Missing Persons Uncovered

By Missing Persons Uncovered

In the age of satellite imagery, CCTV monitoring and 24- hour surveillance, why are so many people going missing? And where have they gone?

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The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

Missing Persons Uncovered episodes:

May 16, 2025 MIssing Abroad
In this episode we talk to Bill Andrerson from Locate International, an NGO that raises awareness and investigates cold cases including situations where people go missing abroad. Each year, thousands of people go missing while traveling, living, or working abroad due to a range of circumstances. Disappearances may result from accidents, natural disasters, crime, or abduction, including cases linked to human trafficking or violence. Mental health issues can also lead individuals to become lost or disoriented, while some choose to disappear voluntarily to escape personal problems. Efforts to locate missing persons abroad face challenges such as jurisdictional barriers, lack of local resources, language and cultural differences, and delayed reporting by family members.
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48min
May 02, 2025 Enforced Disappearances
In this podcast with Aurora Perez Flores and Busra Sarac, we talk about the serious issue of enforced disappearance—when people are secretly taken, often by authorities, and never seen again. They share their personal experiences working with families who are left with no answers, living in pain and uncertainty. Enforced disappearances are commonly seen in places with conflict or oppressive governments. Aurora and Busra also highlight through their regional expertise of Latin America and Middle East how hard it is to work in this field with the lack of consistent information and the lack of coordination.
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April 18, 2025 Missing and Autism
People with autism face unique challenges that can make them more vulnerable to wandering, exploitation, and miscommunication with law enforcement. We talk to Tanja Conway-Grim, Senior specialist ND coach and Alan Nanavaty, Executive Director at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about the resources and mechanisms on how to keep people with autism safe.
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54min
April 04, 2025 Intelligence and Missing Persons Investigations
In the first episode, we talk to Scott Fitzmaurice from Forensic Analytics and Dr. Mark Harrison and explore the importance of intelligence in a missing person investigation. Effective intelligence building can aid in identifying patterns, tracking movements, and uncovering potential risks, with collaboration extending beyond law enforcement to include various agencies.
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58min
August 28, 2024 The support mechanisms for LGBTQ+ community when they go missing
In our last episode for Season 3, Karen talks to Dr. Brian Frederick about the vulnerability of going missing within the LGBTQ+ community. He explains the importance of providing support and safe spaces for vulnerable young people. He is currently conducting a landscape analysis on what kind of resources countries have for LGBTQ+ community.
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27min
August 14, 2024 How effective are we inrecognizing missing people from public appeals?
Can we recognize a missing person when they stand in front of us? Dr. Stefana Juncu shares with us her research on how accurate visual identification of a missing person can be. She explains the most effective ways for a public appeal to be successul in engaging the public in the recovery of a missing person.
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25min
July 31, 2024 Providing a voice to the voiceless
Willie Fouche explains how in his Forensic Pathology Service they help identify individuals who have no forensic or digital identity. Many of the unclaimed bodies he encounters are stateless and can only be identified through collaboration and using multiple investigative techniques.
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30min
July 17, 2024 How is Europe tackling the unaccompanied missing minors crisis
In recent years, Europe has witnessed a surge in human mobility, which regrettably includes children. In 2022, the influx of migrant children into Europe rose by almost 50% compared to the previous year. Tragically, a significant portion of these children subsequently go missing. NGOs such as Child Focus and Missing Children Europe are dedicated to aiding in the search for these missing children.
According to Lost in Europe, a cross-border journalism project investigating the disappearance of child migrants in Europe more than 51,000 unaccompanied minors went missing in Europe between 2021-2023.
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41min
July 03, 2024 The importance of case reviews and the use of technology in cold cases
In this episode Karen talks to Cheryl about long term missing cases and how challenging they are to investigate. The need to use new technology and investigative methods to help bring closure to families.
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34min
June 19, 2024 The critial balance between high publicity appeals and privacy for the missing person
In this episode we talk to Simona Ciobotaru, Senior Lecturer in Cybercrime at the University of Portsmouth about the complex issue of media bias on missing person cases. Research has shown that media has been bias to highlighting white women who are missing then others. We discuss why and how we can help to change it?
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34min

FAQs about Missing Persons Uncovered:

How many episodes does Missing Persons Uncovered have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.