National Missing and Unidentified Persons System - NamUs

02/25/2025

Our latest semi-annual report was just published! Check it out here to learn more about what we accomplished in the last half of 2024!

Each month, NamUs publishes reports and statistics for all unresolved missing person, unresolved unidentified person, and unresolved unclaimed person cases published, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native Case Statistics and Tribal Case Reports.

01/16/2025

Happy New Year! We’re looking forward to continuing to help investigators match long-term missing persons with unidentified remains to resolve cases and bring resolution to families. If you’re new to our page, check out this video to learn more about what we do:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a national centralized repository and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. NamUs helps investigators match long-term missing persons with unidentified remains to resolve cases a...

12/13/2024

Today is our last day at the National Indian Nations Conference in Palm Springs. The NamUs Tribal Liaison has spent this week meeting with Tribal Leaders, victim advocates, law enforcement personnel, and community members to discuss how NamUs can best support American Indian and Alaska Native cases! Learn more about the conference here: ttps://ovc.ojp.gov/program/tribal/national-indian-nations-conference

Learn about victim services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

11/20/2024

This week, we're attending the Department of Justice’s annual Tribal Consultation on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Click the link below to learn more about the consultation and how we've improved NamUs to support AI/AN communities!

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10/30/2024

Do you or someone you know have a missing loved one in the Boston area? If so, join Boston Police Department (Official) and Massachusetts State Police for a Missing Persons Day event on Saturday, November 2nd from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Check out the full details below!

10/10/2024

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the forensic services we use to help resolve missing and unidentified persons cases? Check out this new video featuring our forensic services manager as she describes what NamUs can do to support your investigation!

NamUs is a national repository for long term missing, unidentified, and unclaimed persons cases. It is a really powerful tool that allows for cross matching ...

09/16/2024

This week, NamUs staff members are presenting at the Institute of Justice Research Conference! We'll be discussing the latest research in missing and unidentified persons casework, including new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains and the analytical features of the NamUs program! Interested in learning more about ? Check out the NIJ page below!

https://nij.ojp.gov/events/conference

09/05/2024

Last year, in honor of North Carolina’s Missing Persons Awareness Day, NamUs worked with the NC State Bureau of Investigation to meet with families, update missing persons cases, and collect DNA samples. We’re looking forward to continuing to support families and investigations across the country.

NamUs is a national centralized repository and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. NamUs helps in...

08/01/2024

Last week, we were in Las Vegas, NV, for the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Training Symposium. Did you know that there are 351 unclaimed persons in our database in just the state of Nevada? We’re working hard to reduce that number and return these people to their families. Check out namus.nij.ojp.gov to learn more!

07/24/2024

This week, members of our Cold Case Advisory Team are attending the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Training Symposium in Las Vegas! If you happen to be at IACME, swing by the NamUs booth and say hi!

The International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners (IACME) has over 85 years of experience in the presentation of educational seminars for the purpose of assisting coroners, medical examiners, and other forensic specialists in the performance of their duties.

07/18/2024

Did you know that there were over 1400 missing persons cases created in the NamUs database last month? At the beginning of each month, we release a new report that details how many cases come in and out of the database. If you are interested in learning more about how we help agencies locate the missing and bring resolution to families, check out June’s case report here -> https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/library/reports-and-statistics!

05/25/2024

As we observe International Missing Children’s Day, we want to acknowledge and support the ongoing efforts of investigators, coroners, medical examiners, and all allied criminal justice professionals that are actively working to return missing children to their families.

Since 2007, NamUs has helped with the resolution of more than 20,000 cases involving missing children. 17 years later, we continue to be a resource for missing and unidentified persons of all ages.

To learn more about our efforts surrounding missing and unidentified children cases, including a recent forensic genetic genealogy resolution involving an unidentified girl from Iowa, visit https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/commemorating-national-missing-childrens-day-2024.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) connects criminal justice agencies and families across the nation with information and FREE resources to resolve missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases.