RESEARCH BLOG.

The field of missing persons contains many myths. Why, you may ask? First, missing person cases are often discussed in the context of...

Twenty-two-year-old Gabby Petito was reported missing on September 11th, 2021, while on a cross-country van trip with her fiancé, Brian...

The case of a surgical implant found inside a Queensland crocodile has highlighted the challenges forensic scientists face when trying to...

As part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or...

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have watched in horror as harrowing outcomes have been documented in long-term care...

I am writing this blog in follow up to Lorna Ferguson’s insightful post from January 26, 2021: “We Need Usable National Data on Missing...

When a child goes missing it is a common approach for law enforcement, charities, and the family and friends of that missing child to...

In Sweden, the search for high-risk missing persons is a police task based on the Act of Civil Protection—the law which states the...

In the wake of sustained protests and calls to defund police forces, cities across North America have been busily engaging in police...

Between 70-80,000 people are reported missing in Canada each year, including more than 50,000 children. Despite these numbers, there are...