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Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old girl who went missing while on a camping trip at a New York state park two days ago, has been found safe and a suspect has been detained, authorities said Monday evening. Police didn’t give specifics about where Charlotte was found, nor any additional details about the suspect. “Charlotte Sena has been located and in good health,” New York State Police said in a news release Monday. “A suspect is in custody. This is still an active investigation.” Charlotte, who was camping in Moreau Lake State Park with her family, went on a bike ride with...

Investigators in Utah have found remains they believe are those of a missing 5-year-old girl after the suspect provided a map of an area that authorities searched, a police chief said Wednesday afternoon. Alex Whipple, the uncle of the girl, was formally charged with aggravated murder and other charges. Investigators had held out hope of finding Elizabeth Shelley alive, police said.

Authorities in North Carolina say they have arrested a suspect in connection with the disappearance of 3-year-old Mariah Woods, a girl whom they believe is probably dead. Earl Kimrey, 32, believed to be the boyfriend of the child's mother, was apprehended Friday, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Department and FBI announced early Saturday. The Jacksonville, N.C., girl went missing late Saturday, prompting her father, Alex Woods, to question his ex-wife’s statement about the girl's whereabouts.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — The only thing holding the family together was a few extension cords. Jason Phillips, 15, tied himself to his father and then to his younger brother and sister using whatever random cords he could find in their home on Mill Hill Drive. By this point, they knew they were going into the flood water raging just outside the door, the water that would go on to knock their home off its foundation. But the water was too strong.

Police in Ohio along with The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are hoping the public can help solve a 35-year-old mystery. "Jane Doe" was found deceased in Miami County, Ohio in April of 1981. New testing was just completed on the pollen that was found on the clothing she was wearing and it indicates that she may have been from West Virginia. *****PICTURE ON LINK*******

Investigators in Massachusetts are seeking the public’s help to solve a horrific mystery and identify a little girl whose body was found in a trash bag on the shoreline of a Boston Harbor island. Though her remains were discovered last week by a woman out walking her dog, no one has come forward to report a child missing. A computer-generated composite image of the girl—dubbed “Baby Doe” –was created by the national Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

MORGAN HILL, Calif. — A 21-year-old suspect was taken into custody Monday in connection with the disappearance of Morgan Hill teen Sierra La Mar, according to authorities. KTVU confirmed Monday evening that Santa Clara sheriff's deputies were holding 21-year-old Antolin Garcia-Torres in custody as a suspect in the case. Garcia-Torres, a resident of San Martin, is the owner of the red VW Jetta that authorities sought and seized in connection with the case on May 8th. Garcia-Torres was being questioned about the disappearance of the 15-year old girl from Morgan Hill. At the Santa Clara County sheriff's office Monday night,...

One of the great things about the internet is how fast information can travel between friends, relatives, and strangers - especially when a situation is dire. When someone has a need, we can quickly respond with a few clicks of the keyboard to make things happen right away. That is hopefully the case with you, whoever you are, who happens to read this article today. ... "This girl goes to our church. Her name is Emily Wicks, she's 13 and has been missing since Dec 13th. It is believed that she had been trafficked! Please keep her and her family...

Missing Girl in Seattle Metro Area  Missing Girl in Seattle Metro Area - Document Transcript MISSING REWARD for information Kelsey Ray from Western Montana, 16 years of age, 5’6” tall, approximately 115 pounds, last seen in the Seattle Area on May 31, 2010 REWARD FOR INFORMATION Last seen with Mineral County Police Dept. Kegan Salter, (406) 822-3555, Age 18, 5’5” tall 911, local police or Her family (406) 544-3098  Please also see this Facebook page which was set up today Facebook - Find Kelsey Ray and here is her Mom's Twitter page: Monica Ray (montanamonica) on Twitter

More girls missing from the Houston area in past few weeks - ‘I wear my ribbon every day and every day I know we are closer to Ali coming home safe. I will also now be wearing my bracelets everyday! We miss you Ali and Alyssa misses you soo very much,” posted by Susan on the “Bring Home Ali Lowitzer” Facebook page. The wall of the Facebook page is adorned with heart-wrenching well wishes from friends and loved ones as well as statements of support from strangers across the nation. All of these people have come together via the social...

