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Presley Rau
Presley Nicole Rau, a 27-year-old mother of three, went missing from Flint, Michigan, on August 14, 2017. Despite ongoing investigations…
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Tania Ruano
Tania Sucaly Carias Ruano was 28 years old when she disappeared from Houston, Texas, on August 5, 2017. She has…
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Steve Lambeck
Steven Lambeck, 54, and his wife, Ramona, were found shot to death inside their Stockdale, Texas, home on September 20,…
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Ramona Lambeck
Fifty-year-old Ramona Lambeck was murdered alongside her husband in their Stockdale, Texas, home on September 20, 2012. Both were found…
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Joshua Davis
On February 4, 2011, 18-month-old Joshua Jayvaughn Davis disappeared from his home in New Braunfels, Texas, during a family gathering….
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Stefanie Damron
Stefanie Damron, a 13-year-old girl, disappeared on September 23, 2024, after leaving her home in New Sweden, Maine, following an…
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Ayla Reynolds
One-year-old Ayla Reynolds disappeared from her home in Waterville, Maine, on December 16, 2011. She has never been found. Investigators…
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Donny Allen
Donny Lynn Allen, 22, disappeared after leaving work in Richards, Texas, on February 11, 1995. His borrowed truck was found…
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Relisha Rudd
Relisha Tenau Rudd was 8 years old when she disappeared from Washington, D.C., in March 2014. She was last seen…
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Aiden Boxx
Thirteen-year-old Aiden Boxx has been missing from Detroit, Michigan since November 3, 2025. Despite ongoing investigations and community outreach, no…
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Branson Perry
Branson Perry disappeared from Skidmore on April 11, 2001, after stepping outside his home. He has never been found. If…
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Reeves Johnson
Reeves Kemp Johnson III, a 31-year-old welder, vanished on February 3, 1983, in Kittery, Maine, after work. Despite family concerns…
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Michelle Ambrose
Michelle Ambrose was 17 when she was fatally shot on March 25, 2004, near Grandy and Farnsworth Streets in Detroit,…
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Cecil Fulfer Jr
Cecil Charlie Fulfer Jr., 55, was fatally stabbed inside his Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, home on September 22, 2010. His…
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Jimmie Brown
Jimmie Retha Brown, 16, disappeared while visiting El Paso, Texas, in August 1977. Days later, she was found murdered in…
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Ashley Washington
Ashley Marie Washington, missing since February 3, 2025, from Killeen, Texas, is still unaccounted for as of February 2026. At…
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Alexandria Lowitzer
Alexandria Joy Lowitzer, known as Ali, disappeared on April 26, 2010, in Herndon, Virginia, at the age of 16. After…
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Phoenix Coldon
Phoenix Lucille Coldon, a 23-year-old woman, disappeared on December 18, 2011, after leaving her Missouri home. Her abandoned vehicle, containing…
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