Monday, November 7, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children.
What they do: Help families with missing children.
Website: www.missingkids.com
Mission: The National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, (NCMEC), is a private, (501)(c)(3) nonprofit organization which was
created in 1984. The mission of the organization is to serve as the nation’s resource
on the issues of missing and sexually exploited children. The organization
provides information and resources to law enforcement, parents, children
including child victims as well as other professionals.
What they do: The NCMEC is more than just a clearing house
for pictures of missing children. They are now in charge of entering any
missing children cases into the Namus Database. They offer training for Law
Enforcement, including a 4 day training Responding to Missing and Abducted
Children.
NCMEC also mans a Cyber Tipline:
The Congressionally-mandated CyberTipline is a means for reporting crimes
against children including: - Possession, manufacture, and distribution of child pornography
- Online enticement of children for sexual acts
- Child prostitution
- Sex Tourism Involving Children
- Extrafamilial Child Sexual Molestation
- Unsolicited Obscene Material Sent to a Child
- Misleading Domain Names
- Misleading Words or Digital Images on the Internet
Reports may be made 24-hours a day, 7 days a week online at www.cybertipline.com or
by calling 1-800-843-5678.
They first and foremost are there for families with missing children.
They are also very comforting in a time of need. When my daughter was missing
in 1998 there were very few resources for me. NCMEC was the first one I called.
They told me what I needed to do and who I needed to talk to. Even though it
was 9 pm on a Sunday night they were there.
Even after I called to let them know she has been found 3
months later, they continued to call me off and on for the next year and ask
how things were going. I can never thank them enough.
Here is their resource page for parents with missing
children.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=200
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Amazon.com: The Last Place You'd Look: True Stories of Missing Persons and the People Who Search for Them (9781442203686): Carole Moore: Books
Amazon.com: The Last Place You'd Look: True Stories of Missing Persons and the People Who Search for Them (9781442203686): Carole Moore: Books
Review
A guided tour through the perplexing realm of missing persons. --Kirkus
A thorough overview of the problems involved in locating everyone, from children abducted by noncustodial parents to the victims of unsolved murders.
--Booklist
Moore, a former police officer, offers anecdotes and personal experience outlining the different types of missing persons, typical police procedures, what family members should be aware of, and finally, the occasional success. --Publishers Weekly
This book can be summed up in four words: It's excellent. Read it.
Moore...has harnessed her experience, her research and analytical skills, and her passion for the subject to write the definitive book about missing people.
--New York Journal of Books
A thorough overview of the problems involved in locating everyone, from children abducted by noncustodial parents to the victims of unsolved murders.
--Booklist
Moore, a former police officer, offers anecdotes and personal experience outlining the different types of missing persons, typical police procedures, what family members should be aware of, and finally, the occasional success. --Publishers Weekly
This book can be summed up in four words: It's excellent. Read it.
Moore...has harnessed her experience, her research and analytical skills, and her passion for the subject to write the definitive book about missing people.
--New York Journal of Books
Product Description
Former police detective Carole Moore interviewed the families of dozens of missing persons across the county and around the world to compile The Last Place You'd Look, which also focuses on the efforts of police, search and rescue, nonprofits and volunteer organizations. According to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), there are about 100,000 active, open and unresolved missing persons cases that sit on the books in the U.S. each day. The numbers are similar in Canada, where annually more than 60,000 children are reported missing. Additionally, in the U.S. alone there are more than 40,000 John and Jane Does in cemeteries and morgues across the country, still waiting to be identified. The anguish of having a loved one vanish is unthinkable, yet thousands of families face this heartbreak every day. The Last Place You'd Look provides searchers a starting point and gives readers an overview of "the club no one wants to belong to."Friday, July 1, 2011
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO ASK THE FBI TO LOOK INTO THE CASE OF JOSEPH HELT, AGE 17, MISSING FOR 24 YEARS - PEACE4 THE MISSING
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TO ASK THE FBI TO LOOK INTO THE CASE OF JOSEPH HELT, AGE 17, MISSING FOR 24 YEARS - PEACE4 THE MISSING
Joseph Helt, went missing 24 years ago in Ellenville NY. He was only 17 years old at the time. The local police and the NYS police have failed at every turn. They neglected to add Joe to NCMEC until 2010...he went missing in 1987 (a full 23 years AFTER he went missing). They neglected to add him to the NYS Police list of Missing Persons until April 2011 (a full 24 years AFTER he went missing). They have NEVER contacted Crime Stoppers in spite of our numerous requests. Over the years they have never asked the medias help to get Joe's story out there. For 9 months now someone (or a group of people) repeatedly tear down Joe's missing persons flyers from the local grocery store and from the street that the high school is located on, often within less than 24 hours of the time we put them up. Ironically, they leave the posters that can be seen by the security cameras alone. One NYS trooper tells us that the three individuals who were the last to see Joe were polygraphed in 1987, yet another tells us that one refused to take the polygraph. This individual was packed up by his father within weeks of Joe's disappearance and shipped down to TN to live with his mother (we're in NY). He still lives there to this day. A NYS Police spokesperson states in an NBC televised news statement that the three who were the last to see Joe that night were never and are not considered suspects...even though people have come forward with info that contradicts the story told by them.
