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Dog Leads Cop Right to Missing Elderly Woman

Sheriff's deputy ran into Eeyore not far from where 86-year-old had fallen in Destin, Florida

(Newser) - A dog named Eeyore turned into a rescuer, leading a Florida sheriff's deputy to where a missing 86-year-old woman had fallen while walking him, bodycam footage shows. The woman's husband reported her missing on the night of Sept. 25 after she didn't return from her walk in...

Bikers Unwittingly Find Lost Hiker in Her Underwear

Woman was barefoot and disoriented after 2 days in Idaho's wilderness

(Newser) - A missing hiker in central Idaho owes her rescue not to the search parties scouring the wilderness, but to a trio of mountain bikers who had no idea anyone was lost. Heather Wayment vanished Sept. 16 after heading out for a hike near the Prairie Creek area of Blaine...

Woman's Body Found After Video of Spouse Dragging Heavy Load

Cops: Sheylla Cabrera's remains were in Angeles National Forest, while husband has fled to Peru

(Newser) - The body of a missing woman was found in a Southern California forest days after her husband was recorded on surveillance video dragging something heavy out of their apartment complex north of Los Angeles, authorities said this week. Per the AP , Sheylla Cabrera, 33, of Lancaster was reported missing on...

Search on for Mom, Baby Who 'Vanished Into Thin Air'
After Family Visit, Mom, Baby
'Vanished Into Thin Air'
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Aug 3, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

After Family Visit, Mom, Baby 'Vanished Into Thin Air'

Whisper Owen, infant daughter have been missing in California for 2+ weeks

(Newser) - It's been more than two weeks since Whisper Owen and her 8-month-old daughter disappeared after visiting family in Fresno, California, and police are at a loss as to what happened to the two. "I'm desperate to find my daughter and her baby," Owen's mother, Vickie...

Missing Navy Sailor Found Dead, Another in Custody

Body of Angelina Resendiz was found in wooded area of Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday

(Newser) - The Navy sailor who disappeared from her barracks in Virginia late last month has been found dead. The body of Angelina Petra Resendiz was discovered Monday in a wooded area of Norfolk and identified Tuesday as belonging to the 21-year-old culinary specialist last seen on May 29, per CBS News...

Wisconsin Mother Missing Since 1962 Found Alive
Wisconsin Mother Missing
Since 1962 Found Alive
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May 10, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

Wisconsin Mother Missing Since 1962 Found Alive

Police say she chose to leave her family

(Newser) - A Wisconsin cold case dating back more than 60 years has ended with the missing woman found alive. Audrey Backeberg, now 82, vanished from her family's home on July 7, 1962, when she was 20 years old and a mother of two. The Sauk County Sheriff's Office...

Last Person to See Missing Student: I Thought I Saved Her

Joshua Riibe says he fought to get Sudiksha Konanki to shore after they were hit by a wave

(Newser) - The last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki alive told authorities he thought he'd saved her life in the Dominican Republic. During his fourth interview with prosecutors on Wednesday, Joshua Riibe said the pair were frolicking in waist-deep water near their Punta Cana resort in...

Cops Name Person of Interest Around Missing Spring Breaker

He's believed to be the man who went into the ocean with Sudiksha Konanki, 20

(Newser) - US authorities have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic. The man—named by CBS News as 24-year-old Joshua Riibe—was identified Wednesday by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where Konanki hails from. The sheriff'...

Missing Spring Breaker May Have Gotten Caught in Big Wave

Sudiksha Konanki vanished in Punta Cana last week

(Newser) - The University of Pittsburgh student who vanished during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic may have gotten caught in a big wave. Authorities say Sudiksha Konanki, 20, had gone to a nightclub Wednesday night with a group of people who then visited a Punta Cana beach in the...

University of Pittsburgh Student Disappears on Spring Break Trip

Sudiksha Konanki was in Punta Cana with friends

(Newser) - A 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student disappeared in the Dominican Republic last week while on a spring break trip. Sudiksha Konanki was with five other female Pitt students on a trip to Punta Cana when she was reported missing Thursday, NBC News reports. Local authorities believe she went missing between...

