I am Missing, Don't Look Away

07/22/2026

📣 Calling all readers! I’m on a mission to get my books on library shelves across the country, and I need your help.Libraries buy books that patrons ask for. Check out the graphic below for the 3 simple steps to recommend my titles to your neighborhood branch! It costs nothing but makes a massive difference for independent, faith-centered literature. Thank you for standing with me! 📚✨👉 Visit deanamariestarkey.com to grab any book details or ISBNs you need for the forms!

07/22/2026

Big news from Rosemont & Sweetgum Press!

I’ve been writing from different states in the US with two very special co‑authors — my twin grandkids — and together we’re creating the next book in The Adventures of Stinky Squirrel: Fun Times in Virginia. Their imagination, silliness, and joy make this series come alive, and I can’t wait for you to read the new adventure.

I’m also working hard to finish my book on grief (My Grieving Soul), this one is built around the poems I wrote from my loss with my adult children. This book has been on my heart for a long time, and it’s finally taking shape in a way that feels honest, healing, and full of hope.

And that’s not all — several new books are already in the pipeline, including children’s stories, devotionals, suspense titles, and more.
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Deana Marie Starkey is a multi‑genre author and visual storyteller and the founder of Don’t Look Away, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to creating trauma‑informed, faith‑centered support for vulnerable youth and families. Her work spans children’s books, devotionals, photography collections, a...

07/22/2026

If you were lost would you want an all out- full scale- search and investigation to take place immediately to find you?

What if it was one of your children?

Please answer in comments. This is being used for research and information for future missing laws.

07/22/2026

Somebody knows who I am. Somebody, somewhere is missing me. WHO AM I?

It has been 34 years TODAY and this individual is STILL unidentified. Someone knows something, please speak up.

It has been 34 years TODAY and this individual is STILL unidentified. Someone knows something, please speak up.

👉 Discovered July 19, 1992
👉 Los Angeles County, California
👉 Estimated Age Range: 12-17
👉 Height: 5'6", measured
👉 Weight: 128 lbs, measured
👉 NamUs: 3774

👉 Circumstances: On 07/19/1992 @ 2045 hours the decedent and another victim were standing at a bus stop when a vehicle drove by, someone inside the vehicle yelled out a gang slogan and shots were fired from the vehicle striking the decedent and another victim. Both victims were transported toto a local hospital where both were pronounced dead. The other victim is also still unidentified - see UP3773.

👉 Image is AI generated based off of postmortem image in NamUs.

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case #/3774

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07/21/2026

Debra Moore disappeared from the Houston area when she was 14 years old. A year later, and officials are still asking for help to find her. Authorities believe she may still be in the area.

She is now 15. She is 5’3" tall and weighed 160 pounds when she was last seen. She has brown eyes. Her hair last year was brown with blonde highlights.

They say authorities believe she might be in the Houston, Highlands or Baytown area, and she may go by the name Dawn.

07/16/2026

07/14/2026

14 children saved in the last 3 months.

All alleged victims of kidnapping, s*x trafficking, online enticement, or runaways in potential danger from child predators. And FBI Houston helped rescue every single one.

Our mission to protect the innocent doesn't end.