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2017

• Wayne Pavlik

  

  Wayne Pavlik (2002DMUT) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 593UFCA

  

  593UFCA, discovered on June 6, 2006 in Pacifica, California has been identified as Christine Martell Kuhn through DNA testing. Read more here.

• 449UFAR

  

  449UFAR discovered on June 17, 1978 in Blytheville, Arkansas has been identified as Kimberlin "Kim" Mills through DNA testing. Read more here.

• 1025UFDC

  

  1025UFDC is a closed case per the Forensic Anthropologist Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Washington, DC . No further information is available.

• Zackary Lamar Kirsh

  

  Zackary Lamar Kirsh (2342DMSC) has been located and is alive and well. Read more here.

• Hot Case 1548

  

  Hot Case 1548 is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1448UMAZ

  

  1448UMAZ is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1399UMDE

  

  1399UMDE is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1472UMNY

  

  1742UMNY is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1304UMFL

  

  1304UMFL has been identified as Gonzalo Jose Rodriguez via fingerprints on 12/6/2017 according to the Crime Scenes Investigative Support Section. No further information is available.

• 1115UFNY

  

  1115UFNY is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1092UFNY

  

  1092UFNY is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1024UFMI

  

  1024UFMI is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• John Steven Rato

  

  John Steven Rato (3929DMPA) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 434UFNJ

  

  434UFNJ is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1172UFAZ

  

  1172UFAZ is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 579UFCA

  

  According to Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner Identifications Section, the unidentified female, 579UFCA, has been identified. No further information is available.

• Douglas Edward Defoe

  

  Douglas Edward Defoe (1737DMOR) is no longer missing per NamUs. His partial remains were located in 1994 and positively identified though DNA in 2012. Read more here

• 1633UMKY

  

  1633UMKY, discovered early in April of 1921 in Georgetown, Kentucky has been identified through family testimony and documents as Frank A. Haynes of Bronston. Read more here.

• 486UMGA

  

  486UMGA, discovered on May 26, 1984 in Jones County, Georgia has been identified through DNA testing as William Maholland who was reported missing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida in June 1984. Read more here.

• 2481UMCA

  

  2481UMCA is a closed case per NamUs/NCMEC. No further information is available.

• 1277UMFL

  

  1277UMFL has been identified per the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's office. His full name is Pedro Gonzalez Enriquez. His dob is 09/17/1935 and he arrived in Miami from Cuba on 03/17/80. He was identified by fingerprints August 2017.

• 620UMFL

  

  620UMFL has been identified per the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's office. Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement assisted with identification by submitting deceased prints through Dept. of Homeland Security with subsequent match. Decedent's name is Esteban Jimenez Hernandez, DOB 08/14/1978.

• 2280UMWY

  

  1251UMNY has been identified as Joseph Mulvaney who was born in 1923. Read more here.

• 1251UMNY

  

  1251UMNY has been identified. Read more here.

• Carlos A. Cedeno

  

  Carlos A. Cedeno (4228DMNJ) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Johnnie J. Jones

  

  Johnnie J. Jones (4629DMMO) is no longer missing per Missouri State Highway Patrol. No further information is available.

• Bobby J. Love

  

  Bobby J. Love (4675DMMO) is no longer missing per Missouri State Highway Patrol. No further information is available.

• Leonard Eddy

  

  Leonard Eddy (4615DMMO) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Douglas V. Knerr

  

  Douglas V. Knerr (4556DMMO) is no longer missing per Missouri State Highway Patrol. No further information is available.

• John L. Greenwood

  

  John L. Greenwood (4617DMMO) is no longer missing per Missouri State Highway Patrol. No further information is available.

• James E. Billingsley

  

  James E. Billingsley (4613DMMO) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Michael Foster

  

  Michael Foster (4616DMMO) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Jesus Fabian Cardenas

  

  Jesus Fabian Cardenas (4480DMNM) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Citlalli Perez-Coronel

  

  Citlalli Perez-Coronel (3806DFKY) went missing in 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (11/19/2017), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Ella Mae Williams

  

  Ella Mae Williams (2803DFFL) went missing on March 25, 1990. Remains located in Gainesville, Florida on March 21, 2001 (Doe case 759UFFL) have been identified through DNA testing as being those of Ella. Read more here.