With all of these missteps, we feel that the FBI needs to get involved. Therefore, we are starting an online petition to ask for their help. We would truly appreciate it if you could each sign the petition and pass the link along to help us. Here is a link to the petition: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/justice-for-joseph-helt.html
Joseph Helt, went missing 24 years ago in Ellenville NY. He was only 17 years old at the time. The local police and the NYS police have failed at every turn. They neglected to add Joe to NCMEC until 2010...he went missing in 1987 (a full 23 years AFTER he went missing). They neglected to add him to the NYS Police list of Missing Persons until April 2011 (a full 24 years AFTER he went missing). They have NEVER contacted Crime Stoppers in spite of our numerous requests. Over the years they have never asked the medias help to get Joe's story out there. For 9 months now someone (or a group of people) repeatedly tear down Joe's missing persons flyers from the local grocery store and from the street that the high school is located on, often within less than 24 hours of the time we put them up. Ironically, they leave the posters that can be seen by the security cameras alone. One NYS trooper tells us that the three individuals who were the last to see Joe were polygraphed in 1987, yet another tells us that one refused to take the polygraph. This individual was packed up by his father within weeks of Joe's disappearance and shipped down to TN to live with his mother (we're in NY). He still lives there to this day. A NYS Police spokesperson states in an NBC televised news statement that the three who were the last to see Joe that night were never and are not considered suspects...even though people have come forward with info that contradicts the story told by them.
With all of these missteps, we feel that the FBI needs to get involved. Therefore, we are starting an online petition to ask for their help. We would truly appreciate it if you could each sign the petition and pass the link along to help us. Here is a link to the petition: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/justice-for-joseph-helt.html
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Great American Disaster
At any given time there are hundreds of thousands of missing persons in America. Why do I know that? I spend a lot of time volunteering for the missing person cause. Why? Because twelve years ago one of my daughters ran away from home and was missing for over three months. Think about that for a bit.
Have you ever been in a store and your child disappeared for a few seconds or even a couple of minutes before you found her? If so how did you feel? Did your heart literally try to jump out of your chest? Did you feel like vomiting?
Now imagine that fear, that feeling for three long months. Do you think you would survive? Perhaps you think you might die from anguish. Trust me you won’t you will live, if you can call it that. You won’t sleep at night very much, you won’t really feel like you are yourself.
You won’t want to go anywhere with your friends. You won’t want to leave your home, because if you left your home to go to work, to buy groceries, to get the mail. You might miss the phone call. The call about your child or please god from your child. No matter what their age, no matter how bad your relationship, no matter what, you will live in constant fear until you know that your child is safe. You won’t even care by this time if they come home you just want to know they aren’t dead.
I am speaking frankly about this because it is so unbelievable that the epidemic of the missing has been so hidden and unrecognized in this country. If this many people became ill, it would be all over the news. We would have government involvement. We would see pleas for donations. With the missing we see nothing.Nothing that those of us in the missing person community do not organize, find funding for and beg for others to attend. How can this be?
The missing child issue is well recognized, although it does not receive the media attention that it should there are rules for missing children. There are rules that their information must immediately be entered into the FBI National Crime Information system or NCIC. There are rules that drive the Amber Alert system. Rules that make law enforcement get out and search or ask media to help. Rules that make our telephones ring to announce that there is a child missing in our neighborhood.
For the missing adult there is nothing. Some are unrecognized by law enforcement because…. Adults have the legal right to go missing. This is the very heart of the matter that causes so much negativity and creates so much trouble about missing adults. I also recognize that we have the right to go where ever we want, but how many of us are so hateful that we would just cut and run on our families?
I know that there are those here and there that would do that but the not the magnitude of missing adults that are currently reported to law enforcement and listed as missing at this time. So what are we to do? Who can help?
As of 2009 the Department of Justice opened two databases that list missing persons and unidentified dead. NamUs or the North American Missing and Unidentified Persons System was officially brought online in 2009. This is the first time ever in history that civilians have been able to enter data into a federal law enforcement database.
Families can enter their missing loved ones into the database. A caseworker at NamUs will work with law enforcement to make sure all the case details are correct and that information is entered. There is a program at the University of Northern Texas helps pay for DNA samples that will be entered into the database.
When all the information that can possibly be entered is in the missing person database it and the database for unidentified dead work together concurrently to identify in DNA, Dentals, or fingerprints possible matches.
There is also another upside to this interaction. The caseworker at NamUs will contact the law enforcement officer in charge of the case. Often this will stimulate a new look at the evidence or even cause a cold case to be reopened and information gone over again with new technology.
