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.
Joseph Douglas Bear
Joseph, 16, ran away from his Christmas, Florida home on November 12, 2010. He was found safe in May 2013.
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Joseph Mora
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Joseph, 17, ran away from his Santa Fe, New Mexico home on January 23, 2011. He was found safe in May 2013.
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Ashlyn Ceri Wilson
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Ashlyn, 8 months, was abducted by her non-custodial mother from Dallas, Oregon on July 20, 1995. She and her grandfather went to the Polk County, Oregon Sheriff's Office and identified themselves in May 2013. Ashlyn's mother, Tara, was subsequently arrested on contempt of court charges stemming from Ashlyn's abduction. Tara has since bailed out of jail. Ashlyn is now 18 and her searching father hopes to reunite with her.
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Daniel S. Burroughs
KPTV
Burroughs, 60, disappeared from Hamilton Township, New Jersey on August 14, 2007. In May 2013, his remains were found in two containers inside a closet in his home. His wife has been charged with murder; authorities believe she stabbed him to death.
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Sherry Jean Leighty
NBC Philadelphia
Leighty, 22, disappeared from Altoona, Pennsylvania on September 26, 1999. In the spring of 2013, her father-in-law confessed to killing her and lead police to her body, which was buried on his family's property. He has been charged with murder.
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Charlotte Marie Mower
The Altoona Mirror
Mower, 36, disappeared from Salt Lake City, Utah on October 28, 2001. In February 2003, her remains were found in Needles, California. They were identified by DNA in May 2013.
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Diane Corado
Fox 13 Salt Lake City
Corado, 57, was abducted by her ex-boyfriend, Kenneth L. Patterson, from her residence in Penbrook, Pennsylvania on December 19, 2010. When Patterson was located, Corado wasn't with him and he wouldn't reveal her whereabouts. In March 2011, he was charged with Corado's murder. He is awaiting trial. In May 2013, Patterson lead the authorities to Corado's body. He'd dumped it near a creek in Camden, New Jersey.
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Matthew Dean Snyder
The Bucks County Courier Times
WPVI-TV
Snyder, 18, disappeared from Springfield, Missouri on February 6, 2009. He was located during the summer of 2012.
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Danae Gene Nachtman
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Danae, 2, was abducted by her non-custodial mother from Miami, Florida on November 15, 2004. She was found safe in May 2013.
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Michael Andres Hudson
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Michael, 1, was abducted by his non-custodial mother from Houston, Texas on August 9, 1998. He was found safe in May 2013.
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Alan Jose Naranjo and Nathan Jesus Naranjo
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Alan, 2, and Nathan, 3, were abducted by their non-custodial father from Aurora, Illinois on August 1, 2005. They were found safe in May 2013.
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Giovanni Alexander Anderson and Gisselle Sabel Anderson
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Giovanni, 7, and Gisselle, 10, were abducted by their non-custodial mother from Lynnwood, Washington on March 29, 2004. Their sister Eowynne, 3, was taken also. In May 2013, Giovanni and Gisselle were found safe in Spain. Eowynne died of natural causes while they all were missing.
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Marilyn T. Washington
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Marilyn, 15, ran away from her Madison, Wisconsin home on November 4, 2009. She was found safe in May 2013.
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Tawny Rebecca Norris
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Tawny, 13, ran away from her Cypress, Texas home on April 29, 2009. She was found safe in May 2013.
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Pamela June McDonald
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
McDonald, 39, disappeared from Midland County, Texas on April 2, 2009. In 2012, her skeletal remains were found in a very remote area in Upton County, Texas. She was identified in April 2013. Her death is considered suspicious and remains under investigation.
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Annie Mae Hughes
CBS 7
Hughes, 45, disappeared from Tiptonville, Tennessee on December 4, 1982. She left home with a male companion, L.V. Young, and never returned. A month later, their vehicle was found in the Mississippi River with Young's body inside. Hughes remained missing until May 2013, when her remains were identified. They had washed ashore on the banks of the river in a small Arkansas town 150 miles from where she disappeared.
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Amanda Marie Berry and Georgina Lynn DeJesus
WBBJ 7
Amanda, 16, disappeared from Cleveland, Ohio on April 21, 2003; Georgina, 14, disappeared from the same city on April 2, 2004. Although the girls didn't know one another, but they disappeared within blocks of each other and authorities believed their cases were connected. In May 2013, both girls were found alive. They had apparently been held captive in a house in Cleveland for years along with Michelle Knight, who disappeared in 2000 at the age of twenty. Amanda was able to escape the house with a neighbor's help, and called the police. She reportedly gave birth to a daughter during the time she was missing.Amanda and Georgina have both been reunited with their searching families. They are now 27 and 23 years old. Ariel Castro, the man who lived in the house, has been arrested, and two of his brothers are also considered suspects in the females' abductions. The investigation is ongoing and many questions have yet to be answered.