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10 Years of Dateline: Missing in America

It’s been 10 years since Dateline began the Missing In America online series. Of the more than 500 people we’ve featured in the last decade, 218 are still missing. These are their stories. Read and share them. You may be the key to bringing someone home.

Reward of up to $60K being offered in case of missing Georgia mother Tiffany Foster

A reward of up to $60,000 is being offered for information that leads to the 35-year-old’s whereabouts.

Upstate New York woman still missing month after celebrating birthday at bowling alley in Queens

Destini Smothers, 26, had traveled from her home in Troy, New York to Queens to attend a funeral in early November. On November 3, 2020, she was celebrating her birthday with friends at Bowlero, a bowling alley in Queens. She left with her boyfriend, who later told the family that they were in Destini’s black 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid when they got into an argument. He said they were stopped along Grand Central Parkway when she got out of the car, leaving her purse, ID, wallet behind. The New York Police Department and the Troy Police Department are investigating.

Search continues for teen with autism months after she disappeared from Arizona home

Fifteen-year-old Alicia Navarro was last seen at her home in Glendale, Arizona, in the very early morning hours of September 15, 2019. When her parents woke up, she was gone and had left a note for them stating she would return. She never did. The Glendale Police Department is investigating.

Racine woman Lasheky Hill still missing four months later

Lasheky was last seen in Racine on the night of March 26. It was just one day before her birthday.

'Massive amount' of evidence recovered from Gilgo Beach murder suspect's home as police end search

The Suffolk County, N.Y., district attorney said there’s not enough evidence to say anyone was killed in Rex Heuermann's home.
Image: Authorities continue to work at the home of suspect Rex Heuermann in Massapequa Park, N.Y., on July 24, 2023.
Image: Authorities continue to work at the home of suspect Rex Heuermann in Massapequa Park, N.Y., on July 24, 2023.

Timothy Braddy’s Florida disappearance remains a mystery 7 months later

Timothy was last seen on December 10 in Citrus County, Florida. Days later, his car was found abandoned in Hernando County, Florida.
Kyani Reid
Kyani Reid

An Ohio State student missing for a month is found dead in a quarry

Amina Alhaj-Omar's family described her as "a soft and kind soul that demonstrated the utmost compassion and empathy" for all.
Amina Alhaj-Omar, 25, was initially reported missing on June 10.
Amina Alhaj-Omar, 25, was initially reported missing on June 10.

Foul play suspected in 2020 disappearance of Silver City, New Mexico woman

The 58-year-old mother and grandmother was last seen on July 3, 2020, in the Silver Acres area of Silver City, New Mexico.

Family searching for Bronx grandmother last seen in July 2021

62-year-old Elena De La Cruz was last seen leaving her apartment building on the weekend of July 9, 2021, around 11:30 p.m.

Houston mom often cried about her 'missing' son who was home the whole time, neighbor says

The mother of Rudy Farias would "start crying and say they haven’t found him,” said resident John Richardson, who lives across the street from them.
Jeanay Wyble, 24, of Houston, Texas. She is a neighbor of Rudy Farias who was initially believed to have been missing for eight years. Wyble said Farias has been coming over to her home almost everyday.
Jeanay Wyble, 24, of Houston, Texas. She is a neighbor of Rudy Farias who was initially believed to have been missing for eight years. Wyble said Farias has been coming over to her home almost everyday.

Houston teenager 'missing' for 8 years was at home the whole time, police say

Rudy Farias was 17 when his mom reported him missing on March 7, 2015. He returned home a day later, Houston police said.
Rudy Farias.
Rudy Farias.