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Unidentified woman, Nashville, Tennessee (1987)
An unidentified woman was found in Nashville, Tennessee on November 17, 1987. No name has been established. NamUs case UP113496.
1976 · MichiganUnsolved
Oakland County Child Killer
The Oakland County Child Killer (OCCK) is the name given to the perpetrator(s) responsible for the serial killings of at least four children in Oakland County, Michigan, between 1976 and 1977. The children who were murdered were last seen in the company of a young to middle-aged man with a defined face, sharp nose, and long black hair. The victims were held captive before being killed, and the four deaths triggered…
1975 · OklahomaOverturned
Glynn Simmons
Glynn Ray Simmons (1953 – October 2026) was an American man who was wrongfully convicted in the state of Oklahoma in 1975 of the 1974 murder of Carolyn Sue Rogers. After having been exonerated, he was released from prison in 2023 at the age of 70 after having been imprisoned for 48 years. His imprisonment after wrongful conviction is believed to be the longest in U.S. history.
2017 · CaliforniaOverturnedCraig Coley
Craig Richard Coley (born June 7, 1947 in Los Angeles County, California) is an American man who was wrongfully convicted of a double murder in Simi Valley, California, and spent 39 years in prison. He was pardoned by the governor of California in 2017 because DNA testing, not available at his original trial, did not support his conviction.
2019 · South DakotaMissingDisappearance of Serenity Dennard
On February 3, 2019, Serenity June Dennard, a 9-year-old girl from Rockerville, South Dakota, United States, disappeared after leaving the Black Hills Children's Home Society on Rockerville Road. Just before 11:00 a.m., she walked out of the children's home and began walking up north on Rockerville Road without a coat in freezing temperatures. She was reported missing later that day, and possibly the largest…
1970 · PennsylvaniaUnsolvedMurder of Terry Bowers Jr.
Terrence J. Bowers Jr. (Nov 23, 1958 – April 26, 1970) was an American child who was murdered on the grounds of St. Basil The Great Roman Catholic Church in Kimberton, Chester County, PA while camping with his Boy Scout Troop in 1970.
1962MissingAudrey Backeberg
Audrey Jean Good Backeberg is an American formerly missing woman who went missing at age 20 on July 7, 1962, and resurfaced in 2025.
1971 · VermontMissing
Disappearance of Lynne Schulze
Lynne Kathryn Schulze (born February 9, 1953) is an American missing person who was last seen on December 10, 1971, in Middlebury, Vermont. The 18-year-old Schulze was attending Middlebury College, and disappeared during finals week of her first semester. On the day of her disappearance, Schulze visited All Good Things, a health food store owned by suspected serial killer Robert Durst.
2013 · MaineMissingDisappearance of Gerry Largay
Geraldine Anita Largay was a retired nurse and U.S. Air Force veteran from Brentwood, Tennessee, who was flip-flop thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. On July 24, 2013, she was reported overdue at a trail crossing on State Route 27 in Carrabassett Valley in Maine by her husband. One of the largest searches in the state's history ensued but was unable to locate Gerry or any clues related to her disappearance.
1987 · VirginiaMissingDisappearance of Jenny Pandos
Jennifer Lynn "Jenny" Pandos (born October 29, 1971) is an American teenager who disappeared from Williamsburg, Virginia in 1987.
2020 · CaliforniaMissingDisappearance of Sydney West
Sydney Kaitlyn West, a 19-year-old student at the University of California, Berkeley, disappeared near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on September 30, 2020. West was last captured on surveillance footage walking toward the bridge amid heavy fog and wildfire smoke. The case remains unresolved.
Year unknownMissingCategory:FBI Most Wanted Kidnappings and Missing Persons
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Most Wanted Kidnappings & Missing Persons list raises awareness for the highest profile disappearances in the United States.
2014 · MississippiMissingDisappearance of Myra Lewis
Myra Rena Lewis (born November 30, 2011) went missing at age 2 from her front yard in Camden, Mississippi, on March 1, 2014. She was last seen by family members between 10:30 and 11 in the morning outside her home. Authorities classified Lewis's disappearance as a child abduction case.
1923 · ArkansasMissingDisappearance of Pearl Turner
Pearl Turner was a three-year-old American child who disappeared from the garden of her family cabin in the White Oak Mountain district of Scott County, Arkansas on October 19, 1923. Despite intense nationwide publicity and repeated efforts to locate the girl, Turner has never been located. Her ultimate fate remains unknown.
2018 · MissouriMissing
Disappearance of Sarah Burton
Sarah Elizabeth Burton (born February 22, 1990 – disappeared July 16, 2018) is an American woman who disappeared from Joplin, Missouri. She was last seen near 10th Street and Rex Avenue after a friend dropped her off after midnight in Northwest Joplin. Her mother reported her missing on July 20, 2018.
2024 · MaineMissing
Disappearance of Stefanie Damron
Stefanie Damron, a 13-year-old girl from New Sweden, Maine, US, disappeared on September 23, 2024. She was last seen leaving her home and walking into the nearby woods on West Road following an argument with her sister. Her family reported her missing the following day.
2004 · TennesseeMissing
Disappearance of Amber Cates
Amber Elizabeth Cates disappeared on April 11, 2004, at age 16 in Columbia, Tennessee. She has green eyes and blonde hair. She was last seen leaving with her friend James Gordon in a gold Mazda, with plate number PFB-200.
2021 · TexasMissing
Disappearance of Lina Khil
Lina Sardar Khil, born February 20, 2018, disappeared on December 20, 2021, from the playground of the Villas Del Cabo apartments in San Antonio, Texas. At the time, she was three years old, last seen wearing a black jacket, red dress, and black shoes. Her family reported her missing that day.
1991 · MissouriMissingDisappearance of Charles Arlin Henderson
Charles Arlin Leon Henderson (March 16, 1980 – disappeared July 25, 1991) is an American missing person who disappeared in Fountain N' Lakes, Missouri, on July 25, 1991, aged 11.
2000 · UtahUnsolvedMurder of Nikole Bakoles
Nikole Kistina "Niki" Bakoles (August 23, 1980 – c. 2000), also known during the period she remained unidentified as Saltair Sally, was an American woman whose remains were discovered near Salt Lake City, Utah, in October 2000. Although her identity was confirmed in 2012, her death remains an unsolved case.
1971 · North CarolinaUnsolvedMurders of Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane
On February 12, 1971, Patricia Ann Mann, age 20 and Jesse Allen McBane, age 18, were found brutally murdered in the woods of Orange County, North Carolina. The murders, known as "The Valentine's Day Murders", have to this day never been solved. Police have permanently reopened the investigation since 2011.
1862 · UtahMissingJean Baptiste
Jean Baptiste (c. 1813 – disappeared 1862) was a grave robber in the Utah Territory during the mid-19th century. While employed as a city gravedigger in Salt Lake City, he desecrated an estimated 300 graves before his discovery in 1862.
1940UnsolvedSacramento Mad Killer
Between 1940 and 1941, a series of unsolved murders occurred in the Sacramento metropolitan area, in which a minimum of five middle-aged men were killed. The "Mad Killer" responsible was never identified.
2021Missing
Disappearance of Cynthia Bah-Traore
Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore (nee Alvoid) is an American woman who disappeared on the evening of February 3, 2021. Her whereabouts remain unknown. She was last seen on a Shell Gas station's surveillance footage located at 1003 E Criner St.