Tag Archives: missing persons

Missing Sebastian Rogers: Tennessee police say 'inaccurate' information online has caused 'distraction'

Tennessee authorities on Tuesday cautioned the public against sharing “inaccurate” information being shared online related to the search for missing teen Sebastian Rogers, which they say has caused a “distraction” in their investigation. The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office issued an Amber Alert for Sebastian, a 15-year-old boy with autism, after he was last seen in the area of Stafford Court …

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Pastor's wife among 2 missing women who Oklahoma investigators now believe are ‘in danger’

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that it believes two women who vanished over the weekend while traveling to pick up children are “in danger” as it’s now been days since they were last seen. The vehicle that Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were driving inwas found abandoned Saturday in a remote …

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Oklahoma police investigating 'suspicious disappearance' of 2 women who vanished while heading to pick up kids

Police in Oklahoma are investigating the “suspicious disappearance” of two women whose vehicle was found abandoned in a remote area over the weekend. Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were “traveling together to pick up children” on Saturday but they “never made it to the pick up location,” according to the Texas County Sheriff’s Office. Instead, “their vehicle was …

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Missing woman Amanda Nenigar found dead near California-Arizona border: officials

The search for a woman who had been missing since Feb. 28 ended in tragedy as authorities announced that the body of Amanda Nenigar had been recovered. Late Friday evening, the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona said in a statement that the 27-year-old was found deceased near the California-Arizona border nearly a month after her reported disappearance. Nenigar …

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Police dog finds missing Florida toddler safe in woods after following scent from blanket

A Florida police K-9 is being hailed a hero after helping to find a missing 3-year-old boy who wandered from his home on Friday, authorities said. The child’s family reported him missing from their home around 11:30 a.m., and authorities immediately launched a team to find the toddler, the DeLand Police Department said. Officers conducted a massive search for the …

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Missing Washington state boy found dead, mother arrested as court documents reveal details

Court records show the grandmother of a missing 4-year-old Washington state boy was granted emergency custody of him after telling a judge that his mother was a threat and was not able to care for him, days before he was reported missing and later found dead. On March 25, Maria Garcia, the grandmother of Ariel Garcia, filed for “emergency minor …

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Alaska mother's disappearance, investigation still haunts locals: 'There are people who know what happened'

On Aug. 30, 2020, Florence Okpealuk left behind her shoes, socks and a jacket in a miner’s tent. The Alaska woman has not been seen since. Over the years, the Nome Police Department has enlisted the help of several agencies, including the Alaska State Troopers and the FBI. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue Team and the U.S. …

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Cajun Navy calls off search for missing autistic teen Sebastian Rogers amid threats

The search for missing Tennessee teenager Sebastian Rogers has taken another twist with the volunteer force looking for the 15-year-old boy with autism claiming its members have received threats – forcing them to scale back their search efforts. United Cajun Navy, a non-profit search and rescue group, announced Friday that it had called off its search for the day due …

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Riley Strain autopsy: No evidence of foul play despite reports of little water in his lungs, Dr. Baden says

Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden believes there is “still no evidence of any foul play” in Riley Strain’s death despite reports that little water was found in his lungs after he apparently drowned in the Cumberland River following a night out in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month. People working along the river in West Nashville found Strain, a …

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Marine goes missing while swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico coast

The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it is searching for a U.S. Marine who went swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast while on vacation. Officials identified him as 26-year-old Samuel Wanjiru from Massachusetts and said he was visiting the island with his family. He went missing Wednesday afternoon after going into the water at La Pared beach …

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