Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Government Assistance for Cases of Missing and Unidentified Persons

This is the best news in a long time! While it's not the magic pill for all the ails us in our cause, it's a huge step forward to help find our missing loved ones and give a name to the unidentified. Helping with the Campaign for the Missing may fill in some of the other gaps.

Government Assistance for Cases of Missing and Unidentified Persons

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS INITIATIVE (NAMUS)

Initiative Will Include Database to Provide National Search and Match of Unidentified Human Remains with Records of Missing Persons

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice today announced the launch of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Initiative (NamUs) to provide the nation's medical examiners, coroners, victim advocates, law enforcement agencies and the general public with the ability to simultaneously search the records of missing persons and unidentified human remains in an effort to solve cases.

"Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has emphasized the importance of providing families and law enforcement with the important information that is often critical to solving missing person and unidentified dead cases," said Assistant Attorney General Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). "OJP is proud to lead in addressing this critical problem and fulfilling the request of the Attorney General to improve this nation's ability to identify the missing and put names to the unidentified dead."

Developed by the National Institute of Justice; OJP's research, development, and evaluation component, NamUs provides a national database for unidentified remains for the use of medical examiners and coroners. Ultimately, NamUs will link records from the unidentified remains database with missing persons records through a search and matching tool. NamUs will also serve as a national repository for information on unidentified remains, and missing persons and the resources from around the country. It will be designed to facilitate the work of the diverse community of individuals and organizations who investigate missing and unidentified persons. The NamUs Web site is located at www.namus.gov. The vast majority of unidentified remains cases are currently inaccessible for law enforcement investigative purposes, and are not available to the general public. NamUs will provide an additional tool for law enforcement; and access for medical examiners, coroners, missing person clearinghouses, and the public to track and solve these cases.

The creation of NamUs was motivated by an overwhelming need for a central reporting system for unidentified remains cases. Once complete, NamUs will provide access nationally to clearinghouse capabilities for reporting, locating and matching missing persons records to unidentified remains records. NamUs will use matching formulas that continuously search for similarities between missing person and unidentified person records. Individuals will be able to search the NamUs database using characteristics such as demographics, anthropologic assessments, dental information and distinct body features.

The Office of Justice Programs, headed by Assistant Attorney General Regina B. Schofield, provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice and assist victims. OJP has five component bureaus: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and the Office for Victims of Crime. Additionally, OJP has two program offices: the Community Capacity Development Office, which incorporates the Weed and Seed strategy, and the Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking Office (SMART). More information can be found at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

Be sure to check out the corresponding sites:

http://www.identifyus.org/

This website was developed and is maintained as a public service project of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and The International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME). It is designed to assist in the identification of deceased persons whose names and identities have not yet been established. It includes cases from throughout the United States.

http://www.find-the-missing.org/index.htm

Find-the-Missing.org is being designed to improve the quality and quantity of missing persons data and to simplify the reporting and management of missing persons cases for the justice community and the general public. Law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, and other members of the justice community as well as family members are able to log on to the database to enter data regarding missing persons. The system also provides access to a clearinghouse capability for missing persons that is available not only to law enforcement, but also to the general public.

Kelly Jolkowski,
Mother of Missing Jason Jolkowski
President and Founder,
Project Jason
http://www.projectjason.org
Forum for News and Information
http://projectjason.powweb.com/dpforum/

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Fight For The Missing Kara Kopetsky



Fight For The Missing
The ChildSeek Network is pleased to announce our next "Fight For the Missing Event".
On July 27, 2007, Franchesca Alcanter (The Chosen) will take the case of missing Kara Kopetsky to the ring. Alcanter will be participating in a Titan Entertainment Event.

The event will take place on July 27, 2007 at 8pm
T-Bones Stadium
1800 Village West Parkway
Kansas City, KS

Franchesca will also appear at Side PocketsMissouri - Blue Springs
1237 SW 7 Highway
Blue Springs, MO 64014
Phone: 816-224-5454

Sunday, July 8, 2007
2pm to sign autographs and raffle off autographed boxing gloves.


