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Remains Found in
Search for Linda Stoltzfoos

Apr 22, 2021 12:42 AM CDT

Remains Found in Search for Linda Stoltzfoos

Amish teen was allegedly abducted by Justo Smoker last June

(Newser) - Remains have been found in the search for Linda Stoltzfoos, the Amish 18-year-old who went missing while walking home from church last June . The coroner's office still needs to identify the remains, which were found in a rural area of Pennsylvania, as well as determine the cause and manner...

Missing
North Carolina
Girl Found

Feb 23, 2021 3:20 AM CST

Missing North Carolina Girl Found

Savannah Childress was abducted, found safe in Arkansas

(Newser) - Savannah Grace Childress, 14, was abducted from her home in Denton, NC, on Feb. 11—but on Saturday night, she was found safe. She was with suspect William Ice, who had communicated with her via online platforms, in Arkansas when police spotted his SUV, which was linked to the abduction...

Viral TikTok Probably Doesn't Show Missing Teen After All

Viral TikTok Thought to Show
Missing Teen Probably Doesn't

Jan 15, 2021 2:00 AM CST

Viral TikTok Thought to Show Missing Teen Probably Doesn't

Woman says it's her in video, not Cassie Compton

(Newser) - A TikTok video went viral this week after viewers started pointing out the woman in it looked very similar to a teen who went missing six years ago—but since the story first started making headlines, another person has come forward saying she's actually the woman in the video,...

Child Abuse Probe Turns Into Missing Persons Probe in Calif.

Cops Investigating Teens' Abuse
Discover Sister Is Long Missing

Sep 15, 2020 3:04 AM CDT

Cops Investigating Teens' Abuse Discover Sister Is Long Missing

2 siblings allege their parents abused them for years after sister went missing

(Newser) - Detectives in Rohnert Park, Calif., were investigating allegations of child abuse from a 15- and 17-year-old when the probe turned into a missing persons investigation. The teen siblings told police their older sister, Kaya Centeno, who would have turned 18 in May, disappeared sometime between 2010 and 2012, People reports....

Arrest Made in Case of Amish Teen Missing Since June

Arrest Made in Case of Amish
Teen Who Vanished in June

Jul 13, 2020 2:44 AM CDT

Arrest Made in Case of Amish Teen Who Vanished in June

Linda Stoltzfoos was last seen June 21

(Newser) - Linda Stoltzfoos was last seen June 21, walking home from church in Pennsylvania's Bird-in-Hand area in Lancaster County. The 18-year-old Amish woman is still missing, but on Friday, an arrest was made in her disappearance, NBC News reports. Justo Smoker, 34, has been charged with felony kidnapping and...

Family Confirms: Remains Are
Those of Missing Idaho Kids

Jun 11, 2020 2:24 AM CDT

Family Confirms: Remains Are Those of Missing Idaho Kids

Chad Daybell has been charged, though not with murder, in case involving Lori Vallow's kids

(Newser) - Lori Vallow's relatives confirmed Wednesday that the remains found on Chad Daybell's Idaho property are those of Vallow's missing children, 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 17-year-old Tylee Ryan. "We are filled with unfathomable sadness that these two bright stars were stolen from us," the...

Pandemic Has Slowed
the Search for Missing Teen

May 5, 2020 4:00 AM CDT

Pandemic Has Slowed the Search for Missing Teen

'I’m worried she’ll be forgotten,' Julia Mann's mom says

(Newser) - Julia Mann was last seen just before heading to bed at her family's Georgia home on Feb. 20. By the next morning, the 17-year-old was gone, and she's still missing. Authorities say it appears she left home by choice, and her mother acknowledges she may have snuck out...

Burned Skull of
Teen Mom Missing
Since 2010 Turns Up

Mar 26, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Burned Skull of Teen Mom Missing Since 2010 Turns Up

Prosecutor says 'multiple witnesses ... ought to be pretty nervous' in case of Paige Johnson

(Newser) - The remains of a teenage mother who disappeared in Kentucky nearly a decade ago have been found across the state line in Ohio. Paige Johnson was just 17 when she vanished in Covington on Sept. 23, 2010, after going to a party with friends. Various searches failed to turn up...

Missing Teen Cowgirl
Found Dead

Mar 20, 2020 10:57 AM CDT

Missing Teen Cowgirl Found Dead

Britney Ujlaky was last seen getting in a green pickup truck with a mystery man in Nevada

(Newser) - A 16-year-old cowgirl who volunteered at a local Nevada ranch grooming horses and who hoped to one day be a rodeo queen and makeup artist will never get that chance. Per the AP , the Elko County Sheriff's Office says the body of Spring Creek teen Gabrielle Ujlaky, called Britney...

Source: Last Text From
Missing Teen's Phone Was Odd

Feb 10, 2020 1:48 PM CST

Source: Last Text From Missing Teen's Phone Was Odd

CBS: Someone sent a text from Tylee Ryan's phone after she went missing, it's not clear who

(Newser) - When authorities finally located Lori Vallow, a person of interest in the disappearance of two of her children , they also located a cellphone belonging to one of those children. That's according to a source who spoke to CBS News about the case; JJ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17,...

