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DCFan1911 · 11-09-2008, 04:34 PM

How many of these were featured on Unsolved Mysteries? I can think of two that the show profiled who were found alive directly because of the broadcast - Craig, who had amnesia and saw himself and called his wife, and Alex Cooper, who had disappeared voluntarily to hide his past. Additionally, there is the woman with amnesia who was found in 2003, 30+ years after vanishing. Are there any others? Sadly, it seems when most Missing Persons cases are solved, it is because they have found the body and/or caught the killer.

Mastermind · 11-09-2008, 05:23 PM

Sadly Law Enforcement people have two phrases for Missing Persons,

"MISSING CORPSES" or "FUGITIVES"

I don;t know the exact details but I think a very large portion of missing persons are murders.

justins5256 · 11-09-2008, 05:50 PM

There have been a few from UM that were solved with the Missing Person(s) being found.

Norene/Lorene/Dorene (can't remember her first name for sure) Roberts who was missing for several years and then heir to an estate was the subject of a segment around 1991 or 1992 and she was located.

Loretta Myers - the senior citizen with alzheimers who was taken away from her family by a guy who was likely some kind of golddigger/con artist was located.

Some missing children who were abducted by a parent were later located. Joey Moss comes to mind. There are others.

Mastermind · 11-09-2008, 06:19 PM

The prospects of whether a missing person lives depends a lot on the type of person missing.

Children (especially infants} tend to have a higher probability of being found being that they have some value to the abductor in keeping them alive. It is also very easy for abductors to keep a child hidden and kept secret from authorities. Kids are small and don;t require as much maintenance or risk of flight that a 25 year old male or female would. Most missing children that are murders are the result of parental accidents, parental infanticide or pedophilia.

Pregnant woman have a next to nil probablilit of being alive. The same probabolities go for elderly persons. Elderly people tend to have a greater chance of being victims of insurance/inheritance killings and fraud.

Adult males 20-45 have a 50-50 chance since there i strong possibilit that there disappearance may have been intentional. Adult males tend to also be involved in criminal behavior. Adult males tend to be more difficult targets for serial killers. Adult men tend to get into impromptu fights or domestic disputes that lead to unintential deaths.

Teenage boys, Women from 15-50, tend to have a lower chance of being alive. Teenagers usually don;t remain unidentified runaways for long. They usually get in contact with friends and family. Teenagers are extremely succeptible to accidental deaths and gang and drug violence. Sadly women tend to be prime targets of serial killers and robbers.

Based on a lot of this:

People like Tammy Lynn Leppert, Jeremy Bright, Angela Hammond are more likely to be murders. (Young women and teenagers)

People like AJ Breaux, Phil Breen, and Alex Spencer have all esurfaced as being alive (adult males, though Spencer was a little older) ( I think spencer surfaced??)

Shafaa, The Satanic Grancmother's kid were both recovered. Christopher Dayes child was also found (he died from natural causes)

Nyleen Kay Marshall, Rachel Runnion, Madelein McCann the Maple grandchildren have a very good chance of being alive. In fact the big problem might actually be that they are grown and look nothing like their composites and have no memories of there original parents. Madelein McCann may simply be in another part of the world such as Thailand or Eastern Europe.

txcuti133 · 11-09-2008, 06:54 PM

Rachael Runyan was actually found dead twenty-four days after she disappeared.

txcuti133 · 11-09-2008, 07:01 PM

Does anyone remember the case of Christi Jo Nichols who disappeared from Gothenburg, Nebraska in 1987? The babysitter came home, and she did not see Christy as the husband took her home. He also ended up waiting to report her missing, and he made it sound like she ran off. However, when her car and belongings were found it looked as though it had been neatly packed. I think the husband had something to do with it as there were allegations of abuse.

Mastermind · 11-09-2008, 07:03 PM

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Rachael Runyan was actually found dead twenty-four days after she disappeared.

My bad. Thanks. I haven't seen the episode in a while. Did the UM episode says she was dead?

Necco · 11-09-2008, 08:07 PM

Patricia Snyder/Carlton the woman who had amnesia because of a brain bleed who wandered off several times. She was found 34 years after she disappeared.

DCFan1911 · 11-09-2008, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by txcuti133

Does anyone remember the case of Christi Jo Nichols who disappeared from Gothenburg, Nebraska in 1987? The babysitter came home, and she did not see Christy as the husband took her home. He also ended up waiting to report her missing, and he made it sound like she ran off. However, when her car and belongings were found it looked as though it had been neatly packed. I think the husband had something to do with it as there were allegations of abuse.

I do remember this one. To me it seemed pretty obvious he did it - the babysitter said his behavior was unusual that night in that he paid her in cash, when usually Christy would pay her with a check. Plus, he knew all the contents of the suitcase that he claims she took with her. If I remember correctly, the suitcase was later found in a field somewhere, but as far as I know this case was never solved.

DP1 · 11-10-2008, 01:21 AM

I can't remember the details but there was a family looking for their father in Canada. They did an update where we learned that the father was found. In an interview, he said that he was accused of a robbery decades ago and changed his name. As he approached retirement, he knew he wouldn't be able to prove his identity so he ran.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 11-10-2008, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by DP1

I can't remember the details but there was a family looking for their father in Canada. They did an update where we learned that the father was found. In an interview, he said that he was accused of a robbery decades ago and changed his name. As he approached retirement, he knew he wouldn't be able to prove his identity so he ran.

Wasn't that a traveling salesman-type guy with two identities, one under each name?

Fletch · 11-10-2008, 04:34 AM

Was that the Clifford Sherwood case?

mphs95 · 11-10-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DCFan1911

I do remember this one. To me it seemed pretty obvious he did it - the babysitter said his behavior was unusual that night in that he paid her in cash, when usually Christy would pay her with a check. Plus, he knew all the contents of the suitcase that he claims she took with her. If I remember correctly, the suitcase was later found in a field somewhere, but as far as I know this case was never solved.