Don’t get me wrong, this is wonderful progress! This is something that those of us who have worked and volunteered in this field have dreamed of for years. It is a thing of awe and wonder. However, there is still no media coverage. People hardly even know what NamUs is. I have talked to law enforcement officers that don’t know what it is. How can this be possible?
There are a few TV shows that sometimes talk about missing persons. Nancy Grace often mentions specific cases. Beth Holloway has a new show called Vanished which is a huge step in the right direction. We are losing a long time show, America’s Most Wanted is being cancelled and this will be its last season. John Walsh has been a longtime advocate for missing persons.
This however goes back to what I mentioned in the beginning, most of the missing person volunteers or advocates had, have or are related to or know someone who is missing. This remains a sad state of affairs for all of us.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Missing Person Clearing Houses
State Clearinghouses:
ALABAMA
Alabama Bureau of Investigation / Missing Children
PO Box 1511
Montgomery, AL 36102-1511
Phone: 1-800-228-7688
Fax: 1-334-353-2563
Email: info@dps.state.al.us
Website: www.dps.alabama.gov/abiALASKA
Alaska State Troopers
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
5700 E. Tudor Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99507
Phone: 1-907-269-5497
Toll Free: 1-800-478-9333 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-907-338-7243
Email: 74431.124@compuserve.com
Website: www.dps.state.ak.us/astARIZONA
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Criminal Investigations Research Unit
PO Box 6638
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: 1-602-223-2158
Fax: 1-602-223-2911
Email: 74431.127@compuserve.com
Website: www.dps.state.az.us
Street Address: 2102 W. Encanto Blvd.ARKANSAS
Office of Attorney General
Missing Children Services Program
323 Center Street, Ste. 1100
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 1-501-682-1020
Toll Free: 1-800-448-3014 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-501-682-6704
Email: 74431.126@compuserve.com
Website: www.ag.state.ar.usCALIFORNIA
California Department of Justice
Missing/Unidentified Persons Unit
PO Box 903387
Sacramento, CA 94203-3870
Phone: 1-916-227-3290
Toll Free: 1-800-222-3463 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-916-227-3270
Email: missing.persons@doj.ca.gov
Website: http://ag.ca.gov/missing
Street Address:
4949 Broadway, Rm. B216
Sacramento, CA 95820COLORADO
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Missing Person/Children Unit
710 Kipling St., Suite 200
Denver, CO 80215
Phone: 1-303-239-4251
Fax: 1-303-239-5788
Email: Kristina.koellner@cdps.state.co.us
Website: http://cbi.state.co.usCONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Police
Missing Persons
PO Box 2794
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
Phone: 1-860-685-8190
Emergency Mssg: 1-860-685-8190
Toll Free: 1-800-367-5678 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-860-685-8346
Email: DPS.Feedback@po.state.ct.us
Website: www.state.ct.us/dps/csp.htm
Street Address:
1111 Country Club Rd.
Middletown, CT 06457-9294DELAWARE
Delaware State Police
State Bureau of Identification
1407 N. DuPont Hwy.
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: 1-302-739-5883
Fax: 1-302-739-5888
Email: 74431.133@compuserve.com
Website: www.state.de.us/dsp/sbi.htm#MISSINGDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
Missing Persons/ Youth Division
1700 Rhode Island Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20018
Phone: 1-202-576-6768
Fax: 1-202-576-6561
Email: 74431.132@compuserve.com
Website: http://mpdc.dc.gov/main.shtmFLORIDA
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
PO Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302
Phone: 1-850-410-8585
Toll Free: 1-888-356-4774 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-850-410-8599
Email: mcic@fdle.state.fl.us
Website: www.fdle.state.fl.us
Street Address:
