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A 10-year-old girl goes missing in Cloverdale, prompting hundreds of police and volunteers to search for her in a race against time.
Eight-year-old Sarah Payne was abducted on July 1, 2000, and her body was found 17 days later, leading to the conviction of Roy Whiting for her murder.
A 10-year-old boy named Scotty Baker vanished from school on November 25, 1992, leading to a massive search by the FBI and local authorities.
Denise Bulger, mother of murdered toddler James, shares her fight for justice and her mission to transform grief into hope for others affected by tragedy.
Alison Lalic fights against the odds to locate her two daughters, who were taken by her husband six years ago, enlisting the help of child recovery expert Donya al-Nahi.
Five-year-old Melissa Brannen vanished from a Christmas party in Lorton, Virginia, on December 3, 1989, prompting a massive search effort by law enforcement.
Around 300,000 women in Spain have had their children stolen during and after the Franco dictatorship, with many still searching for answers today.
A young boy's body is found floating in the water near Waldport, Oregon, prompting an urgent investigation into the disappearance of his family.
On January 28, 1983, a father found his son savagely beaten and his 12-year-old daughter badly injured, while his eldest daughter, Kelly, was missing.
Child abduction by estranged partners has doubled in the UK over the last decade, highlighting a growing and alarming trend in family crime.
In the remote village of Teslina, Alaska, 11-year-old Mandy LaMer vanished during a brief walk to a friend's house, sparking a community-wide search and mystery.
Leah Henry, an 11-year-old girl, goes missing in Houston, prompting an urgent FBI investigation into a potential serial child abductor operating across state lines.
Jimmy Rice, a 9-year-old boy, vanished after stepping off his school bus, triggering one of Florida's most intense child-abduction investigations.
For six years, Alison Lalic has searched for her two daughters, who were abducted by her husband and taken to Bosnia.
Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Portugal in 2007, sparking a global missing-person investigation.
Ten-year-old Amy Schulz vanished on July 1, 1987, while searching for her brother in the small town of Kell, Illinois, prompting a nationwide investigation.
Fifty blue acrylic fibers collected from Caleb Hughes' car matched those on the sweater worn by 5-year-old Melissa Brandon when she disappeared in 1989.
Nabella, kidnapped by her father and taken to Lebanon, remains the focus of her mother's relentless efforts to secure her return against all odds.
Marc Dutroux, a notorious Belgian criminal, became infamous in 1996 for his involvement in a case that shocked the nation and raised questions about law enforcement failures.
Since 2006, over 23,000 people have disappeared in Mexico due to drug cartel violence, including the mass abduction of 300 individuals in Allende by the Zetas cartel.
Baby Nabella, abducted by her father to Lebanon in 2003, remains the focus of her mother's relentless efforts to secure her return against all odds.
Over two years, 19 children disappeared in Noida, with Surinder Koli later identified as the serial killer responsible for their deaths.
Michel Fourniret and Monique Olivier kidnapped and murdered at least eight young girls and women over an 18-year period in France.
Close to 20,000 children were forced to fight in South Sudan's civil war, with many still missing and vulnerable to abduction and sale.
Polina Nenia, a Ukrainian journalist, fought a three-month legal battle to regain custody of her daughter from her ex-husband Yuri Chernetsky after he abducted her.
More than 50 rebels were killed in a battle involving the Lord's Resistance Army, many of whom were as young as four or five years old.