KARA ELISE KOPETSKY
Missing since: May 4th, 2007 | Age: 17
Location: BELTON, Missouri, Height: 5'5", Weight: approx. 110lbs
Gender: F Race: White/Caucasian Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel
Distinguishing Features: Kara's ears are pierced twice. Her navel is pierced. Kara has a scar on her forehead.
Belton Police believe Kara Kopetsky was seen on Thursday in Louisburg, Kan. in the company of a young man. This sighting is uncomfirmed.

Kopetsky, 17, was reported missing earlier this month. She was last seen before her disappearance at Belton High School on May 4. She is described as a white female standing 5-foot-5 and 125 pounds. She has hazel eyes and brown hair.

Police released a composite sketch of the person Kopetsky was spotted with in Louisburg. He has been described as a white man about 19 years old, standing about 5-foot-8 and 130 pounds. He has medium brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who has seen Kopetsky or the person in the composite sketch is asked to call the Belton Police Deptartment at (816) 331-1500.





Krysti Rosario is the 1998 Everlast Women's National Champion, as well as Athlete Representative on national board of directors for USA Boxing, level 2 official, level 2 coach, announcer & commentator for amateur boxing and most importantly, mother to Cody & Nicolas! Her passion is helping to bring awareness to the plight of missing loved ones. Throughout her web page you will see their faces. It is our hope that by joining together we can make a difference in the search for missing loved ones. If you are a boxer and would like to join the Fight For The Missing, please call the ChildSeek Network at (503) 685-9382 or (503) 957-9963 Email: Child Seek Network ~~~ On March 31, 2006 female pro boxer Franchesca Alcanter took missing teen Ashley Martinez to the ring.




Francesca Alcanter






Sex Female
Nationality US American
Alias The Chosen One
Birth Name Francesca Julianna Alcanter
Global ID US-MO-017104
Federal ID MO054441
Hometown Kansas City, MO, USA
Rated at Lightweight
World Rank 12 / 57
Date of Birth 1973-03-06
Age 33
Stance Orthodox
Height 5' 4
W 16 (9 ko's) | L 7 | D 1 | Total 27
Franchesca has been boxing since 1999



PASSED FIGHT BOUTSSee Who Faught For The Missing In The Past

Friday, June 29, 2007

Leslie Adams


Body found off I-85 similar to missing Lilburn woman
05/24/2007

By Arielle Kass
Staff Writer
arielle.kass@gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE - Members of the Lilburn Police Department knew Leslie Adams before she became a missing persons case more than a year ago.
As such, they keep in close contact with her relatives, Sgt. Tyler Thomas said. And members of the department keep an eye out for any findings that may help them bring closure to her family.
When the Franklin County Sheriff's Office found bones that belonged to a middle-aged woman on Mother's Day, members of the Lilburn Police Department called the county on the South Carolina border to see if the remains could be Adams'.
"I think we owe it to the family to check anything out we can," Thomas said. "We always keep our eyes out there."
It could be eight months before DNA tests confirm whether the woman found in a swampy area two miles west of Interstate 85 is the 40-year-old hairdresser who disappeared in October 2005. But Thomas and John Heinen, a special agent in charge of the case for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said there are a number of similarities between the descriptions.
Heinen said investigators found a breast implant at the scene off Ga. Highway 320 in Carnesville. Adams had breast implants, but the one found did not appear to have a serial number as some later implants do. The GBI will check with the manufacturer of the implant and the doctor who performed the surgery to see if it could be the same type, Heinen said.
Also found at the scene was a pair of size eight black Reebok classic hi-top tennis shoes, a medium dark-colored sweater, a pair of size 10 capris and white athletic socks with gray toes.
Thomas said the clothes are consistent with what Adams, who was reported missing Oct. 25, might have been wearing considering the fall weather.
A forensic anthropologist with the GBI said the remains have been at the site fewer than three years. He identified the woman as between 30 and 50 years old.
Heinen said the cause of death for the woman who was found has not yet been determined. Her skull has not been recovered, he said.
Steve Thomas, the Franklin County sheriff, said he vaguely remembered hearing about the Adams case. While the county sees a couple of murders a year, there's never been anything like this, he said.
Tyler Thomas said Gwinnett County's investigation into Adams' disappearance continues. In 2005, investigators found a Winchester .45 shell casing and blood spatter at the foot of her bed at her Jodeco Road apartment.
Adams, who was a single mother of two teenagers, had a temporary protective order against her estranged boyfriend, Billy Joe Cook. Cook was jailed on two counts of aggravated stalking in March of last year. He was not considered a suspect in her disappearance.

