All cases profiled in this section feature individuals who were missing and have been located. Investigations may continue in certain instances (i.e. homicide).
Certain cases are not listed in this section at the request of the victim's family members or law enforcement officials.
Michael Patrick Mallory
Mallory, 50, disappeared from Glide, Oregon on March 24, 2008. In December 2009, he was found safe in San Diego, California. He had been living there for about eight months, then went to visit Mexico. Upon his return to the United States, border officials realized he was listed as a missing person. Police have closed his case, as no crime was committed.
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Jessica Marie Ramirez
KMTR
Ramirez, 17, ran away from her Colorado Springs, Colorado home on September 6, 2007. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Tempest Shanese Douglas
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Douglas, 17, ran away from her Birmingham, Alabama home on July 17, 2008. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Guadalupe Munoz Chairez
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Chairez, 15, ran away from her San Jose, California home on October 16, 2007. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Chelsea Mercedes Morales and Gerardo Rodrigo Morales Jr.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Chelsea, 3, and Gerardo, 10, were abducted by their non-custodial father from Ennis, Texas on November 26, 2001. They were found safe in December 2009.
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Scott Almaguer
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Almaguer, 6, was abducted by his non-custodial mother from Houston, Texas on January 26, 2001. He was found safe in December 2009.
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George Steven Yager
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Yager, 47, disappeared from Sacramento, California on June 13, 1997. The next day, his body was found in the 4300 block of Garden Highway. He had been murdered. Yager's remains weren't identified until December 2009, twelve and a half years after his death. His homicide is under investigation.
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Donna Mae Dowell
The Sacramento Bee
Dowell, 68, disappeared from Milpitas, California on December 20, 2008. In December 2009, her body was found in her abandoned 2002 Honda Accord parked three hundred yards offroad at Ed Levin County Park in rural Santa Clara County, not far from Milpitas. Investigators are still trying to determine how Dowell died, but she had been depressed and suicidal prior to her disappearance.
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Flor De Maria Escobar
The San Jose Mercury News
The San Francisco Chronicle
The Mountain View Voice
Escobar, 15, disappeared from West Valley City, Utah on March 3, 2008. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Angela Mabel Perriera
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Perriera, 30, disappeared from South Lake Tahoe, California on November 25, 1986. She was located in October 2009. Further details are unavailable.
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Emily Suarez
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Suarez, 1, was allegedly abducted by her non-custodial mother from New York City, New York on October 25, 2007. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Wesley Talmadge McMurray Jr.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
McMurray, 48, disappeared from Lawrenceville, Georgia on March 28, 2009. In December 2009, his skeletal remains were found under a mobile home in Gwinnett, Georgia. His death is under investigation and is being treated as a possible homicide.
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Vanika Meekings
WSB Atlanta
Meekings, 13, ran away from her Chicago, Illinois home on October 25, 2008. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Karen Esmeralda Valenzuela
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Valenzuela, 15, ran away from her Grand Rapids, Michigan home on July 4, 2005. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Monica Omena Ofurie
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Ofurie, 5, was allegedly abducted by her non-custodial mother from Lynn, Massachusetts on October 20, 2007. She was found safe in November 2009.
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Randy Delyn Bratschi
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Bratschi, 54, disappeared from Florence, South Carolina on November 26, 2004. In July 2009, his skeletal remains were found buried under his former residence, a trailer off Old Georgetown Road between Scranton and Coward, South Carolina. The body wasn't identified until December. Bratschi's wife has been charged with his murder, and her son has been charged with misprison of a felony for not reporting the crime. Investigators stated more arrests are possible.
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Bonnie Lueann Woods-Cale
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The South Carolina Morning News
Woods-Cale, 27, disappeared from Elkins, West Virginia on March 24, 2002. In November 2009, her skeletal remains were found under a shed on her husband's property. She had been beaten to death. The body was identified in December and Woods-Cale's husband has been charged with murder.
Molina, 15, ran away from her Independence, Missouri home on April 20, 2007. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Yuliana Mendoza-Orozco, Yovana Orozco and Alvaro Valencia Jr.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Siblings Yuliana, 6, Yovana, 10, and Alvaro, 7, were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial mother from Woodlake, California on July 21, 2008. The children were found safe in December 2009.
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Oscar James Avendano and Alessandra Avendano Palmer
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Siblings Oscar, 3, and Alessandra, 5 months, were allegedly abducted by their non-custodial father from Orick, California on March 21, 2006. The children were found safe in December 2009.
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Raul Jaime Lara
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Lara, 44, disappeared from Woodland, California on September 12, 2006. In July 2009, his skeletal remains were found behind an appliance store in the 200 block of Fernhill Avenue in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The body wasn't identified until December. Lara's death remains under investigation.
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James Earl Foreman
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Foreman, 47, disappeared from Clarke County, Alabama on September 15, 2006. In December 2009, he was found alive and well in Columbus, Mississippi. Further details are unavailable.
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Secilia Romero Zamudio
The South Alabamian
Zamudio, 4, was abducted by her non-custodial grandparents from Wenatchee, Washington on December 23, 1992. She was found safe in October 2009.
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Michael Lorusso Jr.
For the Lost
Lorusso, 8, was allegedly abducted by his non-custodial mother from College Point, New York on June 27, 1996. He was found safe in November 2009.
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Marta Alicia Piedras
For the Lost
Piedras, 7, was allegedly abducted by her non-custodial father and grandmother from Orick, California on July 1, 1998. She was found safe in August 2009.
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Caleb Wade Doyle
For the Lost
Doyle, 1, was abducted by his non-custodial mother from Abbeville, South Carolina on January 9, 2008. He was found safe in December 2009.
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Karla Torres
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Torres, 13, ran away from her Winter Haven, Florida home on January 8, 2008. She was found safe in December 2009.
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Brittany Marie Walker
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Walker, 15, ran away from her Battle Creek, Michigan home on June 12, 2007. She was found safe in November 2009.
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Lucina Ramos
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Ramos, 16, ran away from her Burney, California home on March 30, 2007. She was found safe in November 2009.
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Victor Min Nakada
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Nakada, 5, was abducted by his non-custodial mother from Oceanside, California on April 17, 1997. He was found safe in November 2009.
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
