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Missing Persons on May 17

711 open cases in our database happened on May 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Missing Persons (83)

Milton Rios-navas - Unknown, Arizona
Missing

Milton Rios-navas

Male, age 26 · Unknown, Arizona
Last seen May 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 17, 2017, a 26-year-old man from Guatemala named Milton Leonel Rios-Navas made a final phone call to his family. In that conversation, he shared his intention to cross the border from Mexico into the United States, mentioning he would be traversing…

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Adan Lopez Nunez - Indio, California
Missing

Adan Lopez Nunez

Male, age 82 · Indio, California
Last seen May 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adan Lopez Nunez, an 82-year-old Hispanic male, has been missing since May 17, 2017. He was last seen in Indio, California. At the time of his disappearance, Nunez was 5'5" tall and weighed 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Nunez disappeared along…

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Olivia Oliveros Nunez - Indio, California
Missing

Olivia Oliveros Nunez

Female, age 87 · Indio, California
Last seen May 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Olivia Oliveros Nunez, an 87-year-old Hispanic female, was last seen in Indio, California on May 17, 2017. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as being 4'10" tall and weighing 110 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. Nunez disappeared along…

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Maria Perez - Long Beach, California
Missing

Maria Perez

Female, age 49 · Long Beach, California
Last seen May 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Maria Perez, age 49, was last seen on May 17, 2015, in Long Beach, California. She left her residence of her own accord to take a walk to the park but never returned. Maria had a history of mental health issues and had been reported missing on previous…

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Ismael Gonzalez - Falfurrias, Texas
Missing

Ismael Gonzalez

Male, age 50 · Falfurrias, Texas
Last seen May 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ismael Gonzalez, a 50-year-old man, went missing on May 17, 2015, while attempting to cross into the United States from Reynosa, Mexico. He was part of a group of individuals who were led by a guide across the border. After entering Texas, the group was…

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Michael Gorley - Stanford, Kentucky
Missing

Michael Gorley

Male, age 38 · Stanford, Kentucky
Last seen May 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a spring day in 2015, 38-year-old Michael Keith Gorley left his mother's home in Stanford, Kentucky, telling her he was going to a friend's house. This would be the last time she would see her son. The events that followed that day have left his family…

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Wanda Rivas - Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Missing

Wanda Rivas

Female, age 47 · Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Last seen May 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Wanda Rivas, a 47-year-old Hispanic female, was last seen on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a red, blue, and white striped blouse and blue jeans. Rivas is described as…

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Brittany Anne Ford - Hardin, Montana
Missing

Brittany Anne Ford

Female, age 28 · Hardin, Montana
Last seen May 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brittany Anne Ford, 28, and her infant son, Deklon, have been missing since May 2015, a case that spans multiple states and is shrouded in perplexing circumstances. The events leading to their disappearance began in mid-April 2015 in Georgia, where Brittany…

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Deklon Ford - Hardin, Montana
Missing

Deklon Ford

Male, age 6 · Hardin, Montana
Last seen May 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Six-year-old Deklon Ford and his mother, Brittany, have been missing since May 2015. Their last known location was in the vicinity of Hardin, Montana. The pair, originally from Columbus, Ohio, were traveling in a white 2007 Nissan Versa with Georgia license…

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James Williamson - Westport, Kentucky
Missing

James Williamson

Male, age 50 · Westport, Kentucky
Last seen May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, a 50-year-old man named James Andrew Williamson vanished from Westport, Kentucky, leaving behind a puzzling and concerning situation. On May 17, he embarked on a solo boat trip on the Ohio River. His planned route was to take him from…

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Marie Delly - Naples, Florida
Missing

Marie Delly

Female, age 34 · Naples, Florida
Last seen May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Marie Delly, a 34-year-old mother of four, disappeared on May 17, 2010, after finishing her shift at a Walmart in Naples, Florida. Her husband, Mathnald Dareus, had dropped her off for work that morning, and surveillance footage later captured her walking out…

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Aditi Taneja - Battle Creek, Michigan
Missing

Aditi Taneja

Female, age 3 · Battle Creek, Michigan
Last seen May 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, a young girl named Aditi Taneja, just three years old, vanished from Battle Creek, Michigan. She was last seen on May 17, 2008. At the time of her disappearance, Aditi was described as being of Asian descent, with black hair and brown…

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Nachida Chandara - Detroit, Michigan
Missing