http://www.missingabducted.com/2007/05/leslie_adams_bo.html

Thursday, June 28, 2007

missing but not forgotten

missing but not forgotten
Rosalind Allen Wall
Carol Dowless

September 4, 2005

Whiteville, NC

Audrey Nerenberg






Chapel Hill, NC


Pamela Bradshaw



Wilmington, BC


Allison J. Foy



Wilmington, NC


Michelle Haggadon



Leland, NC


Dedrick Smith



Winston Salem, NC


Deloris Melton



Seaside Beach, NC


Rosalind Wall

2/14/1995
Kent Jacobs

3/10/2002
Tim Smart

7/15/1995
Tammy Fergeson

6/22/1995
Leah Roberts 3/13/2000
Delwin Locklear

7/7/04
KYNANDE BENNETT

Missing: Sep 29, 2002




Troy Lee Jacobs

Missing Since: February 26, 1995


Barry Goins found alive
http://www.angelsthatcare.org/ColdCases.pdf

Summer Shipp

disappeared on Dec. 8, 2004,
Samuel "Sam" Porter





6/4/04


Shirley A. McKeown




Jon R. VanDyke
ANTHONY ROSS ALLEN

Missing Date: Oct 1, 1978
Joshua Leon Middleton

Date Missing: 2005-01-21






Top/Left to Right - Adriana Wix, Jennifer Wix, Freddie Whittiemore, Janie Sue Grooms Lindsey, Cayce McDaniel

Bottom/Left to Right - Jonathan Thrasher, Michael Pierce, Tabitha Tuders, Jason Scott Adkins


Tabitha Tuders

missing since April 29, 2003
Jason Scott Adkins

Missing Since Jan. 17, 1998
Christopher Michael Pierce


Teresa Lynn Butler

Endangered Missing Adult Date Missing: 2006-01-25


JODY LEDKINS

Missing: May 23, 1985


Cheryl Ann Scherer

Missing since April 17, 1979




Melvin Uphoff, Erin Kay Pospisil, Jacquelyn Ann Rains – Kracman, Jason Jolkowski, Gina Bos


JASON JOLKOWSKI

MISSING SINCE JUNE 13, 2001
http://www.projectjason.org/downloads/

JasonJolkowski0613.pdf
ERIN POSPISIL

Missing: Jun 3, 2001


Gina Bos






Jacquelyn Ann Rains – Kracman
Melvin Uphoff
http://home.earthlink.net/~grammylinda/



Branson Kayne Perry

Reward !



Missing Since: April 11, 2001 from Skidmore, Missouri

Classification: Endangered Missing


http://angelsthatcare.blogspot.com



http://wwwangelsthatcareorgalerthtml.blogspot.com


http://angelsthatcare.blogspot.com/2007/02/year-without-teresa-butler-risco-mo.html
http://angelsthatcare.blogspot.com/2007/02/laws-for-missing.html
http://angelsthatcare.blogspot.com/2007/02/cues-case-file-loretta-ann-logue-new.html
http://angelsthatcare.blogspot.com/2007/02/tina-and-bethany-sinclair.html
http://www.myspace.com/mollydattilo
Ashley Renee Martinez
Ashley Renee Martinez