2331 Phillips Rd.
Tallahassee, FL 32308GEORGIA
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Intelligence Unit
PO Box 370808
Decatur, GA 30037
Phone: 1-404-244-2554
Toll Free: 1-800-282-6564 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-404-244-2798
Email: emily.sears@gbi.state.ga.us
Website: www.ganet.org/gbi
Street Address:
3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034HAWAII
Missing Child Center � Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
State Office Tower
235 S. Beretania Street, Suite 206
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 1-808-586-1449
Hotline: 1-808-753-9797
1-800-468-4644 ext. 6-1449 (Neighbor Isle)
Fax: 1-808-586-1424
Email: hsc@hgea.org
Website: http://launch.hgea.org/hscIDAHO
Idaho State Police Special Programs Unit
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
PO Box 700
Meridian, ID 83680-0700
Phone: 1-208-884-7154
Toll Free: 1-888-777-3922 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-208-884-7193
Email: idmpc@isp.state.id.us
Website: www.isp.state.id.us/identification/missing/index.html
Street Address:
700 South Stratford Drive
Meridian, ID 83642ILLINOIS
Illinois State Police
500 Iles Park Place, Suite 104
Springfield, IL 62703-2982
Phone: 1-217-785-4341
Toll Free: 1-800-843-5763 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-217-785-6793
Email: missing@isp.state.il.us
Website: www.isp.state.il.usINDIANA
Indiana State Police
Indiana Missing Children Clearinghouse
100 North Senate Avenue
Third Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2259
Phone: 1-317-232-8310
Toll Free: 1-800-831-8953 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-317-233-3057
Email: isp@isp.state.in.us
Website: www.state.in.us/ispIOWA
Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
DPS Building
215 E 7th St
Des Moines, IA 50319-0041
Phone: 1-515-725-6036
Toll Free: 1-800-346-5507 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-515-725-6020
Email: mason@dps.state.ia.us
Website: http://www.iowaonline.state.ia.us/mpic/KANSAS
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
1620 S.W. Tyler Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1838
Phone: 1-785-296-8200
Toll Free: 1-800-572-7463 (nationwide � this is not for missing persons activities)
Fax: 1-785-296-6781
Email: 74431.140@compuserve.com
Website: www.accesskansas.org/kbi/mp.htmKENTUCKY
Kentucky State Police
200 Mero Street, Room 127
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 1-502-564-1020
Toll Free: 1-800-543-7723 (nationwide) or 800-KIDS SAF
Fax: 1-502-564-5315
Email: 74431.141@compuserve.com
Website: www.kentuckystatepolice.orgLOUISIANA
Louisiana Department of Social Services
Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children
Office of Community Services
PO Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
1-225-342-8631
Fax: 1-225-342-9087
Email: 74431.142@compuserve.com
Website: www.dss.state.la.us
Street Address:
333 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802MAINE
Maine State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
1 Darcie St., Suite 208
Houlton, ME 04730
Phone: 1-207-532-5404
Fax: 1-207-532-5455
Email: 74431.145@compuserve.com
Website: www.state.me.us/dps/msp/msp.htmMARYLAND
Maryland Center for Missing Children
Maryland State Police � Computer Crimes Unit
1201 Reisterstown Rd.
Pikesville, MD 21208
Phone: 1-410-290-1620
Toll Free: 1-800-637-5437 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-410-290-1831
TTY 410-486-0677 (deaf or hard of hearing)
Email: marylandch@ncmec.org
Website: http://ccu.mdsp.org/mcmc.htmMASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts State Police
Missing Persons Unit
470 Worchester Rd.
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone: 1-508-820-2129
Toll Free: 1-800-622-5999 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-508-820-2128
Email: 74431.143@compuserve.com
Website: www.state.ma.us/mspMICHIGAN
Michigan State Police
Prevention Services Unit
714 S. Harrison Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 1-517-333-4006 2521 (information)
24 hours emergency: 1-517-336-6100
Fax: 1-517-333-4115
Email: 76711.3052@compuserve.com
Website: www.michigan.gov/mspMINNESOTA
Minnesota State Clearinghouse
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
1430 Maryland Ave. E.
St. Paul, MN 55106-2802
Phone: 1-651-793-1107
Fax: 1-651-793-1100
Email: 74431.146@compuserve.com
Website: www.dps.state.mn.us/bca/bca.htmlMISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Criminal Information Center
3891 Highway 486 West
Pearl, MS 39208
Phone: 1-601-933-2659
Fax: 1-601-933-2677
Email: 74431.150@compuserve.com
Website: www.dps.state.ms.us.dps/dps.nsf/main?OpenFormMISSOURI
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Missing Persons Unit
Division of Drug and Crime Control
PO Box 568
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 1-573-526-6178
Toll Free: 1-800-877-3452 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-573-526-5577
Email: missourich@ncmec.org
Website: www.mshp.state.mo.usMONTANA
Montana Department of Justice
Missing / Unidentified Persons
PO Box 201402
303 N. Roberts St., Room 471
Helena, MT 59620-1402
Phone: 1-406-444-1526
Fax: 1-406-444-4453
Email: contactdoj@state.mt.us
Website: www.doj.state.mt.usNEBRASKA
Nebraska Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Nebraska State Patrol
Intelligence and Criminal Analysis Division
PO Box 94907
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone Toll-Free: 1-877-441-5678
Phone Local: 1-402-479-4986
Fax: 1-402-479-4950
Email: missingpersons@nebraska.gov
Website: www.nsp.state.ne.us/missingpersonsNEVADA
Nevada Office of the Attorney General
Missing Children Clearinghouse
555 E. Washington Ave., Suite 3900
Las Vegas, NV 89101-6208
Phone: 1-702-486-3539
Toll Free: 1-800-992-0900 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-702-486-3768
Email: NEVADACH@ncmec.org
Website: http://ag.state.nv.us/Divisions/Fraudunits/
MissingKids/miss_kids.htmNEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire State Police