• Steven Austin Black

  

  Steven Austin Black (4987DMMS) went missing on May 22, 2015 and his remains have been located. Read more here.

• Neddra Anthony

  

  Neddra Anthony (2334DFNY) has been identified as 1328UFNY through DNA testing per NYPD. No further information is available.

• 1316UFDC

  

  1316UFDC is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Guadelupe Gaona

  

  Guadelupe Gaona(4777DMTX) went missing on November 27, 1984 and his remains have been located (Doe case 1811UMOK). Read more here.

• Michael Allen Pederson

  

  Michael Allen Pederson(4773DMCA) went missing on April 26, 1986 and has been located. Read more here.

• Aleacia Di'Onne Stancil

  

  Aleacia Di'Onne Stancil(2770DFAZ) went missing in 1994 in Phoenix, Arizona and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (12/19/94), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Terry Allender

  

  Terry Allender (4424DMAR) is no longer missing per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 561UFOH

  

  561UFOH has been identified as Patrice Corley. Read more here.

• 1506UMWI

  

  1506UMWI has been identified as David Conner. Read more here.

• 2187UMMD

  

  2187UMMD has been identified as Amandu Koroma. Read more here.

• 2337UMMO

  

  2337UMMO has been identified as Jimmy Hendricks. Read more here.

• 1898UMAR

  

  1898UMAR has been identified as John Wesley Camp. Read more here.

• 92UMIA

  

  92UMIA has been identified as John Clifton Downey. Read more here.

• 882UMFL

  

  882UMFL is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 456UFCA

  

  456UFCA has been identified per law enforcement. No further information is available.

• 1241UMCA

  

  1241UMCA has been identified per law enforcement. No further information is available.

• 945UMPA

  

  945U has been identified per law enforcement. No further information is available.

• 1659UMMN

  

  1659UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1654UMMN

  

  1654UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 2135UMMN

  

  2135UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1653UMMN

  

  1653UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1658UMMN

  

  1658UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 2136UMMN

  

  2136UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• 1692UMMN

  

  1692UMMN is a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

• Richard J. Palmer, Jr.

  

  Richard J. Palmer, Jr. (5165DMMA) went missing on November 24, 2014 and passed away on July 28, 2017. Read more here.

• Brenda Joyce Williams

  

  Brenda Joyce Williams (3824DFFL) went missing on June 1, 1978 in Tampa, Florida and her partial remains have been located. Read more here.

• Dezarae Monique Gibbons

  

  Dezarae Monique Gibbons (3730DFCA) went missing in 2015 in Lancaster, California and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (10/12/2017), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Nadia Rougebianni

  

  Nadia Rougebianni (259DFTX) went missing in 1994 in El Paso, Texas and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (9/5/2017), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Randy Wayne Potter

  

  Randy Wayne Potter (5167DMKS) went missing on January 17, 2017 and was found deceased in September 2017. Read more here.

• Harold Lawson

  

  Harold Lawson (912DMCA) went missing in 1983 from San Francisco, California. He is no longer missing and no further information is available

• Carlos Patricio Gallardo Ramírez

  

  Carlos Patricio Gallardo Ramírez (5122DMAUT) was last seen on August 12, 2015. His remains were located on May 17, 2017 in Bavaria. Read more here.

• Kimberly Ann Lorrigan

  

  Kimberly Ann Lorrigan (3740DFCA) went missing in 2011 in Chula Vista, California and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (9/19/2017), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Jonathan James Lorrigan

  

  Jonathan James Lorrigan (45163DMCA) went missing in 2011 in Chula Vista, California and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (9/19/2017), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Debra Jean Kent

  

  Debra Jean Kent (567DFUT), 17, of Bountiful, Utah, was last seen attending a high school play with her parents on November 8, 1974. Her partial remains have been located. Read more here.