7/6/04





AMW Link
Missing Child: April Susanne Wiss

Nickname: “Squeaky”

Date Missing: 1/11/00

Missing From: Wichita, Kansas

DOB: 9/1/83


Richard Lee Clark

Endangered Missing Adult

Alias / Nickname: Papa

Date of Birth: 1937-11-30

Date Missing: 2005-10-16

From City/State: Pleasanton, KS




ANTHONY ROSS ALLEN

Missing Date: Oct 1, 1978
Please Post and Circulate;

Information: My name is Monica Caison and I finally got the case that "if solved" would be my life's full circle. This woman, Melinda was the older sister of two teens I lived across the street from and was close friends with, when I was a teenager.



I speak of this case often to those who know me, as this was one of the families I was exposed to that suffered a missing person in my life. The case is so old and so cold and I need everyone's help to check doe files because I believe she might have already been found.



There is a lot to be done and I have met with all concerned. I will also attempt to make a visit to all the players in the case as I grew up in this neighborhood and someone knows something. After reading the case file I believe I already have an idea of some goals here.



It has taken me years for me to persuade people to get hold of this case, I am excited to go back to my roots and help the ones who have know me almost all of my life.




Felipe Santos

Williams in January 2004, Santos about three months earlier.


Terrance Williams
John Rowan


Bryan Hayes


Deborah Lowe


Dori Myers


George Zelaya


Joshua Smith


Mark Degner


Sheri Swims


Brandy Hanna

Missing May 20, 2005
Crystal Gail Soles

Date Missing: 2005-01-24




15yrs old at the time she went missing

DOB - 05/25/1962

abducted 06-29-77

Race: White

Ht: 5'2

Wght: 105lbs

Blue Eyes

Blonde Hair

Eva was mowing the lawn on a sunny afternoon when she went in her house and poured a glass of tea which was later found never touched. Little is known after that and her disappearance remains a mystery. The family has requested CUE to be their advocate.

CUE Center received the request to assist in this case and we have reviewed it with in our cold case team to establish a goal plan, please post and pass along.



age-progression, 2006
Eva Jurlyn DeBruhl
Randy Bratschi
Crystal Hicks
Cathy Hicks Parrott
Legislature approves bill to improve missing persons investigations
(view and download)

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BILLY SMOLINSKI, JR.

Missing August 24,2004
Posted June 4, 2007 PDF File
Rachel Cooke

Missing January 10, 2002
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Bonnie McFadden
April Beth Pitzer

Date Missing: 2004-06-28


Jennifer and Adrianna Wix

March 25, 2004

http://missingwixchildren.homestead.com/index.html


ELIZABETH GILL

Missing: Jun 13, 1965


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQKPZfMaH9o

April Pitzer
http://www.ncmissingpersons.org/My%20Webs/myweb5/missing_persons.htm
Freddie Whittiemore
http://www.texasequusearch.org/missingpersonsbulletins.htm
Janie Sue Lindsey



Classification: Endangered Missing Adult

Date of Birth: 1949-02-17

Date Missing: 2004-10-10


Cayce McDaniel
Jonathan Thrasher
BILLY SMOLINSKI, JR.

Missing August 24,2004
Pat Viola 2/13/01

CT CUE Rally coverage in Waterbury Republican American Jun 11 2006
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The Cool Justice Report


http://www.helpfindmikehogan.org

Missing 2005-05-16

Austin Renshaw

Ruth Hoffman

three brothers and A SISTER: THE JESSE DAVIS CASE: SHAWN KEMP, BOBBY CUTTS, AND NIKKI GIAVASIS' LOVE OF BLACK MEN

three brothers and A SISTER: THE JESSE DAVIS CASE: SHAWN KEMP, BOBBY CUTTS, AND NIKKI GIAVASIS' LOVE OF BLACK MEN

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