Cases, information on cases, and saying if a particular case was resolved or not can be mailed to us here. Or you may contact the listed agency; however since the cases are closed there may be no response.


Above: Jahi Turner in 2002 (left) and an age-progressed image to 9, circa 2009 (right)

Jahi Marques Turner

Last seen in San Diego, California on April 25, 2002

Vital statistics: Black male. Born on February 10, 2000. Black hair; brown eyes. Turner is ambidextrous. He has a light complexion and suffers from eczema in the creases of his body. Was two when last seen.

Circumstances: Jahi was last seen in Balboa Park in the Golden Hill area near 28th Street and Cedar Street on April 25, 2002. The playground is near the 2800 block of Beech Street. His stepfather, Tieray Dewayne Jones, said that he left Turner near the sandbox while he purchased a soda from a nearby vending machine. Tieray stated that a woman and two children were near the area at the time. Turner had vanished by the time he returned. Turner has never been heard from again. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved blue shirt imprinted with images of Winnie The Pooh and Tigger, blue nylon cargo pants with an orange drawstring and gray Air Jordan shoes. The woman has been identified; she provided unspecified information relating to Turner's case. Some believe that Jahi was murdered by his stepfather or otherwise accidentally killed due to diary entries Tieray had written at the time. No evidence has been unearthed that Jahi met with foul play, however. His stepfather is currently imprisoned on an unrelated drug charge. Classified as a Non-Family Abduction by most agencies.

Reason for inclusion: Jahi's case was closed in January 2004 for unknown reasons. He remains missing. It was opened again several years later, but he remains here as our inspiration.

Contact info: FBI San Diego at 858-565-1255



Above: Elizabeth Huster in 1996

Elisabeth Ann Huster

Last seen in Portland, Oregon in August 31, 1996

Vital statistics: White female. Born on September 26, 1986. Light brown hair; blue eyes. Elisabeth's upper front teeth were crooked at the time of her 1996 disappearance. Her name may be spelled "Elizabeth Anne." Was nine when last seen.

Circumstances: Elisabeth was last seen at a wedding in the Cedar Mill area of Oregon on August 31, 1996. Her parents, Karen Lee Huster and Michael Huster, were divorcing at the time and Elisabeth was with her mother when she was last seen. Michael reported his daughter as a missing child on December 23, 1996 in Portland, Oregon. He resided in California at the time. Michael had been unable to contact Elisabeth for several months and also learned she had not been enrolled in school that year. Karen apparently refused to allow Elisabeth to speak to Michael for an extended period of time prior to her daughter's 1996 disappearance. Extensive searches for Elisabeth during Karen's incarceration provided no evidence as to Elisabeth's whereabouts. Authorities suspected foul play was involved in the child's disappearance. An Oregon grand jury indicted Karen for her daughter's murder in April 2000. Karen promptly disappeared and was tracked to her relatives' home in Arizona later in the year, but vanished once again before she could be taken into police custody. Karen was eventually arrested in Canoga Park, California in November 2000. She had been living in the Parc Place Club Apartments at the time. California authorities acted on a tip that there had been a murder in the complex when they discovered Karen residing in the suspected victim's apartment. She initially refused to give investigators her name and was fingerprinted to confirm her identity. Human remains were discovered inside two freezers in the residence. Tests revealed that the body was that of the complex's tenant, James Cameron. Karen had apparently been living with Cameron as a roommate at the time. She claimed that Cameron died of a heart attack. Karen stated that she dismembered Cameron's body to prevent authorities from learning she was wanted for Elisabeth's presumed murder in Oregon. Karen was charged with Cameron's murder later in the month. Karen later confessed to killing her daughter because she believed Elisabeth had inherited her mental illness. She claims to have shot her daughter and dumped her in the Pacific Ocean. She has been convicted of homicide. Classifed as Endangered Missing.

Reason for inclusion: Huster's case was closed after the murder confession. Elisabeth or her remains have not been loctated.

Contact info: Washington County Sheriff's Office at 503-648-8700



Above: Shannon Ketron in 1982

Shannon Patrick Ketron

Last seen in Cordell, Oklahoma on June 17, 1982

Vital statistics: White male. Born on November 10, 1981. Blond hair, blue eyes. Was ten months at the time.

Circumstances: Ketron was last seen in his hometown of Cordell, Oklahoma on June 17, 1982. His mother was knocked unconscious on a county road during the day, and Ketron was allegedly abducted by an unknown male. Classified as Endangered Missing.

Reason for inclusion: Operation Lookout lists his case as closed. It remains unsolved.

Contact info: OSBI at 580-248-4050



Above: David Maddot in 1994


Above: Kent Munro in 1994


Above: Omar Shearer in 1994

David William Maddot, Kent Lionel Munro, and Omar Kahil Shearer

Last seen in Marco Island, Collier County, Florida, on November 11, 1994

Vital statistics: David is a white male. He was born on January 19, 1969. Dark brown hair, dark brown eyes. Was twenty-five when last seen. Kent is a white male. He was born on January 12, 1969. Blond hair, blue eyes. Was twenty-five when last seen. Omar is a white male. He was born on May 20, 1969. Black hair, dark brown eyes. Was twenty-five when last seen.

Circumstances: On November 11, 1994, four young men from Mississauga, Ontario, left the Marco River Marina in a 25-foot boat for an afternoon of fishing and diving at the wreck of the Baja California, a freighter sunk by a German submarine during World War II. David Madott; childhood friend Omar Shearer; and Kent Munro, joined 27-year-old Jeff Wandich, an experienced boater and diver whose family owned a condominium on Marco Island. Only Wandich would return. He offered this account at the time: After anchoring the "Sea Esta," a center console boat with an open cockpit and dual outboard motors (225 horsepower), the four fished near the wreck before donning their scuba gear for a dive to the sunken boat 120 feet below. All four divers left the boat at the same time - a practice discouraged by diving instructors - and descended the anchor line. At 35 feet, Shearer and Munro stopped and headed back to the surface after Munro had difficulty equalizing his pressure. Madott and Wandich continued their descent. Twenty minutes later, Madott and Wandich returned to the surface, only to find the boat's stern submerged and its bow sticking out three feet above the water line. That was at 3:30 p.m. The four men released their dive tanks - but kept on their inflatable life vests - and clung to the boat until it sank completely less than four hours later. Under a pitch black sky, the four friends decided to swim to a communications tower three miles away. Wandich made it and was later rescued. The others were never seen again. An air and sea search by the U.S. Coast Guard and private boaters ensued, stretching from Fort Myers Beach to the Florida Keys. Diving crews hired by the missing men's families searched the site, finding personal items from the sunken boat but little else, including virtually none of the diving gear. The search was called off after several days. The FBI briefly investigated. Wandich took, and passed, a lie detector test. Classified as Endangered Missing.

Reason for inclusion: With no leads and little evidence, the case was closed by the FBI and the men have never been seen again.

Contact info: E-mail Vanished



Above: Christiana Shilling in 1981

Christiana E. Shilling

Last seen in Alpharetta, Georgia on October 18, 1981

Vital statistics: White female. Born on September 5, 1979. Curly brown hair, brown eyes. Was two when last seen.

Circumstances: The mother has custody of Christiana. The father failed to return child to the mother after visitation. The father left a note saying he would never return the child. Classified as a Family Abduction.

Reason for inclusion: The only site that carried Christiana's case shut down in 2003. It is unknown if she has been found since.

Contact info: Fulton County Sheriff Department at 404-393-4600



Above: Chevelle Wheeler in 1985

Chevelle Yvonne Wheeler

Last seen in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California on October 16, 1985

Vital statistics: White female. Born on October 27, 1968. Blond hair, blue eyes. Her nickname is "Chevy." Was sixteen when last seen.

Circumstances:Wheeler was last seen entering a red pickup truck outside of Franklin High School in Stockton, California on October 16, 1985. She told friends that she planned to skip classes that day and drive to Valley Springs, California with a male friend. Wheeler has never been seen again. Authorities soon learned the possible identity of her friend; Wesley Howard Shermantine was an acquaintance of Wheeler's family. Family members told investigators that Shermantine called their home the morning Wheeler disappeared to confirm their plans for a drive to the mountains. When Shermantine was questioned by authorities shortly after Wheeler vanished, he denied having any involvement in her case. Shermantine also told her family he was innocent. Investigators continued to suspect him, particularly after searching Shermantine's family's cabin in San Andreas, California. Police collected blood and hair evidence at the cabin in 1985, but DNA testing technology prevented the samples from being analyzed until 1999, 14 years after Wheeler disappeared. Investigators privately believed that the blood and hair were Wheeler's own, but they could not prove their suspicions until proof was obtained. Shermantine's friend, Loren Joseph Herzog, claimed on videotape that Shermantine bragged about abusing, raping and murdering Wheeler in 1985. DNA testing proved that the samples taken from the San Andreas cabin in 1985 were indeed Wheeler's blood and hair prior to the start of Shermantine and Herzog's trials. Shermantine and Herzog have blamed one another for the murders. Shermantine told investigators that Herzog had a key to his cabin in San Andreas and that Herzog was also friends with Wheeler. Shermantine was convicted of the murder of Wheeler and three other individuals in May 2001. Shermantine was sentenced to death for the crimes. He protested the verdict and announced to the courtroom that he was innocent. Herzog's trial will begin later in 2001. Foul play is presumed in her case due to the circumstances involved in her disappearance. Classified as a Non-Family Abduction.

Reason for inclusion: Wheeler's case was closed after the murder convictions.

Contact info: San Joacquin Sheriff's Office at 209-468-4427


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