The husband soooooo did it. I pray to God something is found during his lifetime so he has to pay. On the off chance he dies before coming to justice, he'll be taken care of.

crystaldawn · 11-10-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DP1

I can't remember the details but there was a family looking for their father in Canada. They did an update where we learned that the father was found. In an interview, he said that he was accused of a robbery decades ago and changed his name. As he approached retirement, he knew he wouldn't be able to prove his identity so he ran.

That was Alex Cooper.

There were two different segments about psycho grandmothers who kidnapped their grandsons and the boys were both found soon after and reunited with their parents.

MegtheEgg86 · 11-10-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by crystaldawn

That was Alex Cooper.

There were two different segments about psycho grandmothers who kidnapped their grandsons and the boys were both found soon after and reunited with their parents.

UM seemed to feature a lot of psycho grandparents of the kidnapper variety (and there's always a satanic cult involvement accusation thrown in there somewhere). I guess it's that last-person-you-would-expect-to-kidnap-a-child aspect.

11-09-2008, 04:34 PM	#1
DCFan1911 DCGuy Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 25, 2008 Location: DC Posts: 13	Missing Persons Found Alive How many of these were featured on Unsolved Mysteries? I can think of two that the show profiled who were found alive directly because of the broadcast - Craig, who had amnesia and saw himself and called his wife, and Alex Cooper, who had disappeared voluntarily to hide his past. Additionally, there is the woman with amnesia who was found in 2003, 30+ years after vanishing. Are there any others? Sadly, it seems when most Missing Persons cases are solved, it is because they have found the body and/or caught the killer.

11-09-2008, 07:01 PM	#6
txcuti133 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 12	Christi Jo Nichols Does anyone remember the case of Christi Jo Nichols who disappeared from Gothenburg, Nebraska in 1987? The babysitter came home, and she did not see Christy as the husband took her home. He also ended up waiting to report her missing, and he made it sound like she ran off. However, when her car and belongings were found it looked as though it had been neatly packed. I think the husband had something to do with it as there were allegations of abuse.

11-09-2008, 05:23 PM	#2
Mastermind Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 1,843	Sadly Law Enforcement people have two phrases for Missing Persons, "MISSING CORPSES" or "FUGITIVES" I don;t know the exact details but I think a very large portion of missing persons are murders.

11-09-2008, 05:50 PM	#3
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	There have been a few from UM that were solved with the Missing Person(s) being found. Norene/Lorene/Dorene (can't remember her first name for sure) Roberts who was missing for several years and then heir to an estate was the subject of a segment around 1991 or 1992 and she was located. Loretta Myers - the senior citizen with alzheimers who was taken away from her family by a guy who was likely some kind of golddigger/con artist was located. Some missing children who were abducted by a parent were later located. Joey Moss comes to mind. There are others.

11-09-2008, 06:19 PM	#4
Mastermind Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 1,843	The prospects of whether a missing person lives depends a lot on the type of person missing. Children (especially infants} tend to have a higher probability of being found being that they have some value to the abductor in keeping them alive. It is also very easy for abductors to keep a child hidden and kept secret from authorities. Kids are small and don;t require as much maintenance or risk of flight that a 25 year old male or female would. Most missing children that are murders are the result of parental accidents, parental infanticide or pedophilia. Pregnant woman have a next to nil probablilit of being alive. The same probabolities go for elderly persons. Elderly people tend to have a greater chance of being victims of insurance/inheritance killings and fraud. Adult males 20-45 have a 50-50 chance since there i strong possibilit that there disappearance may have been intentional. Adult males tend to also be involved in criminal behavior. Adult males tend to be more difficult targets for serial killers. Adult men tend to get into impromptu fights or domestic disputes that lead to unintential deaths. Teenage boys, Women from 15-50, tend to have a lower chance of being alive. Teenagers usually don;t remain unidentified runaways for long. They usually get in contact with friends and family. Teenagers are extremely succeptible to accidental deaths and gang and drug violence. Sadly women tend to be prime targets of serial killers and robbers. Based on a lot of this: People like Tammy Lynn Leppert, Jeremy Bright, Angela Hammond are more likely to be murders. (Young women and teenagers) People like AJ Breaux, Phil Breen, and Alex Spencer have all esurfaced as being alive (adult males, though Spencer was a little older) ( I think spencer surfaced??) Shafaa, The Satanic Grancmother's kid were both recovered. Christopher Dayes child was also found (he died from natural causes) Nyleen Kay Marshall, Rachel Runnion, Madelein McCann the Maple grandchildren have a very good chance of being alive. In fact the big problem might actually be that they are grown and look nothing like their composites and have no memories of there original parents. Madelein McCann may simply be in another part of the world such as Thailand or Eastern Europe.

11-09-2008, 06:54 PM	#5
txcuti133 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 12	Rachael Runyan was actually found dead twenty-four days after she disappeared.

11-09-2008, 08:07 PM	#8
Necco Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2006 Posts: 1,149	Patricia Snyder/Carlton the woman who had amnesia because of a brain bleed who wandered off several times. She was found 34 years after she disappeared.

11-10-2008, 01:21 AM	#10
DP1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 394	I can't remember the details but there was a family looking for their father in Canada. They did an update where we learned that the father was found. In an interview, he said that he was accused of a robbery decades ago and changed his name. As he approached retirement, he knew he wouldn't be able to prove his identity so he ran.

11-10-2008, 04:34 AM	#12
Fletch Cabin fever Frequent Poster Join Date: May 10, 2002 Posts: 485	Was that the Clifford Sherwood case?