• Thomas Jay Kerr

  

  Thomas Jay Kerr (1825DMNV) went missing in 1997 and according to NamUs (8/17/2017): Mr. Kerr has been located and no further information is available.

• Lucas Sebastian Pokorny

  

  Lucas Sebastian Pokorny (4627DMCA) went missing in 2002 and according to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com (8/3/2017), has been recovered and no further information is available.

• Kara Elise Kopetsky

  

  Kara Elise Kopetsky (3764DFMO), 17, of Belton, Missouri, last seen leaving her school on May 4, 2007. Her remains were located in April 2017 in Cass County. Read more here.

• Mary Louise Day

  

  Mary Louise Day went missing in 1980 and was found alive in 2003. No further information is available

• Jimmie Haakenson

  

  Jimmie Haakenson, 16, of St. Paul, Minnesota, last spoke to his family on August 5, 1976, upon arriving in Chicago. His remains were located on December 29, 1978 (960UMIL). A victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, he was identified in July 2017 through DNA. Read more here.

• Margaret Dodd

  

  Margaret Dodd (404DFWV) was kidnapped in 1977. Her remains were located on November 24, 1993 (858UFWV). She remained unidentified until July 2017. Read more here.

• Erna Johanna Maria Kocken

  

  Erna Kocken went missing in 1998 and has been found alive and well. No further information is available

• Bruno Van Bavel

  

  Bruno Van Bavel disappeared in 1988 from Volusia County, Florida. His remains have been found. Read more here.

• Fairlyn Jordan

  Fairlyn Jordan went missing in 2001 from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is no longer missing and no further information is available

• 195UFAZ

  

  195UFAZ was located in Yuma, Arizona on October 9, 1999. She has been identified as Angel McAlister, 18 years old (originally from Oregon and in foster care in Southern California). Read more here.

• 226UFTX

  

  226UFTX was located on Padre Island in Texas on November 3, 1998. She has been identified. No further information is available.

• Antonio Dattilo

  

  Antonio Dattilo, 20 years old, disappeared in 1996 from Lametia Terme (Catanzaro), Italy. His remains have been found. Read more here.

• Bennett Louis

  

  Bennett Louis, 27, was discovered as a homicide victim (2712UMMD) in Beltsville, Maryland on October 21, 1984. He was identified through fingerprint comparison with the FBI. He was originally from New Roads, Louisiana but resided in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Read more here.

• 1678UMFL

  

  1678UMFL was discovered on February 26, 2006, in Tampa, Florida. He was identified by fingerprint comparison with the FBI.

• 938UMAZ

  

  938UMAZ was discovered on November 25, 2005, near Fountain Hills, Maricopa County, Arizona. He has been identified.

• Miriam Orta Gomez

  

  Miriam Orta Gomez, a homicide victim, was located as a Jane Doe (685UFOR) on January 12, 2004, in Gervais, Oregon. She last called her family in Mexico in June 2003 to let them know of her child's birth. It is unknown what became of her child. Her killer remains unknown. Read more here.

• Oscar Rodriguez

  

  Oscar Rodriguez, 28, was killed after he was struck by a motorcyclist while riding his bike on June 17, 1990, in Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida. He remained unidentified as a John Doe (1389UMFL) until March 27, 2017.

• Bandelio Barroso

  

  Bandelio Barroso, 56, was killed after he was struck by a vehicle while pushing a cart on October 15, 1991, in Miami, Florida. He remained unidentified as a John Doe (1539UMFL) until April 28, 2017.

• Ida Nichols

  

  Ida Nichols, 60, was discovered on January 2, 2004 in Miami Beach, Florida. A homicide victim, she remained a Jane Doe (459UFFL) until February 7, 2017.

• Roland Krenn

  

  Roland Krenn, 63, disappeared in 2016 from Salzburg, Austria. He was found during a house search in Haigermoos in the Braunau district. Read more here.

