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Missing people

People who disappeared and have not been found. Every one has a last confirmed sighting and someone still looking.

27,323 cases
Year unknown · FloridaMissing

Curtis Chillingworth

Curtis Eugene Chillingworth (October 24, 1896 – June 15, 1955) was an American attorney and judge who disappeared from his home in Manalapan, Florida and was presumed murdered along with his wife, Marjorie Chillingworth. Their disappearances and deaths are recounted in the Investigation Discovery series A Crime to Remember (Season 1 Episode 3).

1938 · New YorkMissing

Andrew Carnegie Whitfield

Andrew Carnegie Whitfield (born February 6, 1910) was the nephew of wealthy steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who mysteriously disappeared shortly after he departed from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York on the morning of April 17, 1938.

Year unknownMissing

Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command

The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (often referred to as JPAC) was a joint task force within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) whose mission was to account for Americans who are listed as prisoners of war (POWs), or missing in action (MIA), from all past wars and conflicts. It was especially visible in conjunction with the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. The mission of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command…

2005 · CaliforniaMissing

Disappearance of Patrick McDermott

Patrick Kim McDermott (born September 18, 1956 – disappeared June 30, 2005) was a Korean-American cameraman who disappeared on June 30, 2005, while on an overnight fishing trip off the coast of Los Angeles, California. He was the on-and-off boyfriend of singer-actress Olivia Newton-John. The United States Coast Guard concluded that he was likely lost at sea.

Year unknownMissing

National Child Victim Identification Program

The National Child Victim Identification Program (NCVIP) is the world's largest database of child pornography, maintained by the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the United States Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for the purpose of identifying victims of child abuse.

1929 · MarylandMissing

J. Steward Davis

James Steward Davis (October 11, 1890 – disappeared on April 15, 1929) was an American lawyer and political activist in Baltimore, Maryland. During the 1920s, Davis worked as a highly respected trial lawyer as well as a campaign organizer for W. Ashbie Hawkins, Al Smith, Herbert O'Conor and the Democratic Party in Maryland. In 1929, Davis disappeared under suspicious circumstances.

1949 · CaliforniaMissing

Jean Spangler

Jean Elizabeth Spangler (September 2, 1923 – disappeared October 7, 1949) was an American actress who appeared in bit parts in several Hollywood films in the late 1940s. She garnered public attention for her mysterious disappearance in late 1949. Born in Seattle, Washington, Spangler attended high school in Los Angeles, California, before beginning a career in film in 1948, appearing as a dancer in several…

1950 · New YorkMissing

Disappearance of Richard Colvin Cox

Richard Colvin Cox (born 25 July 1928—disappeared 14 January 1950) was an American second-year cadet who disappeared from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, on 14 January 1950. On three occasions in the week leading up to his disappearance, Cox was visited by a man whose first name may have been George. According to an eyewitness account from another cadet, the two men seemed to know each…

Year unknown · CaliforniaMissing

Disappearance of F. Lewis Clark

Francis Lewis Clark (June 21, 1861 – 1914?) was a prominent American industrialist. He disappeared after dropping off his wife at the train station in Santa Barbara, California.

1982 · IowaMissing

Disappearance of Johnny Gosch

John David Gosch (November 12, 1969 – disappeared September 5, 1982) was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, who disappeared between 6 and 7 a.m. on September 5, 1982. He is presumed to have been kidnapped.

2003 · Alderson, OklahomaMissing

Rodger Osborn

Rodger Osborn, 60 at the time, was last known to be in Alderson, Oklahoma on March 26, 2003. NamUs case MP7727.

2003 · Alderson, OklahomaMissing

Rickey Kutej

Rickey Kutej, 43 at the time, was last known to be in Alderson, Oklahoma on March 26, 2003. NamUs case MP10531.

2020 · Lawton, OklahomaMissing

Francisca Stephens

Francisca Stephens, 33 at the time, was last known to be in Lawton, Oklahoma on July 20, 2020. NamUs case MP81273.

2025 · Phoenix, ArizonaMissing

John Pellett

John Pellett, 63 at the time, was last known to be in Phoenix, Arizona on July 22, 2025. NamUs case MP156715.

1979 · Marysville, WashingtonMissing

Titanic Hagen

Titanic Hagen, 26 at the time, was last known to be in Marysville, Washington on August 24, 1979. NamUs case MP22999.

2015 · Stringtown, OklahomaMissing

William Garside

William Garside, 51 at the time, was last known to be in Stringtown, Oklahoma on May 14, 2015. NamUs case MP28861.

1994 · Worcester, MassachusettsMissing

Kevin Harkins

Kevin Harkins, 36 at the time, was last known to be in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 15, 1994. NamUs case MP155614.

2019 · Grandfield, OklahomaMissing

Richard Hitchcock

Richard Hitchcock, 33 at the time, was last known to be in Grandfield, Oklahoma on November 9, 2019. NamUs case MP61902.

2025 · Kearny, New JerseyMissing

Issam Eladani

Issam Eladani, 46 at the time, was last known to be in Kearny, New Jersey on July 16, 2025. NamUs case MP158090.

2026 · Juneau, AlaskaMissing

Curan Hummel-Clabby

Curan Hummel-Clabby, 39 at the time, was last known to be in Juneau, Alaska on March 26, 2026. NamUs case MP159046.

2022 · Wright City, OklahomaMissing

Terry Woodman

Terry Woodman, 60 at the time, was last known to be in Wright City, Oklahoma on September 20, 2022. NamUs case MP98043.

2022 · Wright City, OklahomaMissing

Timothy Woodman

Timothy Woodman, 61 at the time, was last known to be in Wright City, Oklahoma on September 6, 2022. NamUs case MP153979.

2026 · Anchorage, AlaskaMissing

Li'Ayla Reynold

Li'Ayla Reynold, 4 at the time, was last known to be in Anchorage, Alaska on February 23, 2026. NamUs case MP160506.

1872Missing

Benjamin Briggs

Benjamin Spooner Briggs (April 24, 1835 – died likely November 1872) was an experienced American seaman and master mariner. He was the captain of the merchant ship Mary Celeste, which was discovered unmanned and drifting in the Atlantic Ocean midway between the Azores and the coast of Portugal on December 4, 1872. The lifeboat was missing, yet the Mary Celeste was still under sail.