Missing Person
A 19-year-old Brighton woman, Emma L. Oppedisano, was found safe Tuesday afternoon after spending the night lost in Ellison Park. A mountain biker who had been shown her photo by deputies spotted her in a wooded area. She was hospitalized with minor exposure-related injuries and reunited with her family. Authorities say there is no indication […]
Lil Jon’s 27-year-old son, Nathan Smith—who performs as DJ Young Slade—has been reported missing in Milton, Georgia. Police say he ran from his home around 6 a.m. on Feb. 3, left on foot without his phone, and may be disoriented and in need of help; friends and family are concerned for his safety. The family […]
Kaura Taylor, previously reported missing in Texas, has been discovered living in a Scottish forest among a self-declared “African tribe” called the Kingdom of Kubala. Now going by “Asnat,” Taylor denies she is missing and claims spiritual fulfillment with the group, which rejects local laws and believes in divine governance by “Yahowah.” The tribe is […]
Tiffany Slaton survived 24 days alone in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains thanks to her survival skills and mental resilience. A fall and avalanche stranded her, forcing her to self-treat serious injuries and survive on leeks, snow, and pine tea. A trained archer and horticulturist, Slaton journaled daily to stay sane. She endured 13 snowstorms and […]
A Rochester family is going through a rollercoaster of emotions after learning their sister, Shanice Crews—declared dead in early 2024—is actually alive and living in Detroit. Shanice had been missing since 2021, and in April 2024, police told her family she had died from a drug overdose. Due to the body’s condition, no one was […]
Luis Armando Albino, who was kidnapped as a 6-year-old from a California park in 1951, has been found alive on the East Coast after seven decades. Thanks to a DNA test taken by his niece, Alida Alequin, Albino’s identity was confirmed by police. Albino was abducted from an Oakland park by a woman who took […]
Human bones discovered in a Wisconsin music store chimney in 1989 have been identified as Ronnie Joe Kirk, who last contacted his relatives in 1970. The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit specializing in identifying unknown persons through genealogy, confirmed the identification this week. Kirk, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was born in 1942, adopted, married twice, […]
Following the explosive press conference in the Carlee Russell disappearance, social media has a lot of thoughts. While Hoover, Alabama, detectives were careful not to call her disappearance a hoax, they pointed out multiple eyebrow-raising facts regarding the alleged kidnapping. Russell’s Google searches came into question as she researched topics such as the maximum age for Amber Alerts, one-way bus ticket to Nashville, and ways to […]
An Alabama woman who went missing last week and made national news returned home over the weekend. Reports say Carlee Russell went missing last Wednesday night after she reported seeing a toddler walking on the highway in Alabama. Carlee Russell was on the phone with a family member when she stopped her car to check […]
Jelani “JJ” Day had been living in Bloomington, where he aspired to be a doctor and attend Illinois State University. Day had been missing for about a month. Two days after his disappearance, his car was found in Peru, a small city an hour north of Bloomington. The police stated that his white Chrysler 300 […]
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