• Darlene McKenzie

  

  Darlene McKenzie, 15, disappeared in 1975 after leaving her home after a family argument. She was discovered as a Jane Doe (1190UFMI) on June 10, 1975, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She had been strangled. She was identified through DNA in 2017. Read more here.

• 2618UMFL

  

  2618UMFL was discovered in Daytona Beach, Florida on May 29, 1989. He has been identified. No further information is available.

• 1059UFFL

  

  1059UFFL was discovered in Lee County, Florida on April 3, 1992. She was identified on Feb. 10, 2017. No further information is available.

• 695UMCA

  

  695UMCA was discovered as a homicide victim on August 21, 1986 in Ontario, California. He has been identified as Joseph "Joe" Pace. Read more here.

• Andrea Kuiper

  

  Andrea Kuiper, 26, left Fairfax, Virginia in 1990 to travel to California in search of her biological family. She was killed while crossing the Pacific Coast Highway on April 1, 1990 and remained a Jane Doe (40UFCA) until May 4, 2017, when she was identified through fingerprints. Read more here.

• Monica Elaine Sykes

  

  Monica Elaine Sykes (3636DFMO) disappeared in 2016 from Berkeley, Missouri when she was 25 years old. Police confirmed that human remains found last month in Kinloch are those of Monica. More can be read here.

• James Gilbert Robertson

  

  James Gilbert Robertson (3597DMAZ) disappeared in 1995 from Glendale, Arizona when he was 47 years old. He was found deceased and identified in 2013 by the Phoenix Police Department. No further information is available.

• Dylan Dobbs Zavaleta

  

  Dylan Dobbs Zavaleta (3685DMTX) disappeared in 1999 from Texarkana, Texas when he was 2 years old. He was abducted by his non-custodial father and was found safe in June of 2016. No further information is available.

• Dakotah James Martinez

  

  Dakotah James Martinez (960DMCA) disappeared in 1994 from Costa Mesa, California when he was 2 years old. He was abducted by his non-custodial father and was found safe in July of 2013. No further information is available.

• Jeremy Luis Martinez

  

  Jeremy Luis Martinez (961DMCA) disappeared in 1994 from Costa Mesa, California when he was 3 years old. He was abducted by his non-custodial father and was found safe in June of 2012. No further information is available.

• Edward Dennis Foster

  

  Edward Dennis Foster (3515DMAZ) disappeared in 1996 from Phoenix, Arizona when he was 36 years old. His remains were found in the area a short time later but not identified until 2013 according to the Phoenix Police Department. No further information is available.

• Joshua David Adams

  

  Joshua David Adams (1382DMTX) disappeared in 1995 from Houston, Texas when he was 4 years old. He was abducted by his non-custodial mother and was found safe in June 2012 according to The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. No further information is available.

• John Burl Cranford

  

  John Burl Cranford (1808DMOR) disappeared in 1996 from Eugene, Oregon when he was 43 years old. In April 2006, a skeleton was found off Highway 99 in Cottage Grove, Oregon and Cranford's driver's license was found with the remains. His death is under investigation.

• Donald Lamont Merrills

  

  Donald Lamont Merrills (145DMCA) disappeared in 1994 from Lomita, California when he was 29 years old. He has been positively identified as unidentified remains 1813UMOK. More can be read here.

• Marc Charles Welzant

  

  Marc Welzant (5097DMMN) disappeared in 2014 from Brainerd, Minnesota when he was 47 years old. Human remains found in a wooded area off Highway 371, south of Brainerd, have been identified as those of Marc Welzant. More can be read here.

• Anita Kay Drake

  

  Anita Kay Drake (3614DFOH) disappeared in 1963 from Louisville, Ohio when she was 15 years old. DNA confirms that Anita died in 1994 under the name of Lynda Smith. More can be read here.

• Kristina Marie Tournai Sandoval

  

  Kristina Marie Tournai Sandoval (1780DFCO) disappeared in 1995 from Greeley, Colorado when she was 23 years old. John Sandoval, her estranged husband, was convicted of her murder and lead police to her body. More can be read here.