16 year old Alexandria Lowitzer disappeared after getting off her school bus a few feet from her home on April 26, 2010. Ali is a Girl Scout and an avid texter. Uncharacteristically, no one has heard from her since she disappeared. She has missed several team and personal events that she was looking forward to, leading to increasing concern about her safety...

Victoria Stafford’s father is vowing he won’t sleep until his missing eight-year-old daughter is found. The family of Rodney Stafford said Friday the man has been working non-stop to find his little girl since her disappearance from Woodstock, Ont., on Wednesday. “He has been awake since his day started at six o’clock Wednesday morning and then all of this happened,” Tori’s grandmother, Doreen Graichen, told Canwest News Service. “He started searching for Tori almost as soon as he found out that she was not to be found. He hasn’t been to sleep yet, and he refuses to.” Two days after...

SALT LAKE CITY - Officers have found the body of missing 5-year-old Destiny Norton in the basement of a home in her neighborhood and have arrested the man living there, police Chief Chris Burbank announced. The body was found at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Burbank said. The man being held for investigation of homicide was identified as Craig R. Gregerson, whose property abutted the back yard of the Nortons. Gregerson, 20, had a previous arrest for a domestic dispute, KTVX reported. "This is just devastating," said Zach Willner, one of the 10 young people, including the Nortons, who lived together. "The...

Vanished girl returns as woman By Jill King Greenwood TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, March 23, 2006 Tanya Kach was 14 when she walked out of her father's McKeesport home more than a decade ago. The Cornell Middle School eighth-grader vanished. There were no sightings. No phone calls. The case went cold and stayed that way until Tuesday - 10 years, one month and 11 days later -

A 13-year-old girl who had been missing from Jersey City since Monday was found early this morning in Brooklyn after she called her mother from a payphone, the authorities here said. The teenager left her house on Monday morning to walk to school but never arrived. Several hours later she began sending her mother text messages from her cell phone, claiming she had been adducted and was in danger. The Jersey City Police Department, along with the New Jersey State Police and Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, had been conducting an around-the-clock search for the girl, relying on information relayed from...

Amber Alert Issued for 8 Year old Nevada Girl Posted: Saturday July 23, 2005 10:06 AM CT The Lion county Sheriff's office and the state of Nevada issued the Amber Alert after the child was abducted Friday. Lydia Bethany-Rose Rupp 8 year old female. She's 4 feet 9 inches tall, 85 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. The suspect is Aguerro, Fernando P. (AKA Gonzales, Fernando) who is a Hispanic male approximately 48 years of age. He is 6 foot 1 inch tall and 175 pounds. He has black and gray hair and brown eyes. He's slim build with...

Charges may be filed against a family which manipulated photos of their missing daughter to spur rescue efforts, according to Texas officials. "It has become apparent that this family has provided false information to law enforcement and to the media for the purpose of extorting a greater level of assistance in the search for Francine Keyes," said Texas governor Rick Perry. "I can only say that this news is deeply disturbing to all of us, and that we are not ruling out the possibility of legal action." Francine Keyes, age 11, went missing from a camping trip with family friends...

Sex Offender Questioned Over Missing Girl RUSKIN, Fla. - Authorities investigating the weekend disappearance of a 13-year-old girl from her family's mobile home questioned a convicted sex offender who once had a relationship with her mother, officials said. Volunteers continued searching Thursday for Sarah Michelle Lunde, who has a troubled past and has run away before, Hillsborough County Sheriff's David Gee said. But she has usually returned after a few hours, and officials don't believe this is "a typical runaway," he said. The man being questioned, 36-year-old David Onstott, was arrested Tuesday night in an unrelated incident in nearby Apollo...

"Clearwater, Florida - It's been two weeks since Jessica Lunsford’s father discovered his daughter was missing from her room. The family is holding out hope the nine-year-old girl will be found safe, despite days of searching that turned up nothing.The case is a lot like that of Zachary Bernhardt who disappeared on September 11, 2000. Like Jessica, the eight-year-old Clearwater boy was home at bedtime, but gone by morning. As with Jessica's disappearance there was an all-out search, still Zachary remains missing....

Greta on Fox: Jessica not the only missing child in this family; police may have suspect.