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Disappearance of Ashley Loring Heavyrunner
Ashley Loring Heavyrunner (Ashley Loring), Blackfeet woman, 20, vanished June 5, 2017, from Browning, Montana, on the Blackfeet Reservation; unsolved MMIP case, FBI and BIA investigating, no charges filed.
Disappearance of Ben McDaniel
The disappearance of Ben McDaniel, also known as Benjamin McDaniel, is the unsolved case of a 30-year-old Memphis diver last seen entering the underwater cave at Vortex Spring, Florida, in 2010.
Disappearance of Ben Needham
Ben Needham, a Sheffield toddler born 1989, vanished 24 July 1991 aged 21 months from Iraklis, Kos, Greece. Also known as Operation Ben; unsolved, with abduction and digger-accident theories and 2026 UK police withdrawal.
Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar
Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar: 1912 vanishing of a four-year-old near Opelousas, Louisiana; the boy found with William Walters was raised as Bobby, but 2004 Y-DNA proved he was Bruce Anderson, Julia Anderson's son.
Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
Disappearance of Brandon Swanson: Minnesota 19-year-old who vanished May 14, 2008, mid-call with his parents after his car went into a ditch near Taunton; searches found nothing, prompting Brandon's Law.
Disappearance of Brian Shaffer
Brian Shaffer disappearance: Ohio State medical student, 27, vanished April 1, 2006, after entering the Ugly Tuna Saloona bar in Columbus; cameras never recorded him leaving, and the case remains open.
Disappearance of Brianna Maitland
Unsolved 2004 disappearance of Brianna Maitland, 17, last seen leaving the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vermont; her 1985 Oldsmobile 88 was found backed into an abandoned barn nearby, DNA evidence was identified via genetic genealogy, and a $40,000 FBI reward stands.
Disappearance of Bryce Laspisa
Bryce David Laspisa, born 1994, a Sierra College student, vanished August 30, 2013 near Castaic Lake, California, after his Toyota Highlander was found overturned with his belongings inside; the case remains open and unsolved.
Disappearance of Catherine Camilon
2023 disappearance of Catherine Camilon, Miss Grand Philippines 2023 candidate and Batangas teacher; suspects former police major Allan de Castro and Jeffrey Magpantay; DNA evidence, dismissed then refiled kidnapping charges, bail release in 2025.
Disappearance of Cédrika Provencher
Cédrika Provencher, nine, vanished 31 July 2007 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, after a lost-dog approach; remains found December 2015 near Saint-Maurice; no one charged; Jonathan Bettez acquitted on related charges.
Disappearance of Charlene Downes
Charlene Downes, 14, vanished in Blackpool on 1 November 2003 and is presumed murdered. Iyad Albattikhi and Mohammed Reveshi were tried; the 2007 jury hung, the 2008 retrial collapsed, and a 2009 IPCC report found the surveillance evidence flawed. Unsolved, £100,000 reward.
Disappearance of Charles Arlin Henderson
Charles Arlin Henderson, missing 11-year-old from Moscow Mills, Missouri, vanished on his bicycle July 25, 1991; bike found in a bean field; Spangler false confession and Devlin probe; case unsolved.
Disappearance of Charles Bothuell V
The Disappearance of Charles Bothuell V, also known as Charlie Bothuell V, was a 2014 Detroit case where the 12-year-old was found alive in his father's basement.
Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence
Claudia Lawrence, University of York chef, vanished 18 March 2009 in York; suspected murder, no body, no charges. Longest-running UK missing person cases; Claudia's Law named for her.
Disappearance of Connie Smith
Disappearance of Connie Smith: unsolved July 16, 1952 vanishing of 10-year-old Constance Smith, granddaughter of a former Wyoming governor, last seen at Route 44 and Belgo Road near Camp Sloane, Lakeville, Connecticut; largest manhunt in state history, never found.
Disappearance of Cynthia Bah-Traore
Cynthia Martyna Bah-Traore (nee Alvoid), born 1981, is an American woman missing since February 3, 2021, last seen at a Grandview, Texas Shell station; her Mazda CX-5 was found abandoned near Waco and the case remains unsolved.
Disappearance of Dee Ann Warner
Dee Ann Warner, Michigan trucking and farming businesswoman, vanished April 24-25, 2021 from Lenawee County; husband Dale Warner was convicted of second-degree murder in 2026 after her remains were found sealed in a fertilizer tank.
Disappearance of Dennis Martin
Dennis Lloyd Martin, born 1962, vanished June 14, 1969 at Spence Field, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, during a hide-and-seek game; the largest search in park history found no trace, and the case remains an open NPS cold case.
Disappearance of Don Lewis
Jack Donald "Don" Lewis, Florida millionaire and co-owner of Big Cat Rescue with wife Carole Baskin, vanished August 18, 1997, leaving only his van at a remote airport; declared dead in 2002, no arrests, case reopened in 2020 after Netflix's Tiger King.
Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold, New York heiress and socialite, vanished December 12, 1910 on Fifth Avenue, last seen outside Brentano's. Her family delayed six weeks before involving police; the case remains unsolved.
Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi, 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee, vanished in Rome on 22 June 1983 after a flute lesson. Linked case Mirella Gregori; unconfirmed theories, Vatican probe reopened 2023, parliamentary inquiry ongoing.
Disappearance of Emma Fillipoff
Unsolved 2012 Canadian missing person case: Emma Alexandra Fillipoff, 26, last seen barefoot outside the Empress Hotel, Victoria, BC, on November 28, 2012 after a police welfare check; van and belongings found; 'green shirt guy' lead remains unidentified.
Disappearance of Erica Baker
Erica Nicole Baker, 9, vanished February 7, 1999, walking a dog in Kettering, Ohio. Christian Gabriel was convicted of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence; her body has never been found and the case remains open.
Disappearance of Etan Patz
Etan Patz, New York City boy who vanished May 25, 1979 walking to his school bus stop; body never found. Pedro Hernandez confessed in 2012, was convicted in 2017, and his conviction was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 2026.
Disappearance of Fiona Pender
Fiona Pender, a 25-year-old pregnant hairdresser from Tullamore, Co Offaly, vanished on 23 August 1996; her case was reclassified as a Garda murder investigation in May 2025, with searches but no remains found and no charges.
Disappearance of Frederick Valentich
Frederick Valentich disappearance: 20-year-old Australian pilot lost over Bass Strait on 21 October 1978 flying Cessna 182L VH-DSJ to King Island after reporting a UFO; cause officially undetermined, no wreckage found.
Disappearance of Garrett Bardsley
Garrett Bardsley, 12, vanished August 20, 2004 near Cuberant Lake in Utah's high Uinta Mountains while walking back to camp to change wet shoes; two large searches found nothing, and the case remains an open Utah BCI cold case (NamUs MP5824).
Disappearance of Gerry Largay
Geraldine "Gerry" Largay (trail name Inchworm), a 66-year-old Appalachian Trail thru-hiker from Tennessee, vanished in Maine on July 22, 2013, survived about 26 days, and was found dead in October 2015 near a Navy SERE school.
Disappearance of Gus Lamont
August "Gus" Lamont, a 4-year-old Australian boy, vanished from Oak Park Station near Yunta, South Australia, on 27 September 2025. SAPOL's Task Force Horizon declared it a major crime in February 2026; a $1 million reward was posted in September 2026.
Disappearance of Hannah Kobayashi
Hannah Kobayashi disappearance: 30-year-old Maui photographer missing after missing a connecting flight at LAX in November 2024; found to have crossed into Mexico voluntarily at San Ysidro; father Ryan Kobayashi died by suicide during the search; she was found safe in December 2024.