Missing Children

The mother and stepfather of a girl who was last seen at her home are under arrest after they waited weeks to tell anyone she disappeared, officials said.

Tristen Myers, who was 4 when he vanished from his North Carolina, is still missing 22 years later. Investigators aren't giving up on finding him.

Three boys younger than 10 went missing while in their father's custody during the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday. Their father is in prison, but not for murder.

Lucian Munguia was in a park in Washington when he vanished and hasn't been seen since. Her missing person case was featured on REELZ "On Patrol: Live"

Trudy Appleby, who was 11 when she vanished in Moline, Illinois in 1996, is still missing 26 years later. The man believed to have last seen her is dead.

The main suspect in Madeline McCann's disappearance in Portugal has been charged with various sex crimes. Prosecutors did not say the charges are related to the cold case.

Dulce Alavez was playing in a New Jersey park in 2019 when she went missing. Police continue to search for her and the case was featured on Reelz's "On Patrol: Live"

A Tennessee mother and her 2-year-old daughter who went missing in 2004 are still missing 18 years later. Mystery surrounds their disappearance.

In 2000, an 11-year-old girl in West Virginia was caught in the middle of a custody dispute. She vanished with her mom and they haven't been seen since.

A dad in Kentucky faces murder charges after his 12-year-old daughter was missing and then found dead. He is now being held in jail on the charges.

A missing 11-year-old girl from Illinois was found in the home of an Indiana man, according to reports. The suspect now faces a kidnapping charge.

A 6-year-old girl, Brittney Beers, sat alone on a bench while her siblings played as she awaited her mom coming home. Then she vanished without a trace.

A 13-year-old girl who went for a walk to deal with her bipolar and ADD to calm down never returned after leaving her Missouri home. She's still missing.

Ten-year-old George Burdynski went missing in 1993 after taking off on his bicycle to help a neighbor mow their lawn. He was never seen again.

Rachel Mellon, an Illinois girl who disappeared mysteriously when she was 13 and staying home from school sick, is still missing more than 25 years later.

Tera Smith, a 16-year-old homecoming princess who went missing in August 1998 still has not been found. She left home to go for a jog and wasn't seen again.

Tabitha Tuders, a 13-year-old girl who went missing after heading to the bus stop blocks from her home is still missing 19 years later. She has not been found.

A 14-year-old girl, Melanie Melanson, went missing after attending a party in the Massachusetts woods in 1989. More than three decades later she's still missing.

A teen in Minnesota was waiting in the car for her dad in 1989. When he returned, the girl was gone. Now, 30 years later, police don't know what happened in the case.

Madeleine McCann went missing 15 years ago in Portugal and sparked a massive hunt. Her disappearance case has hit a major update, according to reports.

Myra Lewis, a toddler in Mississippi, seemingly vanished from her home years ago. Police continue to search for the missing toddler and ask for help.

A U.S. Navy sailor and his two kids went missing in 2002 from Hawaii and haven't been seen since. Family is still hopeful that their disappearance will be solved.

A child in Kansas went missing from her home days before Sept. 11, 2001. But, once the terrorist attacks happened, her case fell off the headlines.

Stephanie Crane left a bowling alley in 1993 and disappeared. Police continue to look for the missing 9-year-old, but her case has gone cold.

In 1973, Guy Heckle went missing from a Boy Scout camp in Iowa. His blue jacket was found, but he was not. Where he went remains a mystery 50 years later.

Jamie Grissim was set to return from her school in Washington but never returned. Decades later, she is still missing but might have been murdered by a serial killer.

A grandmother said she tossed a baby in a Utah river decades ago and killed the child. But, police say they have not found the child and her family hopes she is alive.

The father of Harmony Montgomery was arrested and accused of assault on the child, police said. The NH child went missing in 2019, but it wasn't reported until last week.

A suspect is under arrest for murder after a 5-year-old girl who vanished from her home in Georgia was found dead in Alabama, officials said.

A search for a missing toddler in Indiana ended four days after she was last seen alive with her father.

A shooting in Georgia has left one man dead and two people charged. Police believe the shooting is connected to the kidnapping of a 1-year-old boy late last week.

A 6-year-old girl who was reported missing was allegedly killed by her adoptive parents in Hawaii. But, police say they are the killers and have been arrested.

More than 30 years ago, a California teenager vanished while taking a bus. Now, Modesto police say they are taking a new look at the cold case.

A New Hampshire 5-year-old boy vanished last spring and his mother and her boyfriend are now under arrest in connection to the case, authorities said.

State police in Pennsylvania arrested a woman in connection to the disappearance of a little girl who has not been accounted for since last winter.

A Missouri woman faces first-degree murder charges for killing a child in 2018 and hiding the body in the woods, prosecutors said. The charges were increased recently.

A woman and a man in Massachusetts face charges after kidnapping a baby from her mother. The 4-day-old newborn was left at a Subway and appeared unharmed.

Police are searching for a mom and a newborn in Wisconsin and issued an AMBER Alert. The baby has a medical condition and is without medicine.

A 14-year-old boy was reported missing in Illinois and found dead the next day. A friend of the victim's father is now accused of first-degree murder.

An Oklahoma woman has been arrested after she allegedly shot and killed her father. She fled the scene with her children in the car, but was later stopped and arrested.

Kyron Horman went missing from his Oregon school in 2010, and has not been seen search. Police continue to investigate as some suspect the stepmom or his abduction.

A man from Illinois has been charged with kidnapping and trafficking in the disappearance of a 13-year-old who was taken from her Georgia home. He was registered as a sex offender.

A child has been found safe in Tennessee after an Amber Alert was issued in New Jersey. Police suspect the father in connection with the child's mother's murder.

Actress Zoe McLellan is accused of taking a child in a custody dispute. A California judge recently ordered officials to find her and the youngster.

Summer Wells went missing from her Tennessee home last week and police continue to investigate. Though authorities admit, they have little info or suspects in the case.

Texas police have arrested a long person of interest in the disappearance of Hailey Dunn. Shawn Adkins is now being accused of murder in connection to the teen's death.

Amber Hagerman was kidnapped and murdered in Texas in 1996. But, her killing helped spur the creation of the AMBER Alert system to help find abducted children.

In 1995, Morgan Nick disappeared in Arkansas. Police searched for her right away but could not find her. Officers are still searching for the missing girl 26 years later.

Lindsey Baum went missing in 2009 and her remains were found years later. While there have been persons of interest, police have yet to make an arrest in the murder case.

Here are some of the most famous missing person cases from people who seemed to vanish. There are numerous theories about what happened to each of them.