Hannah Kobayashi: I'm 'Still Processing It All'

30-year-old Hawaii woman says her focus now is on 'my healing, my peace, and my creativity'

(Newser) - After being located in Mexico , Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is back in the United States. The 30-year-old was en route to New York when she missed a connecting flight in Los Angeles last month and then vanished. Authorities ultimately determined she had crossed...

LAPD: Hannah Kobayashi Has Been Found Safe

'This has become a private matter and we will wrap up our investigation,' police say

(Newser) - Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, has been found safe, the Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles, and her disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation. Other details about her disappearance, as well as where...

Report Claims Hannah Kobayashi Was Secretly Married

Anonymous sources indicate she may have been part of an immigration scheme

(Newser) - The latest twist in the Hannah Kobayashi case: Sources say the missing Hawaii woman may have been secretly married as part of an immigration scam. Police say Kobayashi, 30, flew to Los Angeles and then intentionally missed a connecting flight to New York before walking into Mexico, alone and unharmed...

Search for Woman in Sinkhole Just Got More Complicated

Authorities describe integrity issues in the abandoned mine below

(Newser) - It's becoming dangerous to continue exploring an abandoned mine linked to a sinkhole, which is believed to have consumed a missing woman in Pennsylvania , authorities said Wednesday. The search continues for 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, whose vehicle was found 20 feet from the newly opened sinkhole in Unity Township. Experts...

Husband Charged With Killing Wife Who Vanished Months Ago

Naresh Bhatt was first charged with moving a body weeks after Mamta Kafle disappeared

(Newser) - Naresh Bhatt was charged with murder Monday, about four months after the Virginia man's wife disappeared. Bhatt's previous charge of concealing a body was upgraded to murder and physically defiling a dead body, the Washington Post reports. The 37-year-old's lawyer has argued Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, is...

Police Say Missing Hawaii Woman Walked Into Mexico

Hannah Kobayashi is now considered a 'voluntary missing person'

(Newser) - Authorities say surveillance video from the US Border Patrol shows Hannah Kobayashi, the 30-year-old Hawaii woman who went missing in Los Angeles last month, crossing into Mexico the day after her family last heard from her. Kobayashi flew into Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8 but missed her connecting...

Ex-MLB Pitcher's Missing Daughter Is Found

Arrest warrant had been out for former boyfriend of Brenna Swindell, daughter of Greg Swindell

(Newser) - The daughter of an ex-MLB pitcher, who went missing last week, has been found. Brenna Swindell—a 29-year-old mom of three and the daughter of Greg Swindell, who last played for the Arizona Diamondbacks before retiring in 2002—hadn't been seen since Thursday night, per ABC News . That's...

The Search for Cult 'Witches' Who Disappeared in 1998

Alta's Geoffrey Gray goes on the hunt for the followers of Carlos Casteneda

(Newser) - The story starts off in a typical fashion: a cult leader gains notoriety and wealth, purchases a compound, and fills it with disciples, primarily young women, who serve as his sexual subordinates. But in reporter Geoffrey Gray's twisty examination in Alta of Carlos Castaneda and his sect of devoted...

Man Who Reported Wife Missing Is Now Charged

Daniel Paduchowski made unusual movements before calling police, is suspected of killing her

(Newser) - An Arizona man who reported his wife missing on Sunday is now suspected of killing her, police say. Daniel Paduchowski told Flagstaff police that Kelly Paduchowski, 45, went for a run and swim around 1:30pm local time on Sunday but failed to return. Her phone had pinged near Schultz...

Mom: Resort Where Daughter Went Missing 'Unsettling'

Colette Seymore, mom of Taylor Casey of Chicago, wants FBI to get involved in Bahamas search

(Newser) - Nearly two weeks after Chicago's Taylor Casey disappeared in the Bahamas , her family is frustrated by what they see as a bare minimum search effort and pleading with the FBI to get involved. Casey, 41, was last seen June 19 at Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island. The...

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