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Lawmaker Outs Suspect in 1970 Cheryl Grimmer Case
Lawmaker Outs Suspect in 1970
Case of Missing British Toddler
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Oct 26, 2025 7:01 AM CDT

Lawmaker Outs Suspect in 1970 Case of Missing British Toddler

Brother says police believe man dubbed 'Mercury' assaulted and killed 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer

(Newser) - More than 50 years after 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from an Australian beach, a key person of interest in the case has been named in parliament, reigniting calls for justice in the decades-old mystery, per the BBC . The British toddler disappeared in 1970 from Fairy Meadow beach in Wollongong, where...

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...

It Took 20 Years to Identify 'the Woman in Pink'
After 20 Years, 'the Woman
in Pink' Has a Name
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Sep 28, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

After 20 Years, 'the Woman in Pink' Has a Name

Interpol's Identify Me initiative counts another win in naming Russia's Liudmila Zavada

(Newser) - After two decades, authorities have identified a woman whose body was discovered beside a roadside near Barcelona, Spain. Once known only as "the woman in pink" for her color-matched shirt, pants, and shoes, she's been identified as Liudmila Zavada, a 31-year-old Russian citizen, believed to have died...

Elk Hunters Found Dead After Weeklong Search in the Wild
Young Hunters Found Dead
After Backcountry Search
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Sep 23, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Young Hunters Found Dead After Backcountry Search

Andrew Porter, Ian Stasko likely killed by lightning: coroner

(Newser) - Preliminary information indicates that the two 25-year-old men killed while hunting elk in Colorado's backcountry last week may have been struck by lightning, the county coroner told People Monday. The injuries to the bodies of Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko were consistent with "a pretty intense electrical jolt,...

Nearly 200 Dead After Boat Accidents in Congo

Scores are still missing after 2 mishaps in Equateur province

(Newser) - Two separate boat accidents this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 193 people and left scores missing, authorities and state media reported on Friday. The accidents happened on Wednesday and Thursday, about 95 miles apart in the northwestern Equateur province, per the AP .
  • Accident No. 1:
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For 2nd Time This Week, Disaster at Alaskan Glacier

Italian researcher missing after falling into stream, days after US man is found dead near Mendenhall

(Newser) - A researcher from Italy is missing after falling into a stream on Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier, just days after the body of another man, a hiker from Arizona, was found off a trail near the glacier, authorities said. According to the state's Department of Public Safety, wildlife troopers received...

Swimmer Dove in for a Race, Never 'Exited the Sea'

Turkish authorities search for Russia's Nikolai Svechnikov, who vanished during Bosporus swim

(Newser) - Coast guard and maritime police vessels in Istanbul were searching Monday for a Russian swimmer who went missing during a cross-Bosporus race a day earlier, Turkish state-run media reported. The swimmer, named by the Anadolu news agency as Nikolai Svechnikov, failed to complete the 4-mile annual race from Istanbul's...

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...

Alleged Killer Mom Among 'Most Wanted' Is Nabbed

Cindy Rodriguez Singh charged in relation to disabled son's 2022 disappearance

(Newser) - A Texas mother on the FBI's "Top 10 Most Wanted" list has been captured more than two years after fleeing overseas following the disappearance of her 6-year-old son. Cindy Rodriguez Singh, 40, faces charges of capital murder and fleeing prosecution in connection with the presumed death of...

Last Text From NC Teen Who Vanished in Florida: 'Help Me'

Body of Giovanni Pelletier, 18, found in Florida after he vacationed there with family

(Newser) - An 18-year-old from North Carolina whose family says he vanished under "deeply troubling and suspicious circumstances" has been found dead in Florida after vacationing there. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Thursday that a body found Aug. 8 in a retention pond in Bradenton is indeed that...

Is Austin Tice Dead or Alive? We May Never Know
Is Austin Tice Dead or Alive?
We May Never Know
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Aug 13, 2025 12:43 PM CDT

Is Austin Tice Dead or Alive? We May Never Know

Washington Post explores the man, the search, and the mystery, 13 years after disappearance in Syria

(Newser) - It's been 13 years since the last visual proof that Austin Tice was alive. The US journalist believed to have been taken prisoner in Syria by Bashar al-Assad's regime in August 2012, appeared in a video released the following month. But all these years later, Tice's parents...

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...

3 Men Who Went Fishing Near Memphis Found Dead

'Once you get into that water, you cannot get out of the Mississippi. It will take you'

(Newser) - Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Search and rescue teams with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and other Memphis-area agencies began looking for the men Tuesday evening after...

Lilac Shirt Found in Jungle May Belong to Missing American

Raymond Vincent Ashcroft went missing in Guatemala in 2023

(Newser) - Deep in the Guatemalan jungle, human remains and a lilac shirt have surfaced, possibly solving the mysterious disappearance of a US bird-watcher lost for more than two years near the ancient city of Tikal. The shirt, sandals, and shorts found along with the bones match what Raymond Vincent Ashcroft,...

Number of Missing in Texas Floods Drops Dramatically

It's down to 3 in Kerr County, where nearly all those on the list were confirmed as safe

(Newser) - The number of people missing after the July 4 floods in Texas has been revised in the best possible way: In hard-hit Kerr County, the figure is now only three, reports NBC News . That's down from nearly 100 days ago in the county and from a peak of...

American Who Vanished in Himalayas Turns Up 9 Days Later

Family says it's a 'miracle' that Samuel Vengrinovich, found with broken arm, is alive

(Newser) - A California native who vanished during a Himalayan trek has turned up alive in what his family calls a "miracle." Per NBC Bay Area , 44-year-old Samuel Vengrinovich was last seen on June 6 near Dharamsala as he set off on a glacial hike. Sister Natasha Vengrinovich of San...

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...

Father-Daughter Hike Turns Fatal
Father-Daughter
Hikers Died Apart
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Jun 5, 2025 8:15 AM CDT

Father-Daughter Hikers Died Apart

Esther Keiderling's body found 1K feet from that of her father on Maine's Mount Katahdin

(Newser) - The body of a 28-year-old woman was discovered Wednesday on Maine's highest mountain, which she'd set out to hike with her father. Esther Keiderling's body was discovered around 1pm "in a boulder area between the Cathedral and Saddle Trails off the Tablelands," about 1,000...

They Thought They Were Going to a Gig. Now, a Tragic End

Bodies of 5 missing Mexican musicians found near US border, with suspicions directed at Gulf Cartel

(Newser) - Five members of the band Grupo Fugitivo, which performed Mexican regional music at parties and other events, had been missing since Sunday. Now comes sad news on their fate: Authorities say the bodies of the men, ages 20 to 40, have been found on the outskirts of the Mexican city...

Utah Student Vanished in 1973. His Remains Have Been Found

Remains found last year are those of 23-year-old college student Douglas Brick, who vanished in '73

(Newser) - "On October 12, 1973, Douglas Brick walked out of his dorm ... and vanished." That's how the University of Utah starts the tale of one of its most famous former students, a 23-year-old senior from Pocatello, Idaho, who seemingly disappeared into thin air more than five decades ago,...

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