Body of Selena Not Afraid
Found Near Rest Stop

Jan 21, 2020 7:22 AM CST

Body of Selena Not Afraid Found Near Rest Stop

Sheriff says foul play not suspected in death of indigenous teen

(Newser) - The search for a Native American teenager whose disappearance brought attention to the wider issue of missing and murdered women from the community came to a tragic end Monday morning. The body of 16-year-old Selena Not Afraid was found less than a mile from the I-90 rest stop in rural...

Missing Teen's Case Puts
Focus on a Troubling Issue

the rundown

Jan 20, 2020 10:45 AM CST

Missing Teen's Case Puts Focus on a Troubling Issue

Selena Not Afraid is the latest Native American girl or woman to disappear

(Newser) - It has been nearly three weeks since 16-year-old Selena Bell, aka Selena Not Afraid, went missing. The Native American teen disappeared at a rest stop in rural Montana, and searches by police and volunteers have been fruitless. As the hunt continues, Selena's disappearance is calling attention to the larger...

Boy, 14, Set Out for School,
Hasn't Been Seen Since

Dec 30, 2019 2:22 PM CST

Boy, 14, Set Out for School, Hasn't Been Seen Since

Search for Ohio teen Harley Dilly expanded nationwide

(Newser) - Harley Dilly set off for school the morning of December 20 wearing a puffy maroon jacket and grey sweatpants. The Ohio 14-year-old was captured by a surveillance camera between 6am and 7am in the vicinity of his Port Clinton home and his school campus—but he never made it to...

Cops Make Huge Find
in Pedo Suspect's Closet

Dec 22, 2019 4:00 PM CST

Cops Make Huge Find in Pedo Suspect's Closet

The German case makes international news

(Newser) - Police searching the home of a suspected pedophile got a huge surprise when they opened a closet—and found a missing teenage boy, Deutsche Welle reports. Police stumbled on the 15-year-old Friday in Recklinghausen, a small city in Germany, and identified him as someone who vanished from a shelter in...

Prosecutors Seek
Death Penalty in
Aniah Blanchard Case

Dec 3, 2019 12:03 AM CST

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Aniah Blanchard Case

Ibrahim Yazeed charged with capital murder

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Alabama say Ibraheem Yazeed kidnapped and murdered 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard—and he deserves to die for his crimes. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes said Monday that charges against the 30-year-old have been upgraded from first-degree kidnapping to capital murder and his office plans to seek the death...

Remains Confirmed to Be
Missing Alabama Teen

Nov 27, 2019 4:04 PM CST

Remains Confirmed to Be Missing Alabama Teen

Aniah Blanchard was the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris

(Newser) - Human remains discovered in a wooded area have been confirmed as belonging to a missing college student who was the stepdaughter of a well-known UFC fighter, Alabama authorities announced Wednesday. The Auburn Police Department said the Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the remains belong to Aniah Blanchard, 19, the AP...

Remains of Missing
Alabama Woman Likely Found

Nov 25, 2019 4:30 PM CST

Remains of Missing Alabama Woman Likely Found

DA says remains found in Macon County are likely those of Aniah Blanchard

(Newser) - An Alabama district attorney said Monday that authorities have “good reason” to believe human remains found in a wooded area belong to the missing stepdaughter of a UFC heavyweight fighter. The remains were found on a county road in neighboring Macon County, Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes told...

After 'Someone Doing the
Right Thing,' an Arrest

Nov 8, 2019 6:43 AM CST

After 'Someone Doing the Right Thing,' an Arrest

Cops say Ibraheem Yazeed was at Aniah Blanchard's last known location

(Newser) - A man is in custody on kidnapping charges in connection with the disappearance of UFC fighter Walt Harris' stepdaughter, who has been missing for more than two weeks . Alabama police say Ibraheem Yazeed was at the Auburn convenience store where 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard was last seen on Oct. 23 and...

Police Seeking Man Who Was
in Same Store as Missing Teen

Nov 7, 2019 2:55 AM CST

Police Seeking Man Who Was in Same Store as Missing Teen

UFC fighter Walt Harris' stepdaughter was last seen Oct. 23

(Newser) - Police in Alabama are asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in the disappearance of Aniah Haley Blanchard , the 19-year-old stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris. Police say the person was captured on surveillance video in the convenience store in Auburn where Blanchard was last...

'What Does It Mean?'
Remains Identified
After 4 Decades,
but Mystery Lingers

Oct 31, 2019 2:27 PM CDT

'What Does It Mean?' Remains Identified After 4 Decades, but Mystery Lingers

DNA sample leads to a relative of missing teen Sandy Morden

(Newser) - For almost 40 years, the body discovered at Fly Creek near Amboy, Washington, in 1980 was known simply as "Fly Creek Jane Doe." But then investigators uploaded DNA from the skeletal remains to a public genetic genealogy database. The move ultimately led them to a cousin of Sandra...