Mexico's 2026 FIFA World Cup opening day was marked by contrasting emotions: celebration inside the stadium and protests outside by over 1,000 relatives of missing persons, highlighting the country's deepening missing persons crisis with over 130,000 registered cases, many linked to organized crime.
NSW Homicide Squad reveals 11 cold cases may be linked to Ivan Milat, with experts suggesting a long trajectory of offenses before his known murders.
A search expert who helped solve two missing persons cases in Tasmania will assist in the search for the Nannup Four, who disappeared from Western Australia in 2007. The expert, Matt Strickland, was inspired after hearing an ABC podcast about the case.
Wimbledon raises prize money by 20% amid player demands. Saudi League attracts top stars like Benzema and Neymar, boosting local players. Mexico faces a deepening crisis of over 130,000 missing persons, with families searching for loved ones amidst drug cartel violence, overshadowing the upcoming World Cup.
Relatives of missing people from NSW detailed police failures at a state parliamentary inquiry into unsolved murders. Kay Docherty's brother fears her 1979 disappearance may be linked to serial killer Ivan Milat, with new searches planned.
Former detective Dave Grimstead founded Locate International (LI) to tackle cold cases, contrasting the reality of lengthy investigations with crime dramas. LI trains volunteers to assist police with long-term missing persons and unidentified bodies, inspired by the RNLI.
As Mexico prepares to co-host the 2026 World Cup, families of the 134,000 missing persons express frustration over government priorities, highlighting the stark contrast between lavish preparations and the ongoing search for loved ones amidst escalating cartel violence.
Tasmania Police acknowledges the success of volunteer group FOLLO in finding human remains, believed to be those of missing 76-year-old Peter Willoughby, and expresses openness to learning from their methods.
The Ulsan Buk-gu CCTV Integrated Control Center has successfully assisted police in locating missing individuals, including a person with an intellectual disability and an elderly person with dementia, utilizing smart search systems and AI technology.
Activists from Colectivo Luz de Esperanza por Nuestros Desaparecidos Jalisco placed missing persons flyers in Guadalajara, accusing authorities of negligence and poor results, as Jalisco has one of the highest numbers of missing persons in Mexico.
Russia's President Putin blamed Ukraine for a deadly drone attack in Luhansk, vowing retaliation. Ukraine denied the claims, stating it targeted Russian military assets. Meanwhile, Czech President Pavel urged NATO to respond assertively to Russian provocations.
Kendrick Deshaun Bruce has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Dawn Dill-Pickett, who was reported missing after friends received strange texts and couldn't reach her. Bruce allegedly murdered her between March 1-28. Her body has not been found.
The ICRC is searching for 243,000 missing persons in the Ukraine conflict as of late April, with 17,000 families receiving information on their relatives and over 28,000 prisoner-of-war messages exchanged.
A dietician was allegedly murdered by her husband in Surat, Gujarat, with her body discovered stuffed inside a wooden box at his old residence. The accused husband had filed a missing person report for his wife before disappearing himself. Police are actively searching for the suspect and investigating the motive.
After helping find missing tourist Celine Cremer, some of the search volunteers plan to formalise their group and take on other missing persons cases, including that of a man who went missing last year.
