missing children

Calif. boy, 4, who disappeared from campground found safe after 22 hours alone in wilderness

The sheriff's office thanked members of the public who volunteered to join the search, “kept their eyes peeled, spread the word on social media and sent prayers up.”

Desperate search underway for missing 8-month-old last seen in April who tested positive for meth at birth

The parents and grandparents of an 8-month-old girl who has been missing since April were arrested last week as Kentucky police on Tuesday started searching the woods near their home...

State police give update on cold case after woman claims to be Pa. girl who vanished in 1985

“If you wanted your 15 minutes of fame, you’ve already blown it,” Cherrie's mother said. “People are mean, they are cruel, but this affects me really crazy.”

Woman claims to be 8-year-old Pa. girl who vanished from bus stop in 1985

“I wish that we [every investigator who has looked into Cherrie's case] could all get together and sit and talk," Cherrie's mom said. “There's something somebody missed somewhere, and somebody...

Troubling video shows Fla. teen Madeline Soto's alleged killer casually reporting her missing

Stephan Michael Sterns, 37, is charged with the Feb. 26 killing of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.

Missing Texas teen found 63 miles away from home after leaving chilling 'goodbye' note for family

“Everybody’s read this letter and they’re like, that’s not Geneva. That’s just not her.”

Missing boy's grandma reveals where she thinks he is 13 years after his disappearance

Linda Pitzen, after "torturing" herself trying to decipher the note, along with her family, is convinced her grandson is still alive.

Unrepentant killer dad refuses to give up location of 5-year-old's body after he beat her to death

Adam Montgomery stuffed his daughter's body in a tote bag, then a cooler and the freezer at the restaurant where he worked -- before disposing of it in an unknown...

Body found stashed in duffel bag identified as missing 4-year-old Damari Carter

Police in Philadelphia said a body found in a trash-strewn alley in March has been identified as 4-year-old Damari Carter, who was allegedly beaten to death last year and thrown...

Parking valet, 26, accused of snatching Slack co-founder's kid is charged with unlawful intercourse with a minor

Christopher “Kio” Dizefalo, 26, is accused of enticing the 16-year-old into running away with him.

Slack co-founder's missing teen found in van with 26-year-old who's now facing charges

A man a decade older than the teenage child of Slack’s co-founder and former CEO has been arrested after the pair were found in a van together in San Francisco.

Family outraged after passersby ignore teen girl's body in driveway after mysterious death

A 15-year-old girl was found dead in the driveway of a San Francisco home under mysterious circumstances -- and her family is outraged after they say passerby ignored her body.

Mother's boyfriend charged with first-degree murder in death of Madeline Soto

Stephan Michael Sterns, 37, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday.

Slack co-founder's kid reported missing, believed to be in notorious San Fran district

Stewart Butterfield co-founded messaging app Slack in 2013 but left the company after Salesforce acquired the platform for $28 billion in 2021.

Missing 12-year-old NYC girl reunited with family after disappearing five days earlier -- AirTag used to find her

Victorious "Tori" Perozo was reunited with her family Sunday after she failed to come home from her Queens school Tuesday morning, police confirmed in an update.

NYC girl, 12, missing after running away from home as her AirTag leads family on search all over city: sister

A 12-year-old Brooklyn girl has been missing since Tuesday after she ran away from home, the girl’s distraught sister told The Post.

Cops say 'no evidence' missing tot Elijah Vue was abducted after searching yard from Netflix series

"I get asked a lot, do I still think he's alive? I don't know. That's the sad truth of the matter."

Police track down blanket Elijah Vue, 3, was carrying when he vanished from Wisconsin home

Police said Elijah was "possibly carrying" the blanket in the boy's initial missing persons alert

Missing 12-year-old boy, thought to be a runaway, found locked up alone overnight in Target: officials

A 12-year-old boy who was reported missing over the weekend was found early Monday morning inside an Ohio Target store, where he had stowed away all alone overnight, authorities said.

California mom wanted for kidnapping toddler son, fleeing to Mexico

Brigette Benitez, 31, failed to return her 16-month-old son Miguel Eduardo Medina, to his foster family on Feb. 6.