Investigative Services Bureau
Major Crime Unit
91 Airport Rd.
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 1-603-271-2663
Toll Free: 1-800-852-3411 (in-state only)
24 hour referral: 1-603-271-3636
Fax: 1-603-271-2520
Email: missingpersons@safety.state.nh.us
Website: www.nh.gov/safety/nhspNEW JERSEY
New Jersey State Police
Unidentified Persons Unit
PO Box 7068
W. Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: 1-609-882-2000 ext 2894
Toll Free: 1-800-709-7090 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-609-882-2719
TRAK#: 1-609-538-0513
Email: missingp@gw.njsp.org
Website: www.njsp.org/miss/mpu.html
Street Address:
River Road
W. Trenton, NJ 08628NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Attn: Law Enforcement Records
PO Box 1628
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628
Phone: 1-505-827-9193
Fax: 1-505-827-3388
Email: missingpersons@dps.state.mn.us
Website: www.dps.nm.orgNEW YORK
New York Division of Criminal Justice Services
Missing & Exploited Children
4 Tower Place
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 1-518-457-6326
Toll Free: 1-800-346-3543 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-518-457-6965
Email: missingchildren@dcjs.state.ny.us (General E-Mail)
Website: www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/missing/index.htmNORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Center for Missing Persons
4706 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4706
Phone: 1-919-733-3914
Toll Free: 1-800-522-5437 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-919-715-1682
Email: pstewart@ncale.org
Website: www.ncale.org/missingpersons.html
Street Address:
430 N. Salisbury St., Suite 2015
Raleigh, NC 27603NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Clearinghouse for Missing Children
North Dakota Radio Communication
Fraine Barracks
PO Box 5511
Bismark, ND 58502
Phone: 1-701-328-9921
Toll Free: 1-800-472-2121 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-701-328-9926
Email: rhessing@pioneer.state.nd.us
Website: www.state.nd.us/radio//clearing.htmlOHIO
Missing Children Clearinghouse
Attorney General�s Office
Crime Victims Services Section
150 E. Gay Street, 25th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-4231
Phone: 1-614-466-5610
Toll Free: 1-800-325-5604 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-614-728-9536
Email: 74431.161@compuserve.com
Website: www.mcc.ag.state.oh.usOKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Intelligence Office
6600 N. Harvey St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Phone: 1-405-879-2645
Toll Free: 1-800-522-8017
Phone: 1-703-522-9320 (no 800 access)
Fax: 1-405-879-2967
Email: 74431.162@compuserve.com
Website: www.osbi.state.ok.usOREGON
Oregon State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
400 Public Service Building
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 1-503-378-3720
Phone: 1-503-378-3725 ext 4412
Toll Free: 1-800-282-7155 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-503-363-5475
Page: 1-503-361-1935
Email: 74431.163@compuserve.com
Website: www.osp.state.or.usPENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania State Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
1800 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 1-717-783-0960
Fax: 1-717-705-2306
Email: 744431.164@compuserve.com
Website: www.psp.state.pa.usRHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island State Police
Missing & Exploited Children Unit
311 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI 02857
Phone: 1-401-444-1125
Toll Free: 1-401-444-1124 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-401-444-1133
Email: 74431.165@compuserve.com
Website: www.risp.state.ri.us/MISSING%20CHILDREN.htmSOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Missing Person Information Center
PO Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221-1398
Phone: 1-803-737-9000
Toll Free: 1-800-322-4453 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-803-896-7595
Email: 74331.166@compuserve.com
Website: www.sled.state.sc.us/default/htm
Street Address:
4400 Broad River RoadSOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Attorney General�s Office
Division of Criminal Investigation
East Highway 34
c/o 500 East Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 1-605-773-3331
Fax: 1-605-773-4629
Email: 74431.167@compuserve.com
Website: http://dci.sd.gov/administration/missingpersons.htmTENNESSEE
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Intelligence Unit
901 R.S. Gass Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37216
Phone: 1-615-744-4000
Toll Free: 1-800-824-3463
Fax: 1-615-744-4655
Email: 74431.170@compuserve.com
Website: www.tbi.state.tn.usTEXAS
Texas Department of Public Safety
Special Crimes Services
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
PO Box 4087
Austin, TX 78773-0422
Phone: 1-512-424-5074
Toll Free: 1-800-346-3243 (in-state only)
Fax: 1-512-424-2885
Email: 74431.171@compuserve.com
Website: www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch
Street Address:
6100 Guadalupe, Building E
Austin, TX 78752UTAH
Utah Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 W. 5400 South
PO Box 148280
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-8280
Phone: 1-801-965-4686
Phone: 1-801-965-4446 (after hours)
Toll Free: 1-888-770-6477 (nationwide)
Email: 105374.2257@compuserve.com
Website: http://bci.utah.gov/MPC/MPCHome.htmlVERMONT
Vermont State Police
103 S. Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: 1-802-241-5352
Fax: 1-802-241-5349
Website: www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/index_main.htmlVIRGINIA
Virginia State Police Department
Missing Children�s Clearinghouses
PO Box 27472
Richmond, VA 23261
Phone: 1-804-674-2000
Phone: 1-804-674-2026 (24/7 Emergencies only)
Toll Free: 1-800-822-4453
Fax: 1-804-674-2105
Email: pfagan@vsp.state.va.us
Website: www.vsp.state.va.us/cjis_missing_children.htmWASHINGTON
Washington State Patrol
Missing Children Clearinghouse
PO Box 2347
Olympia, WA 98507-2347
Toll Free: 1-800-543-5678 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-360-664-2156
Email: 74431.173@compuserve.com
Website: www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/mcservic.htmWEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