Nachida Chandara

Female, age 15 · Detroit, Michigan
Last seen May 17, 2007 · 19 years ago

The disappearance of Nachida Keota Chandara is a story wrapped in layers of uncertainty. In the spring of 2007, the 15-year-old girl, of Laotian descent, vanished. Her family last saw her at their Phoenix, Arizona home in the area of South 67th Avenue and…

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Tiffany Reid - Shiprock, New Mexico
Missing

Tiffany Reid

Female, age 16 · Shiprock, New Mexico
Last seen May 17, 2004 · 22 years ago

Tiffany Reid, a 16-year-old Native American girl, went missing on May 17, 2004, from Shiprock, New Mexico. That morning, Tiffany left home to walk to her school, Shiprock Northwest High School, but she never arrived. At the time of her disappearance, she was…

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James Mcginn - Riverwoods, Illinois
Missing

James Mcginn

Male, age 54 · Riverwoods, Illinois
Last seen May 17, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the late spring of 2003, concern began to grow for 54-year-old James J. McGinn, a resident of Schaumburg, Illinois, who lived by himself. On May 21, 2003, with no word from him, his family took the step of officially reporting him as a missing person to…

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Jacob Elih Miller - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Missing

Jacob Elih Miller

Male, age 22 · Winnipeg, Manitoba
Last seen May 17, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the early spring of 2003, a young man named Jacob Elih Miller vanished, leaving behind a loving family and a community filled with unanswered questions. At 22 years old, Jacob was last seen in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on March 17, 2003. On that day, he walked…

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Sandra Koepke - Conroe, Texas
Missing

Sandra Koepke

Female, age 38 · Conroe, Texas
Last seen May 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

Sandra Marie Koepke, a 38-year-old woman, was last seen on May 17, 2002, at her home in Conroe, Texas. Her sudden disappearance left behind many questions, as she left without any of her belongings, including her car, her pet dog, and her 14-year-old…

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Barbara Waldron - Portland, Oregon
Missing

Barbara Waldron

Female, age 56 · Portland, Oregon
Last seen May 17, 2002 · 24 years ago

Barbara Ann Waldron, a 56-year-old social worker, disappeared on May 17, 2002, from Portland, Oregon. At the time, she was estranged from her husband of 27 years, David Charles Waldron, and had been contemplating divorce for years. A month prior to her…

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Charles Weathers - Monroe, Louisiana
Missing

Charles Weathers

Male, age 39 · Monroe, Louisiana
Last seen May 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the late spring of 2000, in Monroe, Louisiana, a 39-year-old man named Charles Weathers was preparing to travel. He purchased a Greyhound bus ticket with the destination of Houston, Texas. His anticipated departure date was May 17, 2000. However, it…

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Christopher Holverson - Table Rock Campground, Idaho
Missing

Christopher Holverson

Male, age 18 · Table Rock Campground, Idaho
Last seen May 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

Christopher Lyn Holverson, an 18-year-old from Idaho Falls, Idaho, was last seen on May 17, 1998, while camping with a group of friends at Table Rock Campground in the Targhee National Forest. Holverson left his tent sometime between 9:30 PM and midnight and…

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Lucilla Gonzalez - El Paso, Texas
Missing

Lucilla Gonzalez

Female, age 29 · El Paso, Texas
Last seen May 17, 1993 · 33 years ago

Lucilla Gonzalez, a 29-year-old woman, was last seen in El Paso, Texas, on May 17, 1993. Her case remains unresolved, and she is listed among the missing persons in Texas. Despite the passage of time, there have been no significant breakthroughs in her case…

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Ruth Molitoni - Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing

Ruth Molitoni

Female, age 69 · Honolulu, Hawaii
Last seen May 17, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the spring of 1993, amidst the profound grief of losing her husband, a new and bewildering tragedy befell the family of Ruth Molitoni. At 69 years old, Ruth was navigating the difficult days following her husband's death in their Waikiki, Honolulu home.…

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Guy Woodward - Skwentna, Alaska
Missing

Guy Woodward

Male, age 33 · Skwentna, Alaska
Last seen May 17, 1990 · 36 years ago

On a spring day in May of 1990, the vast and rugged wilderness of Alaska became the backdrop for a tragedy that would leave a family with unanswered questions for decades. Thirty-three-year-old Guy Robert Woodward was enjoying a day on the water in Skwentna…

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Gladys Cromer - Crossville, Tennessee
Missing

