We accept cases on an individual basis. Family and law enforcement may submit any cases to us. Cases may be e-mailed to us here.

There are several criteria for a case before we can take it on. They are as follows.

The case must be at least six months old, or a "cold case."

For the case files, the case must be registered with law enforcement, and have an NCIC number. (An exception will be made for non-juvenile cases that have no evidence of endangerment.) This is done by month and not specific date; if a person vanishes on January 29 they can be on the site on July 1. If the case is of a runaway, the case must be five years old or over.

The case must be within a reasonable timeframe. Cases where the person is obviously deceased due to time factors will not be accepted. Unless the missing was extremely young when they vanished, 1950 is about the earliest missing date we can investigate.

There must be a picture or sketch of the missing person. If there is a group of people missing two thirds of the people must have a picture or sketch. (this is adjusted to one half if there are only two missing)

Vital statistics must be given. This includes hair color, eye color, birthday, and any other identifiying marks, such as birthmarks, skin discolorations, or scars.

The person must have disappeared in the United States, or be a United States citizen.

For inclusion on Jahi's Pages, the case must have been either unable to be registered with law enforcement or has been closed without the individual being located, provided there is not a time factor involved. That is the only critera; however we are not actively investigating these cases, just keeping them up so they will not be forgotten.

For inclusion on the California Kids page, the case must be open with law enforcement, the individual involved is 17 or under at the time they went missing (although this can be waived for cases where the person went missing with a child relative or companion they had not abducted), and they are not listed on the following five major missing persons' sites - NCMEC, Operation Lookout, Child Quest International, Child Find of America, or The Polly Klaas Foundation.

For inclusion on the Adam Haseeb Memorial pages, the case must be registered with law enforcement, have an NCIC number, and be at least six months old. Cases from the above five missing persons' sites are the most likely to be posted, but other cases meeting the criteria can be posted. Parent requests come first, then older cases (the person missing for eight years or more), then newer cases (missing for seven years to six months), then foster children cases. We are aware most sites are more likely to post if the child is a foster child, but our site is concerned specifically with left-behind parents and thus more cases where there is one will be posted. Non-custodial parents abducting children will be posted in the order of regular cases provided the child or children are in the care of a relative. Also, the intent of the case must be to abduct a child or children to keep them away from their guardian - a relative that abducts a child for the sole purpose of killing them is not allowed, although children abducted after the homicide of a guardian or relative is allowed. Since NCIC is required for posting a case, this is not always followed when getting a number proves difficult.

For the For the Lost recovered gallery, the only requirement is the person was missing for at least 24 hours if not an adult, and three days if an adult. Runaway photos will only be added if the person is gone for at least six months. There is no country requirement; people missing from any part of the world can be added.

Once a case is accepted, we will add it to our site. We will, in addition to investigating the case, offer theories and conjecture provided it is on the main case files pages. These are not intended to be definite, but to rather aid us in investigation. We will work with law enforcement to get additional details. If there is anything about the case you do not wish listed on this website, we will not list it. If you are a friend or family member of one of the starter cases and want something to be taken down e-mail us and it will be done.

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