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Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley

Amy Lynn Bradley, born 1974, vanished March 24, 1998 from Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas between Aruba and Curaçao. Unsolved FBI case; $100,000 reward; subject of Netflix's Amy Bradley Is Missing.

Disappearance of Andrew Gosden

The disappearance of Andrew Gosden concerns a 14-year-old from Doncaster who vanished in September 2007 after traveling alone by train to London King's Cross, where CCTV last recorded him.

Disappearance of Ann Marie Burr

Disappearance of Ann Marie Burr: eight-year-old Tacoma, Washington girl who vanished from her bedroom on August 31, 1961; never found, case still open, long speculated but unproven as Ted Bundy's first victim.

Disappearance of Asha Degree

Asha Jaquilla Degree, born 1990, vanished at age 9 from Shelby, North Carolina, on February 14, 2000; last seen walking N.C. Highway 18 at 4 a.m.; her buried book bag was found in Burke County in 2001; investigators in 2024 said they believe she was killed.

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 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 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 Jason Landry

Jason Landry disappearance: 21-year-old Texas State University student missing December 13, 2020 after crashing on Salt Flat Road near Luling, Texas; remains found September 8, 2026 and identified by DNA on September 23, 2026, with no cause of death or indication of foul play.

Disappearance of Jennifer Kesse

The disappearance of Jennifer Kesse concerns her unsolved January 2006 vanishing in Orlando, Florida; last confirmed seen January 23, the 24-year-old finance manager has never been found.

Disappearance of Jeremy Bright

Jeremy Doland Bright, Oregon teen missing since August 14, 1986, from the Coos County Fair in Myrtle Point; classified non-family abduction; person of interest Terry Steinhoff died in prison; case still open.

Disappearance of Jo Jo Dullard

Jo Jo Dullard (Josephine Dullard), 21, of Callan, Co Kilkenny, disappeared 9 November 1995 while hitching home from Dublin; last contact 11.37pm in Moone, Co Kildare. Reclassified a murder investigation in 2020; unsolved, with Wicklow searches and a 2024 arrest.

Disappearance of John Favara

John Favara, Howard Beach neighbor of John Gotti, vanished July 28, 1980, months after accidentally killing Gotti's 12-year-old son Frank; body never found, no arrest, later alleged mob murder.

Disappearance of Joshua Guimond

Joshua (Josh) Guimond, 20, a St. John's University junior, vanished leaving a card party at Metten Court, Collegeville MN, around midnight November 9, 2002; extensive searches found nothing. Stearns County case #2002-9 remains open; drowning, abduction, and abbey-related theories persist.

Disappearance of Juan Pedro Martínez

Juan Pedro Martínez Gómez, El niño de Somosierra, was a 10-year-old Spanish boy who vanished on 25 June 1986 after his parents' sulfuric-acid tanker crashed at Somosierra pass; heroin found in a tank a year later pointed to drug trafficking, and the case remains unsolved.

Disappearance of Kyran Durnin

Kyran Durnin, an Irish boy from Drogheda, Co. Louth, was last seen in June 2022 aged six and reported missing in August 2024; An Garda Síochána has run a murder investigation since October 2024, with searches, arrests, and an unpublished Tusla review, but no remains found and no charges.

Disappearance of Kyron Horman

Kyron Horman, 7, vanished from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, on June 4, 2010, after a science fair; Oregon's largest search followed, and he remains missing with no charges filed.

Disappearance of Lauren Spierer

Lauren Spierer, 20-year-old Indiana University student from Scarsdale, New York, vanished June 3, 2011 in Bloomington, Indiana after leaving Kilroy's Sports Bar; last seen 4:30 a.m. on College Avenue; unsolved, no arrest, over 36,000 tips.

Disappearance of Lisa Dorrian

Unsolved 2005 case of Lisa Dorrian, a 25-year-old from Bangor, County Down, last seen at Ballyhalbert Caravan Park; PSNI treat it as murder, her body was never found, and arrests in 2026 brought no charges.

Disappearance of Manuel Schadwald

Manuel Schadwald, a 12-year-old Berlin schoolboy, vanished on 24 July 1993 while traveling to the FEZ recreation center in Köpenick. Leads involving the Dutch and Belgian child sex scene, the Dutroux affair, and his father were never verified; the case remains unsolved.

Disappearance of Marshal Iwaasa

Marshal Iwaasa, Alberta man missing since November 17, 2019 from Lethbridge; his burned 2009 GMC Sierra was found near Pemberton, British Columbia. Case file #19030078, Lethbridge Police; suspicious but not classified criminal.

Disappearance of Pascal Zimmer

Pascal Zimmer was a five-year-old boy who vanished on 30 September 2001 at the Saarbrücken-Burbach fair. The Tosa-Klause abuse-and-murder trial of 13 defendants ended in acquittals; his fate remains unexplained.

Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam

Rebecca Coriam, a 24-year-old British youth counselor from Chester, vanished from the Disney Wonder cruise ship off Mexico on 22 March 2011. The Bahamas-registered ship's single-officer investigation drew criticism; she remains missing at sea.

Disappearance of Rebecca Reusch

Rebecca Reusch, a 15-year-old Berlin schoolgirl, disappeared 18 February 2019 from her sister and brother-in-law's home in Berlin-Britz; police assume homicide, the brother-in-law was the only suspect, and she remains missing despite 2025 searches.

Disappearance of Samantha Murphy

Samantha Murphy, a 51-year-old Ballarat East, Victoria woman, disappeared 4 February 2024 on a 14km run; Patrick Orren Stephenson was charged with murder in March 2024; her body has not been found.

Disappearance of Susan Powell

Susan Powell, born 1981, vanished December 6, 2009, from West Valley City, Utah; husband Josh was the person of interest, the 2012 fire killed him and sons Charlie and Braden, and her body was never found.