Gladys Cromer

Female, age 18 · Crossville, Tennessee
Last seen May 17, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the spring of 1990, a young mother named Gladys Ida Cromer vanished from her life in Crossville, Tennessee, leaving behind a future of unanswered questions. On May 17, 1990, the 18-year-old was last seen, and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance…

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Charles Butler - Bonanza, Oregon
Missing

Charles Butler

Male, age 45 · Bonanza, Oregon
Last seen May 17, 1990 · 36 years ago

In the spring of 1990, in the quiet community of Bonanza, Oregon, a man named Charles Michael 'Mike' Butler vanished. The 45-year-old male was last seen in May from his residence on Bly Mountain in Klamath County. At the time he went missing, he was described…

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Margie Ranshaw - Barryton, Michigan
Missing

Margie Ranshaw

Female, age 29 · Barryton, Michigan
Last seen May 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a spring day in May of 1987, a 29-year-old woman named Margie Ann Ranshaw vanished from her home in Barryton, Michigan. A mother to a two-month-old daughter, Margie was living with her parents at the time. The last time she was seen was on May 17, 1987…

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Teresa Barreras - Downey, California
Missing

Teresa Barreras

Female, age 26 · Downey, California
Last seen May 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

Teresa Ann Barreras, aged 26 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen on May 17, 1987, in Downey, California. Described as a white female, she stood 6 feet tall and weighed approximately 200 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Teresa was known to…

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Sean Evans - Watertown, New York
Missing

Sean Evans

Male, age 2 · Watertown, New York
Last seen May 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

Sean Wayne Evans, a 2-year-old boy, disappeared on May 17, 1984, from his family's yard in Watertown, New York. Around 5:30 p.m. that day, Sean was playing outside near his home with his ball and his baby brother. His mother briefly went inside to answer a…

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Carolyn Elaine Pruyser - Peace River, Alberta
Missing

Carolyn Elaine Pruyser

Female, age 18 · Peace River, Alberta
Last seen May 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the spring of 1984, in the small town of Peace River, Alberta, 18-year-old Carolyn Elaine Pruyser, a student at the University of Alberta, had returned home for the summer. On the evening of May 17, 1984, she spent time with friends watching the Stanley…

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Linda Reynolds - Fort Smith, Arkansas
Missing

Linda Reynolds

Female, age 30 · Fort Smith, Arkansas
Last seen May 17, 1982 · 44 years ago

In Fort Smith, Arkansas, the story of Linda 'Lindy' Reynolds' disappearance is one that has been shrouded in mystery for decades. A 30-year-old waitress at Bandito's Restaurant, Linda was known for her love of the local nightlife, often frequenting clubs that…

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Mary Watkins - Modesto, California
Missing

Mary Watkins

Female, age 54 · Modesto, California
Last seen May 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

Mary Louise Watkins, aged 54, was last seen on May 17, 1979, in Modesto, California. That day, a friend watched her pack her belongings into a car. Watkins told her friend she was moving to San Jose to live with her daughter, but she never arrived. Before her…

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David Sawyer - Pickerel Lake, Ontario
Missing

David Sawyer

Male, age 20 · Pickerel Lake, Ontario
Last seen May 17, 1977 · 49 years ago

David Sawyer was a 20-year-old man who disappeared on May 17, 1977, during what began as a day of fishing on Pickerel Lake, Ontario. David had gone onto the lake with his girlfriend, and the two were last known to be together while fishing from a canoe. At…

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Wendy Eaton - Media, Pennsylvania
Missing

Wendy Eaton

Female, age 15 · Media, Pennsylvania
Last seen May 17, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a spring afternoon, May 17, 1975, in Media, Pennsylvania, 15-year-old Wendy Eaton vanished. A sophomore at Penncrest High School, Wendy had stayed home to sunbathe while her family went to a local country club to play golf. Later that afternoon, she spoke…

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Missing

Cyril Cheong

Male, age 24 · White Lake, Ontario
Last seen May 17, 1985 · 41 years ago

Cyril Cheong was a 24-year-old man who disappeared on May 17, 1985, while fishing with friends on White Lake in Ontario. Online missing-person records describe what began as a recreational outing that suddenly turned dangerous when the weather deteriorated…

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Missing

Philomena Sisson

Female, age 67 · Duncan, British Columbia
Last seen May 17, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the spring of 1970, a sense of unease settled over a family in Duncan, British Columbia, when 67-year-old Philomena Sisson vanished. She was last seen on May 17, 1970, in the Duncan area. A few days later, on May 22nd, her son, Harry Jack, officially…

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