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Cops: Pair Who Vanished From Nudist Park Likely Dead

California cops say neighbor Michael Sparks, 62, is now a murder suspect in the case

(Newser) - Police say they're now sure that an elderly couple who vanished from their California nudist community are dead, and a neighbor is in custody. ABC News reports 62-year-old Michael Sparks was arrested on murder charges Thursday, after a search using remote video gear found him hiding under his home...

Man Found Dead on Appalachian Trail Identified After 47 Years

Nicholas Grubb's frozen body was found in cave in 1977

(Newser) - Almost 50 years ago, a man died alone in a cave on the Appalachian Trail with $1.78 in his pocket. After hikers found his frozen body in the cave at a point on the trail known as the Pinnacle in January 1977, he was known only as Pinnacle Man...

Ex-MLB Pitcher's Missing Daughter Is Found

Arrest warrant had been out for former boyfriend of Brenna Swindell, daughter of Greg Swindell

(Newser) - The daughter of an ex-MLB pitcher, who went missing last week, has been found. Brenna Swindell—a 29-year-old mom of three and the daughter of Greg Swindell, who last played for the Arizona Diamondbacks before retiring in 2002—hadn't been seen since Thursday night, per ABC News . That's...

Husband Charged 3 Weeks After Wife Disappears

Naresh Bhatt charged with moving a body, presumably that of wife Mamta Kafle

(Newser) - A Virginia man who pleaded for the safe return of his missing wife has reportedly been charged with moving her body. Naresh Bhatt was taken by police in handcuffs Thursday morning from the Manassas Park home he shares with 28-year-old Mamta Kafle, who's been missing since late July. The...

'Unbelievably Good Ending' in Search for Hiker, 89

Sheriff's office in Idaho says local residents on horseback rescued Bing Olbum

(Newser) - In what the Custer County Sheriff's Office says is an "extraordinary outcome," an 89-year-old hiker in Idaho was found alive five days after he was reported missing and 10 days after he was last seen. Bing Olbum hadn't been seen since Aug. 1, when a family...

Months After Vanishing in Georgia, Girl, 12, Found in Ohio

Maria Gomez-Perez was with Guatemalan man who's since been jailed

(Newser) - A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said Friday that Maria Gomez-Perez was found Thursday in Dover, about 70 miles south of Cleveland, in the company of a Guatemalan man who's now jailed, per the AP . "...

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Missing Teen Found Thanks to 'the Power of the Internet'

Troy Coleman had been missing nearly 2 months when he turned up on livestream

(Newser) - Michigan teenager Troy Coleman told his grandfather he was going to the store. That was on May 17. Six weeks later, the 17-year-old still hadn't returned to his home in Flint. Troy was finally found July 4 across the country in Miami, Florida, thanks to a random encounter on...

Body Identified as Teen Who Got Lost on Island Hike

UK's Jay Slater went missing on one of the Canary Islands in Spain

(Newser) - A British teen who was missing for nearly a month on the Spanish island of Tenerife likely died from injuries suffered in a fall in rocky terrain, a court in Spain said Tuesday. Jay Slater, 19, was identified through fingerprints the day after his remains were discovered in a rugged...

Search for American Missing in Greece Called Off

Albert Calibet's family suspects foul play

(Newser) - The search for a retired Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who went missing on a Greek island last month has ended without success, relatives say. NBC News reports. Albert Calibet, 59, disappeared during a solo hike June 11 on the island of Amorgos. Brother Oliver Calibet said Monday that...

Man Who Reported Wife Missing Is Now Charged

Daniel Paduchowski made unusual movements before calling police, is suspected of killing her

(Newser) - An Arizona man who reported his wife missing on Sunday is now suspected of killing her, police say. Daniel Paduchowski told Flagstaff police that Kelly Paduchowski, 45, went for a run and swim around 1:30pm local time on Sunday but failed to return. Her phone had pinged near Schultz...

