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According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 600,000 people go missing annually. Approximately 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year.
- Ida Dean Anderson
- Adele Marie Wells
- Juliette Delania Walker
- Patricia Louise Zentner and Mildred Patricia Zentner
- Mary Jean Mclaughlin
- John Lester Brown
- Charles J Pinger
- Judith Ann Ruggirello
- Robert Richard Lepsy
- Pamela Sue Hobley
Ida Dean Andersonwas last seen on Sept. 18, 1958, in Ann Arbor. According to TrackMissing, she had left her husband in February and was hospitalized due to rheumatic fever and ulcers. Her children were placed into state custody. She was scheduled to get her children in mid-September, but went missing instead. She was supposed to fly to Jacksonville...
Adele Marie Wellswas last seen on Nov. 21, 1958, in Flint. Police said Adele was walking to Jefferson Elementary Schoolafter staying home that morning with a slight cold. She stopped at her grandmother’s house first, just blocks from her school, to show her how her mother had nicely done up her hair that day for school. She left her grandmother’s h...
Juliette Delania Walker was last seen on June 1, 1963, in Pontiac. Police said she was known to leave for a day or two, but this time, she never returned home. Anyone with information should contact the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at 248-858-4951.
Patricia Louise Zentner was last seen on Aug. 28, 1964, in Garden City. She disappeared along with her mother, Mildred Patricia Zentner. Police believe foul play was involved in their disappearance. Anyone with information should contact the Garden City Police Department at 734-793-1700.
Mary Jean Mclaughlinwas last seen on Jan. 1, 1965, in Lake Odessa. She was last seen by her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter when she visited them in school. She told her son she was going away for a while, but would be back. She then traveled to her sister, Kathleen Lindstrom, who lived in Muskegon. She left a photograph and went missing. Sh...
John Lester Brownwas last seen on Dec. 26, 1965, in Lansing. He saw his family the day after Christmas and was never seen again after that. He has a tattoo on his upper left arm that says “Johnny Boy” with a black panther. He has a dagger tattoo on his other arm and possibly a spider. Brown’s family believes he died in 1973 in a scuba diving incide...
There is no photo available. Charles J Pinger was last seen on May 8, 1968, in Bergland. He reportedly lived in a shack in the woods as a hermit. He was 64 years old. The postmaster at the time said Pinger had not picked up his social security checks in about two months. He was known to wear “six-inch work shoes” and had a pocket watch. He had brow...
Judith Ann Ruggirellowas last seen on Aug. 18, 1968, in Southfield. The night before she went missing, she told her husband that she was divorcing him and she had put a deposit on an apartment. They argued. Her husband threatened her and the next day he arranged for their children to go to his brother’s home at 11 a.m. She was never seen again. Her...
Robert Richard Lepsywas last seen on Oct. 29, 1969, in Grayling. He left his place of employment mid-afternoon for lunch and was never seen again. His car was found abandoned in a parking lot in Traverse City three days later. The doors were unlocked, keys were in the ignition and cigarettes were on the dashboard. He has a scar on his scalp and his...
Pamela Sue Hobleywas last seen on Oct. 31, 1969, in Oscoda. She was 15 years old. Hobley had a 3/4-length white fur coat with brown fur trim, long sleeve blouse with ruffled cuffs, white cotton knee socks and a brown and white plaid skirt. She had chunky-style shoes with a thick heel. She has a scar on the left side of her mouth and a scar across t...
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Jul 5, 2024 · While the fear of being kidnapped may persist for one’s entire life, in 2022 the number of missing persons under the age of 21 was much higher than those 21 and over, with 206,371 females under...
Michigan Missing Person Report. This missing person report is provided on a monthly basis, and contains the total number of missing persons in Michigan, and a break down by county. To obtain historical monthly missing person reports, please email mspleinfss@michigan.gov .
Feb 6, 2023 · Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said there are more than 4,000 missing persons in the state right now, with one-fourth of them being children. He said every situation is different. From...
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A compilation of statistics from the National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC's) Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files for the 2020 operational year.
As of December 31, 2023, NCIC contained 96,955 active missing person records. Juveniles under the age of 18 account for 29,451 (30 percent) of the records and 38,276 (39 percent) records when...
