All cases profiled in this section feature individuals who were missing and have been located. Investigations may continue in certain instances (i.e.
Certain cases are not listed in this section at the request of the victim's family members or law enforcement officials.
Nancy Barrett
Barrett, 53, disappeared from Venice, California on July 14, 2010. Her body was found in a hotel parking lot San Francisco on July 16; the cause of death was undetermined. Barrett wasn't identified until January 2012.
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Tracy Diane Melton
Websleuths
Melton, 32, disappeared from Stockton, California on May 6, 1998. A bone fragment located in Linden, California 2003 was identified as hers in April 2011, but her family wasn't identified until January 2012. The sheriff's department apologized for the mistake. Melton's death has been ruled a homicide and remains under investigation.
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Christopher Allen Daigle
Fox 40
CBS Sacramento
Daigle, 17, disappeared from Sugar Land, Texas on November 7, 2002. Authorities initially believed he'd run away or taken his own life, but they eventually concluded he'd met with foul play. In August 2011, Richard Mendoza was charged with Daigle's murder. Authorities located his skeletal remains in a remote area of Fort Bend County, Texas. DNA testing confirmed the identification. Mendoza is awaiting trial for the slaying.
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Vicky Delfina Hernandez
The Houston Chronicle
Hernandez, 14, ran away from her Athens, Alabama home on September 22, 2009. She was found safe in January 2012.
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Teuta Hajrizi
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hajrizi, 16, ran away from her Van Nuys, California home on June 17, 2010. She was found safe in January 2012.
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Bryan Alexander Chavez
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Chavez, 3, was abducted by his non-custodial father from Pacoima, California on February 21, 2004. He was found safe in January 2012.
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Jocelyn Nicole Alvarenga Hernandez
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Alvarenga Hernandez, 2, was allegedly abducted by her non-custodial father from Red Springs, North Carolina on October 12, 2009. She was found safe in January 2012.
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Jeffrey Brooks Willette
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Willette, 45, disappeared from Gastonia, North Carolina on July 30, 2006. In January 2012, his skeletal remains were found in a wooded area off of Rankin Lake Road. The results of the autopsy have not been released and further information is unavailable.
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Robert Alan Vallero
WCNC
Vallero, 49, disappeared from St. Louis, Missouri on April 19, 2006. His body was found in April 2006, but it wasn't identified until January 2012. Further information is unavailable.
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Kenneth Stewart Carlisle
NamUs
Carlisle, 25, disappeared from Gillette, Wyoming on August 2, 2005. His body was found in Campbell County, Wyoming in October 2011. Further information is unavailable.
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Theresa Marian Rickel
Kenneth Carlisle's wife
Rickel, 49, disappeared from West Sacramento, California on June 16, 2010. In December 2011, her body was found behind a dumpster in Sacramento, California. Rickel was homeless at the time of her disappearance and had a history of drug and alcohol abuse, which may have contributed to her death.
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J'Shon Ja'ir Johnson, L'Meir Joshua Johnson, L'Mor Joshua Johnson, M'Kaylah Marie Johnson and Modeira Johnson
Theresa Rickel's sister
J'Shon, 6, twins L'meir and L'Mor, 8, M'Kaylah, 11, and Modeira, 13, were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial mother from Southfield, Michigan on August 3, 2009. They were found safe in January 2012.
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Grace Mendez, Marco Mendez Jr. and Valeria Alejandra Mendez
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Grace, 11, Marco, 12, and Valeria, 8, were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial father from Cleburne, Texas on November 11, 2006. They were found safe in January 2012.
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Bjorn Karl Gissler
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Gissler, 17, ran away from his San Diego, California home on April 12, 2010. He was found safe in January 2012.
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Christopher Rembert Milam
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Milam, 52, disappeared from Greenacres, Washington on April 23, 2011. In January 2012, his remains were found near Henry Road in Liberty Lake, Washington. He'd been shot in the chest and the gun was found nearby. His death is under investigation.
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Elaine Ann Dhaemers
The Idaho Spokesman-Review
Dhaemers, 26, disappeared from Tempe, Arizona on May 20, 2003. Her remains were later found in South Mountain Park and were identified in 2011.
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Leland Clark Torrey
Phoenix Police Department
Torrey, 50, disappeared from Phoenix, Arizona on July 27, 2009. In 2011, his remains were found in a remote area southwest of Buckeye, Arizona. Foul play is not suspected in his death.
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Robert Earl Neal
Phoenix Police Department
Neal, 55, disappeared from Phoenix, Arizona on June 1, 2007. Parts of his body were found in Peoria, Arizona in 2008 and in late 2010. He was the victim of a homicide.
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Steven Alan Condon
Phoenix Police Department
Condon, 47, disappeared from Phoenix, Arizona on September 1, 2007. His body was found under a building on east Highland in August 2011, and was identified by DNA. His death remains under investigation.
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Monica Florence Aceves
Phoenix Police Department
Aceves, 19, disappeared from Phoenix, Arizona on July 24, 1997. Her body was found west of the city in January 1998. It was identified in late 2011.
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Dixon Dean Tew
Phoenix Police Department
Tew, 36, disappeared from Seattle, Washington on April 8, 2002. Later that year, his remains washed up on a beach in Lincoln County, Oregon. They were identified by DNA after his family submitted samples for comparison in 2010.
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Aron Hudson
The Oregonian
Hudson, 18, disappeared from Griffin, Georgia in January 2011. His skeletal remains were found in Covington, Georgia in November 2011 and identified in January 2012. Authorities believe he committed suicide.
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Gabriella Lackenbacher and Kyara Lackenbacher
The Newton Citizen
Gabriella, 2, and Kyara, 1, were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial mother from Belvedere, California on February 21, 2006. They were found safe in January 2012.
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Iasia Kenez Sweeting
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Sweeting, 17, ran away from her Avondale Estates, Georgia home on April 12, 2010. She was found safe in January 2012.
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Alicia Marie Gray
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Gray, 15, ran away from her Phoenix, Arizona home on April 6, 2009. She was found safe in January 2012.
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children