725 Jefferson Rd.
South Charleston, WV 25309-1698
Phone: 1-304-558-1467
Toll Free: 1-800-352-0927 (nationwide)
Fax: 1-304-558-1470
Email: MISSINGCHILDREN@wvsp.state.wv.us
Website: www.wvstatepolice.com/children/children.shtmlWISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Division of Criminal Investigation
PO Box 7857
Madison, WI 53701-2718
Phone: 1-608-266-1671
Toll Free: 1-800-THE-HOPE (in-state only)
Fax: 1-608-267-2777
Email: wimissingchild@doj.state.wi.us
Website: www.doj.state.wi.us
Street Address:
17 W. Main St.
Madison, WI 53702WYOMING
Wyoming Office of the Attorney General
Division of Criminal Investigation
316 W. 22nd St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 1-307-777-7537
Control Terminal: 1-307-777-7545
Fax: 1-307-777-7252
Email: 74431.174@compuserve.com
Website: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/index.html
Friday, May 6, 2011
Help Us Find Jesse Ross
Jesse Ross's story will be featured on Vanished (the new Beth Holloway show) On June 22
Help Us Find Jesse Ross
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
We Can Help!!
We Can Help!
A while back I received the following information from my good friend Todd Matthews with a request for me to see if I can find people to help with this project.
First off KUDOS to Chris Edwards at the Conway County Coroners Office for plunging into this effort to find the missing.
However, they did not have the time or resources to find images for these missing persons.
But I just know that there are bunches of just dying to do something to help so Here we are!!
Per Todd:
The Arkansas ocme are entering missing persons cases - probably close to 500 of them. The reason for this is for the collection of DNA. The President’s DNA program for CODIS now requires that the case have a NamUs submission before free testing is completed for the state(s).
It was to the ocme's best interest to begin entry so that the family reference samples could be collected. Their hope is that the DNA elevation into CODIS will result in some associations to their unidentified remains with in the state.
The down side it that many of these cases will not have images. They are out there though - newspapers, websites etc.
I'm going to publish these case into NamUs without the images. But it is my hope that if anyone out there can locate images - I can then add them to the file as well.
A while back I received the following information from my good friend Todd Matthews with a request for me to see if I can find people to help with this project.
First off KUDOS to Chris Edwards at the Conway County Coroners Office for plunging into this effort to find the missing.
However, they did not have the time or resources to find images for these missing persons.
But I just know that there are bunches of just dying to do something to help so Here we are!!
Per Todd:
The Arkansas ocme are entering missing persons cases - probably close to 500 of them. The reason for this is for the collection of DNA. The President’s DNA program for CODIS now requires that the case have a NamUs submission before free testing is completed for the state(s).
It was to the ocme's best interest to begin entry so that the family reference samples could be collected. Their hope is that the DNA elevation into CODIS will result in some associations to their unidentified remains with in the state.
The down side it that many of these cases will not have images. They are out there though - newspapers, websites etc.
I'm going to publish these case into NamUs without the images. But it is my hope that if anyone out there can locate images - I can then add them to the file as well.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Bethan Leann Markowski
This has long been a case close to my heart. We worked this for a long time with one of our investigators even going to Tennessee and doing his own investigation. I think about this little girl almost every day.
DESCRIPTION
Date of Birth: February 1, 1990 Place of Birth: Tennessee
Sex: Female Hair: Brown
Height: 4'8" (at time of disappearance) Eyes: Green
Weight: 95 pounds (at time of disappearance) Race: White
THE DETAILS
Bethany Markowski was last seen by her father in the parking lot of the Old Hickory Shopping Mall in Jackson, Tennessee, on the afternoon of March 4, 2001. Bethany had gone into the mall alone while her father waited for her in the car. After approximately two hours passed, Bethany's father went into the mall to look for his daughter, but was unable to locate her.
REMARKS
Markowski was last seen wearing a green shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.
REWARD
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Bethany Markowski and the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible for her disappearance'
Individuals with information concerning this case should take no action themselves, but instead immediately contact the nearest FBI Office or local law enforcement agency.
Age Progression Pic:
DESCRIPTION
Date of Birth: February 1, 1990 Place of Birth: Tennessee
Sex: Female Hair: Brown
Height: 4'8" (at time of disappearance) Eyes: Green
Weight: 95 pounds (at time of disappearance) Race: White
THE DETAILS
Bethany Markowski was last seen by her father in the parking lot of the Old Hickory Shopping Mall in Jackson, Tennessee, on the afternoon of March 4, 2001. Bethany had gone into the mall alone while her father waited for her in the car. After approximately two hours passed, Bethany's father went into the mall to look for his daughter, but was unable to locate her.
