http://www.mail.com/subjects/498-missing-persons.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/498-missing-persons.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104094-1-child-dead-1-missing-minn-park-landslide.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. The landslide at Lilydale Regional Park swept over a group of children from Peter Hobart Elementary School... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:26:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104094-1-child-dead-1-missing-minn-park-landslide.html 2013-05-23T02:26:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103432-man-who-kidnapped-2-iowa-girls-long-record.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When Michael Klunder enticed two girls to enter his pickup truck near a rural Iowa school bus stop Monday, it was at least his third kidnapping in a long criminal history in which he was ordered to receive sex offender treatment starting as a teenager. While authorities searched Wednesday for the still missing 15-year-old, residents... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103432-man-who-kidnapped-2-iowa-girls-long-record.html 2013-05-22T21:49:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2101938-judge-seals-affidavit-maine-man-teens-death.html BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Police laid out their case Wednesday against a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area miles from her home, but the details remained hidden from public view after a judge sealed a crucial affidavit at the request of the suspect's lawyer. Kyle Dube showed no emotion as he made an initial court ap... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2101938-judge-seals-affidavit-maine-man-teens-death.html 2013-05-22T21:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2102264-susan-powells-dad-private-eye-to-review-file.html SEATTLE (AP) — Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file — containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more — might turn up something the investigators missed. Chuck Cox told reporters Tuesday at a new... Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2102264-susan-powells-dad-private-eye-to-review-file.html 2013-05-22T08:01:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098800-lawyer-feds-investigating-susan-powell-case.html WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case — a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City. Anne Bremner made the announcement ... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2098800-lawyer-feds-investigating-susan-powell-case.html 2013-05-22T00:12:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2100432-man-charged-death-missing-maine-teenager.html BANGOR, Maine (AP) — When 16-year-old Nichole Cable left home May 12, she told her family she was heading out to see someone she'd met on Facebook. The high school sophomore never came back. Now, a 20-year-old man faces charges in her death after a body believed to be the missing teen's was found in a wooded area north of Bangor. Kyle Dube, of Orono, was ... Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2100432-man-charged-death-missing-maine-teenager.html 2013-05-22T00:04:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093810-uk-police-leads-missing-girl-case.html LONDON (AP) — British police say they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the Briton who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age of three. Scotland Yard said it has identified several "persons of interest" and "both investigative and forensic opportunities" in the case. The force said Friday its work is under way to suppo... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093810-uk-police-leads-missing-girl-case.html 2013-05-17T19:21:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089662-investigation-powell-disappearance-close.html SCOTTS MILLS, Ore. (AP) — After a two-day search in rural Oregon failed to yield any trace of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, authorities said Thursday they may close the investigation. "The leads have become fewer and farther between," said Wayne Pyle, the city manager for West Valley City, Utah. "If nothing comes from it, we do feel like we are close ... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:01:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089662-investigation-powell-disappearance-close.html 2013-05-16T21:01:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089818-syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-aleppo-prison.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights raised the death toll from the May 3 ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:57:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089818-syrian-troops-repel-rebel-attack-aleppo-prison.html 2013-05-16T14:57:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088268-lawyer-ohio-kidnap-suspect-will-plead-guilty.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade will plead not guilty but it's uncertain if he can receive a fair trial anywhere, a member of his defense team said Wednesday. Craig Weintraub, a former prosecutor representing Ariel Castro, 52, on rape and kidnapping charges, said in an interview that the location of ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:19:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2088268-lawyer-ohio-kidnap-suspect-will-plead-guilty.html 2013-05-15T21:19:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086508-judge-declines-to-nix-79-nyc-child-killing-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with murder decades after one of the nation's most infamous child disappearances can be brought to trial, a judge ruled Wednesday, turning down the man's claim that the case was too thin to proceed. In a case that hinges on a disputed confession, the judge said there was enough evidence to sustain the charges against Pedro He... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:59:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086508-judge-declines-to-nix-79-nyc-child-killing-case.html 2013-05-15T20:59:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2085674-sentences-continue-minn-somali-terror-case.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two men who left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia were sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison, while a man they characterized as a local leader in efforts to recruit them to the terrorist group was sentenced to 12 years. They were among six men sentenced this week for their roles in the government's long-running invest... Wed, 15 May 2013 02:01:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2085674-sentences-continue-minn-somali-terror-case.html 2013-05-15T02:01:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081122-future-house-where-ohio-victims-held-debated.html CLEVELAND (AP) — An imposing, 10-foot privacy fence has been erected to guard the home of Cleveland rape and kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro, with windows and doors boarded shut to keep people out of the place that police say was once meant only to keep people in. Patrols cars were still parked across the entrances to the block on Monday to keep away onlo... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081122-future-house-where-ohio-victims-held-debated.html 2013-05-13T15:30:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081456-ohio-suspects-brothers-hope-rots-jail.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The two brothers of the Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for about a decade say they have no sympathy for him. One called him a "monster" who he hopes "rots in jail." Onil and Pedro Castro told CNN that they want Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight to know how sorry they are for their ordeal. "I'm just grate... Mon, 13 May 2013 11:43:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081456-ohio-suspects-brothers-hope-rots-jail.html 2013-05-13T11:43:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080102-women-rescued-cleveland-happy-to.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The three women allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused for years inside a padlocked Cleveland house asked for privacy Sunday, saying through an attorney that while they are grateful for overwhelming support, they also need time to heal. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight remain in seclusion, releasing their first statements... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:24:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080102-women-rescued-cleveland-happy-to.html 2013-05-12T23:24:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079866-sheriff-body-found-believed-to-missing-girl.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A body recovered amid an intensive search is believed to be that of a missing 18-month-old girl whose mother was found dead along with two men on a Kansas farm days ago, authorities said Sunday. Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said in a statement that remains recovered in eastern Kansas on Saturday are believed to those of Lana L... Sun, 12 May 2013 12:38:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2079866-sheriff-body-found-believed-to-missing-girl.html 2013-05-12T12:38:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078840-cleveland-women-ordeal-recovery.html Year after year, the clock ticked by and the calendar marched forward, carrying the three women further from the real world and pulling them deeper into an isolated nightmare. Now, for the women freed from captivity inside a Cleveland house, the ordeal is not over. Next comes recovery - from sexual abuse and their sudden, jarring re-entry into a world muc... Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078840-cleveland-women-ordeal-recovery.html 2013-05-11T23:45:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078544-dna-test-ohio-kidnap-suspect-fathered-girl.html CLEVELAND (AP) — As relatives of the Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect recounted claims of his unnerving paranoia and violent outbursts, DNA testing confirmed the man accused of holding three women captive for nearly a decade is the father of a 6-year-old girl who also escaped from the house. Ariel Castro, charged with rape and kidnapping, remained ja... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:54:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2078544-dna-test-ohio-kidnap-suspect-fathered-girl.html 2013-05-11T19:54:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077542-man-charged-4-kan-deaths-childs-body-missing.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old convicted felon was charged Friday in the deaths of a woman and two men whose bodies were found at an eastern Kansas farm home earlier this week, according to a criminal complaint. Kyle Flack also faces charges in the death of the woman's young daughter, whose body hasn't been found. Authorities say they presume 18-month-... Sat, 11 May 2013 00:05:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077542-man-charged-4-kan-deaths-childs-body-missing.html 2013-05-11T00:05:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2077936-ohio-station-pulls-story-man-womens-rescue.html NEW YORK (AP) — A Cleveland television station took down an online story about the criminal past of Charles Ramsey, the man who helped free three women held captive in a neighbor's house for nearly a decade, after being flooded with complaints. The story was factually correct, but written "too soon" in a city where the ugly case of alleged sexual predator... Fri, 10 May 2013 23:04:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2077936-ohio-station-pulls-story-man-womens-rescue.html 2013-05-10T23:04:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076018-dna-ohio-kidnapping-suspect-fathered-girl.html CLEVELAND (AP) — A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in a house for about a decade: Kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro is the father of a 6-year-old girl who escaped from the house along with the women, a prosecutor said Friday. As the investigation into the women's ordeal continued, the FBI also said no hu... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:29:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076018-dna-ohio-kidnapping-suspect-fathered-girl.html 2013-05-10T22:29:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077632-relatives-cleveland-suspect-violent-streak.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people. Sometimes he drove around town with it in the back seat of his car. "He threatened me lots of times with it," said Castro's nephew, 26-year-old Angel Caraballo, who was t... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:27:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077632-relatives-cleveland-suspect-violent-streak.html 2013-05-10T20:27:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073218-bangladesh-factory-collapse-death-toll-hits-1034.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital soared past 1,000 on Friday, while the list of the dead from a fresh fire at a sweater manufacturer showed the entanglement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials. Officials said 1,034 bodies have been recov... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:40:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073218-bangladesh-factory-collapse-death-toll-hits-1034.html 2013-05-10T04:40:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073354-police-ohio-captive-suffered-5-miscarriages.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for a decade, as police charged that he impregnated one of his captives at least five times and made her miscarry by starving her and punching her in the belly. The allegations were contained in a police r... Fri, 10 May 2013 03:13:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073354-police-ohio-captive-suffered-5-miscarriages.html 2013-05-10T03:13:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2074908-man-held-3-kansas-deaths-child-presumed-dead.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Kansas said Thursday they have arrested a 27-year-old convicted felon in the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a farm, and that a fourth victim — an 18-month-old girl — is presumed dead. Franklin County Sheriff Jeffrey Richards said during an afternoon news conference that the prosecutor has 48 ho... Fri, 10 May 2013 01:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2074908-man-held-3-kansas-deaths-child-presumed-dead.html 2013-05-10T01:04:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073322-hope-painful-families-missing-kids.html CLEVELAND (AP) — The miraculous rescue of three missing women has given hope to many families whose loved ones have vanished. Yet hope, when searching for a long-lost child, can be a dangerous thing. Thousands of children are missing across the country. The longer they are gone, the smaller the chances they will be found alive. So when three women who had... Thu, 09 May 2013 06:54:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073322-hope-painful-families-missing-kids.html 2013-05-09T06:54:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071896-bodies-kansas-farm-belong-to-missing-mom-2-men.html OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified two men and a woman found slain on an eastern Kansas farm and continued searching for the woman's 18-month-old daughter, who was last seen at the same property where the bodies were discovered. Franklin County Sheriff Jeffrey Richards said at a news conference Wednesday that law enforcement officials... Thu, 09 May 2013 01:55:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2071896-bodies-kansas-farm-belong-to-missing-mom-2-men.html 2013-05-09T01:55:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072046-cleveland-man-charged-with-3-womens-kidnap-rape.html CLEVELAND (AP) — A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and rape, accused of holding them under conditions so oppressive they were allowed outside for only a few moments in disguise and never saw a chance to escape until this week. Investigators said the women apparently ... Thu, 09 May 2013 00:20:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072046-cleveland-man-charged-with-3-womens-kidnap-rape.html 2013-05-09T00:20:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070166-dugard-smart-offer-comments-cleveland-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Kidnapping survivors Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart have words of wisdom for the three women found this week in Cleveland years after their disappearances. Dugard was abducted from a California bus stop in 1991 at age 11 and was held captive for 18 years in a backyard, where she gave birth to two children conceived by rape. She made a... Wed, 08 May 2013 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070166-dugard-smart-offer-comments-cleveland-case.html 2013-05-08T04:48:00Z