LaMont Dottin was a freshman at Queens College when he vanished one day in 1995. His mother became a "one-woman search party" whose journey would lead her to a mass grave.

He disappeared in 1995. His mother's search led to a mass grave and changed laws

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Thursday

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she was last seen at her residence in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. Twenty-five years later, her family is still hopeful for her safe return as they continue the search efforts for her.

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she was last seen at her residence in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. Twenty-five years later, her family is still hopeful for her safe return as they continue the search efforts for her. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hide caption

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National

25 years later, a Georgia mother isn't giving up on finding her missing daughter

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she vanished from her family's porch in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. She has not been heard from or seen ever since.

25 years later, a Georgia mother isn't giving up on finding her missing daughter

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Wednesday

California creates nation's first 'Ebony Alert' to find missing Black children

Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders members Suzette Shaw, left, holding photos of 10 victims, and Margaret Prescod, at podium, join relatives of victims speaking after the sentencing for Lonnie Franklin Jr., a convicted serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper," in Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2016. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Race

California creates nation's first 'Ebony Alert' to find missing Black children

The alert system will use electronic highway signs and encourage the use of TV, radio, social media and other platforms to spread information about the missing person.

Sunday

Two missing men, one deputy, zero charged. Join us on a pursuit for answers

A woman holds a sign for Felipe Santos during a remembrance ceremony for missing persons at Cambier Park in Naples on Oct. 25, 2017. Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News hide caption

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National

Two missing men, one deputy, zero charged. Join us on a pursuit for answers

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The podcast The Last Ride examines systemic problems in media and policing and illuminates the deep wounds that are left when no one is held accountable.

Two missing men, one deputy, zero charged. Join us on a pursuit for answers

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Monday

Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how

A missing persons flyer, bearing the name of Annie Le, shown here in New Haven, Conn., in September 2009. This year, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) launched a new tool that allows users to openly share their "press value" with the world if they were to go missing. Thomas Cain/Associated Press hide caption

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National

Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how

The database tool estimates that younger, white women will get increasingly more news coverage than other racial groups — such as Black, Latino and Indigenous people.

Racial bias affects media coverage of missing people. A new tool illustrates how

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Friday

A missing N.J. teen is safely located in New York City after almost a month

JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was last seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities announced Thursday that she was found safe in New York City. East Orange City Hall hide caption

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National

A missing N.J. teen is safely located in New York City after almost a month

Essex County, N.J., officials said that 14-year-old JaShyah Moore was spotted in Harlem and that it "appears she was a runaway." Prosecutors charged her mother with child endangerment.

Friday

Human remains found in a Massachusetts river belong to a teen who vanished in 1982

Judy Chartier holds a photograph of her missing daughter, also named Judith "Judy" Chartier, in May 1990. The car belonging to Judith and her remains were discovered nearly 40 years later. Tom Landers/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption

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National

Human remains found in a Massachusetts river belong to a teen who vanished in 1982

The remains, car and a work ID belonging to Judy Chartier, 17, were found in the Concord River last week. The teen previously went missing after attending a party in June 1982.

Thursday

A New Jersey teen vanishes after a trip to a local deli. She's been missing 3 weeks

JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, N.J., was last seen on Oct. 14 at Poppies Deli. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her. East Orange City Hall hide caption

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National

A New Jersey teen vanishes after a trip to a local deli. She's been missing 3 weeks

JaShyah Moore, 14, was last seen in East Orange, N.J., on Oct. 14. Authorities from various law enforcement agencies in New Jersey are working together to try to find her.

Monday

An Oklahoma woman vanishes while searching for her missing son and his friend

Glenda "Cookie" Parton, 80, disappeared when she was searching for her son, Dwayne Selby, 59. Selby and his friend Jack Grimes, 76, were also missing. Tulsa County Sheriff's Office hide caption

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National

An Oklahoma woman vanishes while searching for her missing son and his friend

Eighty-year-old Glenda Parton's vehicle was found abandoned near Tulsa last Tuesday after she was searching for the men. The remains identified as those of her son's friend have been found.

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Friday

FBI joins the search for missing Florida college student Miya Marcano

This photo provided by Orange County Sheriff's Office shows Miya Marcano in Orlando, Fla. The sheriff's office says she disappeared Friday shortly after 27-year-old maintenance worker Armando Caballero was seen letting himself into her apartment with a master key. Orange County Sheriff's Office/AP hide caption

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National

FBI joins the search for missing Florida college student Miya Marcano

Law enforcement agencies across Florida say they are also working around the clock regarding Marcano's disappearance. She was last seen on Sept. 24.

Thursday

A Federal Arrest Warrant Issued For Gabby Petito's Boyfriend, FBI Says

Vehicles from members of the media and curious passersby line a road outside the entrance of the Carlton Reserve during a search for Brian Laundrie, Tuesday in Venice, Fla. Laundrie is a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption

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National

A Federal Arrest Warrant Issued For Gabby Petito's Boyfriend, FBI Says

The FBI says an arrest warrant issued for Brian Laundrie will allow law enforcement to continue pursuing him. Investigators are looking into Petito's death which has been ruled a homicide.

Wednesday

With A Spotlight On Gabby Petito, The Parents Of 2 Missing Black Men Call For Action

Law enforcement agencies are continuing their search in a Sarasota County, Fla., nature reserve for Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of Gabby Petito. The families of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, who have been missing for weeks and months, respectively, are calling for more attention to be brought to those men's cases. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption

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National

With A Spotlight On Gabby Petito, The Parents Of 2 Missing Black Men Call For Action

The families of Jelani Day and Daniel Robinson, both Black men in their 20s, are continuing their push for answers in the weeks and months, respectively, after their disappearances.

Saturday

Police Are Now Looking For A Missing Woman's Boyfriend In A Wildlife Reserve

This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The Moab Police Department via AP hide caption

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National

Police Are Now Looking For A Missing Woman's Boyfriend In A Wildlife Reserve

Police searched a vast wildlife reserve near Florida's Gulf Coast for Brian Laundrie, 23, who is a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, 22.

Thursday

'She Was Walking Home': Sarah Everard Case Sparks Grief And Anger Across U.K.

The search for Sarah Everard brought police on March 9 to Mount Pond in Clapham Common, where a poster asks the public for help locating the missing London woman. Authorities said the next day that officers found what they believe to be human remains in a wooded area in Kent. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

'She Was Walking Home': Sarah Everard Case Sparks Grief And Anger Across U.K.

Sarah Everard, 33, was last seen walking home alone from a friend's house last week. Police say they have found her remains and arrested a Metropolitan Police officer on suspicion of murder.