REMARKS
Markowski was last seen wearing a green shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.
REWARD
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the recovery of Bethany Markowski and the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible for her disappearance'
Individuals with information concerning this case should take no action themselves, but instead immediately contact the nearest FBI Office or local law enforcement agency.
Age Progression Pic:
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Vanished With Beth Holloway
http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/vanished-with-beth-holloway
By her own account, Beth Holloway lived a quiet, somewhat uneventful life, raising her family and working as a speech pathologist with children who have special needs. But in the summer of 2005, everything changed, and she would never be the same after her daughter Natalee disappeared on the last night of her senior high school graduation trip to Aruba. Through Beth’s perseverance and unwillingness to go away quietly, the tragic story made headlines around the world and continues to be followed by the media today.
Beth first captured international attention by making appearances on almost every national network as she continued her search to solve the mystery of her daughter’s disappearance. In 2005, Barbara Walters even selected Beth as one of the world’s most fascinating people, for her persistence in seeking answers to what happened to Natalee.
Since Natalee disappeared, Beth has worked tirelessly in support of other families who have missing loved ones, making it her life’s work to educate people about traveling safely and finding family members who have mysteriously disappeared. She continues to traverse the country, making appearances and delivering her message of hope, faith and personal safety to young adults and people of all ages. Her “Full Circle Safety Plan” reminds youths to bring their plans 360 degrees when they prepare to go out, emphasizing that planning for the end of their outings is just as important as, if not more important than, planning where they’re going and who they’re going with. To date, she has presented her message to tens of thousands of students and parents alike in high schools, colleges, churches, local and national conventions, and professional associations, and to law enforcement officials, including conferences of attorneys general and mayors. Beth’s safety campaigns have been endorsed by the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Association of School Resource Officers.
Additionally, Beth has developed Mayday 360 to help travelers who find themselves in serious trouble outside of this country. The organization provides them with information on things that she needed to know when Natalee vanished, including proper government contacts, and where to find law enforcement, medical, legal and other assistance.
In addition to reaching out to families in need and sharing the hard lessons she has learned, Beth has also established the Natalee Holloway Resource Center as an information and resource point where people can turn for help when a loved one goes missing. The Natalee Holloway Resource Center is located in the Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C.
Beth authored the New York Times best seller “Loving Natalee,” which was the basis for the Lifetime Movie Network Original “Natalee Holloway.” She consulted on the film, which premiered on April 19, 2009, and broke all Lifetime Movie Network records, becoming the number one original movie in the network’s 11-year history to date. Most recently she consulted on Lifetime’s follow-up original movie, “Justice for Natalee Holloway.”
About Vanished
Lifetime's gripping true-life series "Vanished with Beth Holloway" examines America's unsolved cases as told to Holloway by the families who've been victimized by mysterious abductions or disappearances of loved ones and unspeakable crimes. Left with little hope, they turn to Holloway, who continues her tireless quest to uncover the mystery surrounding her daughter Natalee's tragic 2005 disappearance.About Beth Holloway
By her own account, Beth Holloway lived a quiet, somewhat uneventful life, raising her family and working as a speech pathologist with children who have special needs. But in the summer of 2005, everything changed, and she would never be the same after her daughter Natalee disappeared on the last night of her senior high school graduation trip to Aruba. Through Beth’s perseverance and unwillingness to go away quietly, the tragic story made headlines around the world and continues to be followed by the media today. Beth first captured international attention by making appearances on almost every national network as she continued her search to solve the mystery of her daughter’s disappearance. In 2005, Barbara Walters even selected Beth as one of the world’s most fascinating people, for her persistence in seeking answers to what happened to Natalee.
Since Natalee disappeared, Beth has worked tirelessly in support of other families who have missing loved ones, making it her life’s work to educate people about traveling safely and finding family members who have mysteriously disappeared. She continues to traverse the country, making appearances and delivering her message of hope, faith and personal safety to young adults and people of all ages. Her “Full Circle Safety Plan” reminds youths to bring their plans 360 degrees when they prepare to go out, emphasizing that planning for the end of their outings is just as important as, if not more important than, planning where they’re going and who they’re going with. To date, she has presented her message to tens of thousands of students and parents alike in high schools, colleges, churches, local and national conventions, and professional associations, and to law enforcement officials, including conferences of attorneys general and mayors. Beth’s safety campaigns have been endorsed by the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Association of School Resource Officers.
Additionally, Beth has developed Mayday 360 to help travelers who find themselves in serious trouble outside of this country. The organization provides them with information on things that she needed to know when Natalee vanished, including proper government contacts, and where to find law enforcement, medical, legal and other assistance.
In addition to reaching out to families in need and sharing the hard lessons she has learned, Beth has also established the Natalee Holloway Resource Center as an information and resource point where people can turn for help when a loved one goes missing. The Natalee Holloway Resource Center is located in the Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C.