• Sneha Juri Pierce

  

  Sneha Juri Pierce (2289DFPA) disappeared in 1998 from Stroud Township, Pennsylvania when she was 4 months old. She is no longer missing and no further information is available.

• Robert Leroy Kovack

  

  Robert Leroy Kovack (3412DMVA) disappeared in 1998 from Blacksburg, Virginia when he was 24 years old. DNA confirms that remains found below a West Virginia bridge belong to Robert Kovack. More can be read here.

• Anna Maria Hakze

  

  Anna Maria Hakze (2592DFAB), 43, disappeared in 1993 from Alberta, Canada. More than 30 years later she was found alive. Ken Hakze, of Edmonton, was notified that police had finally tracked down his two sisters, Anna and Kym, who are both living in the United States. More can be read here.

• Kym Yvonne Hakze

  

  Kym Yvonne Hakze (2593DFAB), 29, disappeared in 1993 from Alberta, Canada. More than 30 years later she was found alive. Ken Hakze, of Edmonton, was notified that police had finally tracked down his two sisters, Anna and Kym, who are both living in the United States. More can be read here.

• Michael Perdue

  

  Michael Perdue, 17, was discovered as a John Doe (2390UMVA) on March 2, 1986, in Covington, Virginia. In 2017, he was identified via DNA. Read more here.

• Jimmy Reymer

  

  Jimmy Reymer, 16, was discovered as a John Doe (969UMNC) on February 12, 1984, in Glenville, North Carolina, from an apparent suicide. In 2017, through efforts of NCMEC, he was identified. Read more here.

• Mike Gene Randle

  

  Mike Gene Randle (5061DMTX) disappeared in 2016 from Fort Worth, Texas when he was 60 years old. Mr. Randle has been located deceased in Louisiana and identified via DNA testing. No further information is available.

• Michele Suzanne Cote

  

  Michele Suzanne Cote (3472DFME), 42, disappeared in 2000 from Lewiston, Maine. Per Lt. Mark S. Cornelio of the Lewiston Police Department, "Ms. Cote was found safe and sound, living in New York in May of 2015, and her family was notified." No further information is available.

• Anita Ann Foster

  

  Anita Ann Foster (2734DFAR) disappeared in 1999 from Alma, Arkansas when she was 27 years old. Per the Crawford County Sherriff's Department: "In 2013 Investigator Cope contacted Anita Foster Cupples. She stated that she was fine and that her family now knows where she is."

• George Henry Colvin

  

  George Henry Colvin (2196DMNSW) disappeared in 1970 from Sydney, Australia when he was 21 years old. Forty years later he was found alive and well and living under a different identity in the Northern Territory. More can be read here.

• Maricella Cortez

  

  Maricella Cortez (1110DFCA) disappeared in 1994 from Stanton, California when she was 15 years old. Per the Orange County Sheriff's Office, she is alive and well and living in Mexico. No further information is available.

• Romelia Perez Gomez

  

  Romelia Perez Gomez (2342DFCA) disappeared in 1996 from Los Angeles, California when she was 38 years old. Per the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Romelia was found deceased on February 24, 1996. No further information is available.

• Kimberly Ann Yates

  

  Kimberly Ann Yates (489DFRI) disappeared in 1985 from Warwick, Rhode Island when she was 4 years old. Kimberly was found safe in Houston, Texas in December 2016. More can be read here.

• Kelly Ann Yates

  

  Kelly Ann Yates (490DFRI) disappeared in 1985 from Warwick, Rhode Island when she was 10 months old. Kelly was found safe in Houston, Texas in December 2016. More can be read here.

• Kamiyah Mobley

  

  Kamiyah Mobley (2224DFFL) disappeared in 1998 from Jacksonville, Florida when she was 1 day old. Kamiyah was found safe in Walterboro, South Carolina in January 2017. More can be read here.