Mom: Resort Where Daughter Went Missing 'Unsettling'

Colette Seymore, mom of Taylor Casey of Chicago, wants FBI to get involved in Bahamas search

(Newser) - Nearly two weeks after Chicago's Taylor Casey disappeared in the Bahamas , her family is frustrated by what they see as a bare minimum search effort and pleading with the FBI to get involved. Casey, 41, was last seen June 19 at Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat on Paradise Island. The...

Phone of Missing American in the Bahamas Is Found

Taylor Casey of Chicago has not been seen in more than a week

(Newser) - Authorities in the Bahamas found the cell phone of a missing Chicago woman in the ocean, but there is still no sign of Taylor Casey herself, reports the local Nassau Guardian . The 41-year-old was last seen on June 19 on Paradise Island in Nassau, where she had been attending a...

Body of Missing TV Doctor Found on Greek Island

Michael Mosley appeared to have fallen down a steep slope on Symi

(Newser) - Police said that a body believed to be that of missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley was found on a Greek island Sunday morning. A police spokesman said the body was found on a rocky coast by a private boat and that formal identification was pending. Mosley went missing on...

On Greek Isle, a British TV Doctor Vanishes

Search continues for Michael Mosley on Aegean island of Symi

(Newser) - After hours of searching, authorities have found no trace of a British TV doctor who vanished while vacationing on the tiny Greek island of Symi, just a few miles off the coast of Turkey. Michael Mosley, a BBC presenter and Daily Mail columnist who helped popularize intermittent fasting, reportedly set...

Woman Says She's Kid Who Vanished in 1985

Pennsylvania State Police investigating Facebook claim related to Cherrie Mahan, who was 8

(Newser) - Surely not every Facebook comment is to be believed. But police in Pennsylvania are eager to determine the truth of one particular comment in which a woman claims to be Cherrie Mahan, who vanished from Pennsylvania as an 8-year-old in 1985. The woman made the claim on the " Memories...

Everest Climber, Guide Go Missing on Descent

Daniel Paul Paterson and Pas Tenji Sherpa may be victims of an ice collapse

(Newser) - Everest may have claimed two victims on Tuesday. A 40-year-old British climber and his 23-year-old Sherpa guide are missing after an ice collapse near the summit, reports the Daily Beast . Daniel Paul Paterson and Pas Tenji Sherpa were descending after reaching the summit when a "cornice broke off and...

Search for Grand Canyon Raft Rider Has Tragic End

Thomas Robison disappeared on journey with dog on a homemade raft

(Newser) - The search for a man believed to have tried to navigate the Grand Canyon with his dog in a homemade raft has come to a tragic end. In a news release, the National Park Service said a body believed to be that of 58-year-old New Mexico man Thomas Lee Robison...

Husband Charged in Strange Case of Missing Florida Woman

American Ana Maria Knezevic vanished from Madrid; friend says strange texts weren't from her

(Newser) - The estranged husband of a Florida woman who disappeared three months ago in Spain has been charged by US federal agents with her kidnapping, the AP reports. The FBI and other federal agents arrested David Knezevich (variously spelled Knezevic) at Miami International Airport on Saturday. The Fort Lauderdale resident is...

In a Mexican Water Hole, Grim Update on Missing Tourists

Authorities say 3 bodies found in Baja California seem to be Aussie brothers, their American friend

(Newser) - A grim update on three missing tourists in Mexico: Authorities on Friday said three bodies have been found in Baja California. Maria Elena Andrade Ramirez, the state's attorney general, said that investigators discovered three decomposed male bodies in a 50-foot-deep water hole on a beach near Santo Tomas, per...

In One Day's Time, 'Back-to-Back Child Drownings'

Boy, 7, drowns in Michigan's Flint River, then girl, 6, goes missing after falling in river the next day

(Newser) - A double tragedy in Michigan over the weekend, with one child dead after falling into the Flint River, then another gone missing in the same river the very next day. "We had back-to-back child drownings within 24 hours on the same river, two different parts of the city, and...

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