Beth authored the New York Times best seller “Loving Natalee,” which was the basis for the Lifetime Movie Network Original “Natalee Holloway.” She consulted on the film, which premiered on April 19, 2009, and broke all Lifetime Movie Network records, becoming the number one original movie in the network’s 11-year history to date. Most recently she consulted on Lifetime’s follow-up original movie, “Justice for Natalee Holloway.”
Sunday, April 17, 2011
NamUs
In 2008 my friend Todd Matthews asked me if I would like to help with beta testing on a piece of software called PassageWay. I didn’t know it at the time but the work that we did with that piece of beta testing is probably one of the most important things I have ever done in my life!
Later in 2009 that software became what is now the Missing Person Database at NamUs. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
There are actually two databases in the system.One is the Missing Person’s database and the other is the Unidentified Dead database. The most unique thing about the Missing Person database is that anyone can enter information about a missing person. You don’t have to be law enforcement, you don’t have to belong to any organization, or even be a member of the missing person’s family. ANYONE can enter missing person cases. This is the first time that any type of database has been put into place that civilians are allowed to use right along with law enforcement.
At first I thought that this might cause some problems but really it doesn’t. I could envision tons of cases that were not really missing persons being entered. After working with missing child cases for so long I knew about persons who were unhappy with custody rulings that would try claim that their children were kidnapped by the other parent. Putting in a call to law enforcement and find out if a case was truly a missing child case was one of the first things I would do to verify a case. So far as I know this has not been a real problem with NamUs. Once a case gets entered a NamUs caseworker verifies with law enforcement to make sure there is a missing person report etc.
Once a case is entered into the Missing Person database inquiries begin to run between both databases to look for possible matches.
You can actually use NamUs to your advantage for a missing person case you might have filed. When I first started talking/posting about NamUs I had a family member tell me that NamUs =death. I know that some people felt that way. However, NamUs is also a good way to get the law enforcement officer in charge to take another look at your missing person case no matter how old it is. Once a federal agency like the DOJ or NIJ start asking questions you can bet that whatever else your local law enforcement office has been doing with your case, they are going to start looking at it again.
I cannot think of anything that I would call a con with NamUs. However, I do wish to address the fact that many of the missing person organizations are unhappy with the advent of this database. This makes me question the motives of some, I know that some view the database as a competitor but really, a database is a tool.
A tool for everyone to use. We are only as little as we let ourselves feel and this is the one thing that many of us who volunteer for the missing has hoped and dreamed for, all of these years. I intend to take the ball and run with it! I hope all of you will too.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Peace 4 The Missing
What is peace 4 the missing? To me Peace4themissing is as close as it comes to an online support group. Lots of families of missing persons there who can talk to each other and offer each other support. Others who want to offer help in any way that they can.
Information about resources and legislation for the missing person cause. Lots of technical information from persons in the know. Information about what organizations are on the up and up and who to avoid. Warnings about anyone trying to scam and use desperate family members, and just generally A good place to call home.
Here is the description on the facebook site:
http://www.facebook.com/peace4themissing?sk=info
Information about resources and legislation for the missing person cause. Lots of technical information from persons in the know. Information about what organizations are on the up and up and who to avoid. Warnings about anyone trying to scam and use desperate family members, and just generally A good place to call home.
Here is the description on the facebook site:
http://www.facebook.com/peace4themissing?sk=info
| Founded | June 12, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| About | Where There Is Hope Always PEACE4 THE MISSING Voice Platform and Support Network for Families of Missing and Victims of Crime http://peace4missing.ning.com/ NamUs.gov - http://namus.gov/ Billy's Law - http://helpfindthemissingact.blogspot.com/ |
| Company Overview | We're not a non-profit, (nor a for profit) we are a free resource with no hidden ulterior motive. http://peace4missing.ning.com/ We want you to know of our "agenda free" stance ... because we want you to have as much peace as possible ... and we know how much a hand reaching out (without expecting something back in return) means. We welcome all families of the missing, victims of crime and related non-self seeking advocates and non profits to join us ... http://peace4missing.ning.com... (read more) |
|---|---|
| Description | Peace4 the Missing is a voice platform, support network and collaboration resource for families of the missing and victims of crime as well as related advocates and non profit organizations that are beneficial to the cause. http://peace4missing.ning.com/ |
| General Information | Where There Is Hope Always PEACE4 THE MISSING Voice Platform and Support Network for Families of Missing and Victims of Crime http://peace4missing.ning.com/ NamUs.gov - http://namus.gov/ Billy's Law - http://helpfindthemissingact.blogspot.com/ |
| Mission | The main focus of Peace4 the Missing is that which is in the best interests of our families of the missing and victims of crime members ... http://peace4missing.ning.com/ Peace4 the Missing belongs to its members and our utmost mission is to provide this platform for their voices, collaboration and mutual support. |
| Awards | NamUs Academy Graduates |
| Website |
|---|
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)