Tag: Missing persons
Man sentenced to 40 years in prison in death of Texas girl
HOUSTON — A Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 40 years for charges related to the death of a 4-year-old girl who went missing...
Prosecutor urges jury to convict man in Iowa runner’s death
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday to find a farm laborer guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and stabbing...
Guatemala issues 10 warrants for 1984 killings, abductions
GUATEMALA CITY — A judge in Guatemala issued arrest warrants Thursday for 10 people accused of abductions, torture, rape and killings in 1984.
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Boy, 14, charged as adult in 13-year-old girl’s death
ST. JOHNS, Fla. — A 14-year-old boy is being charged as an adult in the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old cheerleader whose body was...
Man rescued from Colorado pass hours after women disappeared
DENVER — On a snowy, frigid night in 1982, a man used his pickup truck headlights to signal SOS to a passing passenger plane...
Serial killer case shows weakness Mexico investigations
MEXICO CITY — A suspected serial killer in Mexico was only caught after years of alleged crimes because of the identity of the final...
More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks
LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children,...
Body of boy, 12, found in river, days after he disappeared
HAMMOND, Ind. — The body of a 12-year-old boy who was missing for more than a week was recovered from a river in northwestern...
Agent says lack of Spanish skills delayed Iowa investigation
DAVENPORT, Iowa — An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student testified Monday that a shortage...
Video tip was key to solving 2018 Iowa slaying, deputy says
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Video of a vehicle driving near where a missing 20-year-old Iowa woman had been out running helped police quickly identify...