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10/14/2026

!!! MISSINGPERSON !!! PLEASE SHARE/PRINT/POST!!! MISSING FROM WICHITA, KANSAS!!!

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https://www.kbi.ks.gov/MissingPersons/Search/Details/M372691574

10/14/2026

🕊️ GIVE HIM HIS NAME BACK — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Someone knew this man. Someone may have loved him, worked beside him, laughed with him, or may still be wondering why he suddenly disappeared. On September 8, 2025, the skeletal remains of an unidentified man were discovered by a homeless individual in a wooded area of Philadelphia. Investigators believe he was approximately 20 to 35 years old and may have died sometime during 2023 or 2024. His ancestry was listed as possibly White/Caucasian and/or Black/African American. He was estimated to have stood between 4’11” and 5’6”. Because his remains were skeletal, his weight, hair color, and eye color could not be determined.

An anthropological examination revealed several characteristics that could potentially help distinguish him. His bones showed evidence consistent with repeated strenuous activity involving his arms. He also had unusual spinal characteristics, including full sacralization of the fifth lumbar vertebra, while his 12th thoracic vertebra had transitioned into a lumbar-type vertebra, leaving him with only 11 thoracic vertebrae. When his remains were recovered, clothing and items documented with him included a black flat-rim hat, black sweatpants, a black sweatshirt, a shirt, and sneakers. His case is listed in NamUs as UP150023 and with the Philadelphia Medical Examiner as case #25-4248.

This man lived a life before he became an unidentified case number. Somewhere there may be photographs of him, memories of him, or people who have been waiting years for him to walk through the door. Please look closely at the estimated age, height, clothing, and physical findings. Someone may recognize a detail that finally leads investigators to his identity. If you have information that could help give this man his name back, contact the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office at 215-685-7445 or the Philadelphia Police Department East Detective Division at 215-685-3298.

10/14/2026

Mother of four children, Ida Joanne Beard, has been missing from El Reno, Oklahoma since June 30th, 2015. She was 29 at the time.

Ida was walking home from a friend’s home in El Reno, Oklahoma when she vanished. She told her mother she was going to visit friends down the road. Ida never returned home. It took two weeks for the police to accept a missing persons report, and they only interviewed Ida’s mom and a friend years later.

Ida is Cheyenne and Arapaho with brown hair and eyes. She always wore her hair in a french braid. She is 5’6 and 120 lbs. Ida loved to volunteer and help other people and she often taught Sunday School. She lived with her mother, who is blind, at the time of her disappearance.

Ida’s Law was created and signed into law by Governor Stitt in April of 2021. This law is intended to create a local Office of Liason for missing and murdered Indigenous peoples. Studies show that Native women and girls are TEN TIMES more likely to disappear when compared to similar peer groups.

Ida is listed as # MP30338 in NamUs and there are currently 11 exclusions for her.

Please call the OSBI at 800-522-8017, referencing case # 2024-783, with any information in the disappearance of Native mother Ida Beard. You can also submit a tip anonymously to your local law enforcement agency.

*First published April 19, 2018. Information sourced from community members, relatives, public records, and news archives. 2026 ©Oklahoma Cold Cases

10/14/2026

Sixty-three years ago this week, a young mother of three left her home in Lexington, Kentucky, for a doctor's appointment and disappeared. Her name was Barbara Nellie Lunsford, and she was just 23 years old.

On October 12th, 1963, Barbara was supposed to travel to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for a follow-up appointment after experiencing a medical emergency at work a few weeks earlier. She didn't drive, so her family believes she may have been heading to a nearby bus stop. Whether she ever boarded that bus is unknown. Barbara never arrived at the hospital, and her family never saw her again.

For decades, there was remarkably little information about what happened to Barbara. Her niece, Jennifer Grimes, who was born after her disappearance, has been working to bring attention to the case. According to Jennifer, one of Barbara's surviving brothers remembers very little being done to find her at the time. Her disappearance didn't even make the newspaper until January 1964, nearly three months later.

Then, in 2025, an unexpected possibility emerged from Avon, Ohio. Police there had been trying to identify a woman known only as Janet, who passed away following a traffic accident in October 1965. Old investigative notes suggested Janet might have come from Kentucky and had three young sons, details that sounded remarkably similar to Barbara's circumstances. Investigators arranged for Janet's remains to be examined and compared DNA collected from Barbara's relatives.

Unfortunately, the results ruled out a match. But the work has given both investigations new momentum, and Barbara's family DNA profile is now available for comparison through national databases. Lexington police are continuing to pursue her case, while Jennifer hopes someone who remembers Barbara or her disappearance might still have information worth sharing.

Barbara would've turned 86 years old yesterday. Her three little boys grew up without knowing what happened to their mother, and now another generation of her family is searching for answers. Anyone with information can contact Lexington Police.

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10/12/2026

10/12/2026

Melanie James has been missing from Farmington, New Mexico since April 20th, 2014. She was just 21. Her case remains open and unsolved.

In mid-April Melanie was supposed to meet her mother Lela Mailman for dinner. Lela was planning to tell Melanie how proud she was of her and the direction she was taking in life. Melanie had recently expressed interest in taking courses at San Juan College. However, Melanie didn't show for dinner and didn't answer her phone when Lela called. A few days later Melanie's sister Melissa saw Melanie walking with an unknown black man, 6'0 and slender, near McKinley Elementary. She spoke to Melanie briefly, a casual conversation, and drove on. However, when Melissa drove back around to speak to her again, Melanie was already gone. That was the last time she was seen by her family. Her purse was found 4 days after her disappearance in the area of Yucca Ave. and 20th St. It was taken into evidence but wasn't linked to Melanie's disappearance until later.

In September 2015 Melanie was seen at a local Family Dollar store. The women who identified her was familiar with Melanie and her family and called Lela to tell her. Lela sent her son to the Family Dollar but Melanie was nowhere to be found by the time he arrived. Lela was able to confirm it was Melanie when viewing the surveillance video. Melanie's behavior was described as strange - she acted as if she was being watched and was slow and quiet in her interactions. Melanie has not been seen since.

Melanie is Walker River Paiute and Comanche Nation with brown hair and brown eyes. She is described as petite at 5'0 and 116 lbs. She was last seen wearing a blue bandana top, blue jeans, and black and white tennis shoes. Melanie is listed as # MP38010 in NamUs and there is currently one comparison for her DNA/dentals.

Please call the Farmington PD with any information in the location of Melanie James at 505-599-1068, referencing case # 32011-14. You can remain anonymous.

*First published November 18th, 2021. Information sourced from family members, public databases, public records, and news archives. 2026 ©Jen Gragg Research

10/12/2026

Misty Rae Moore was found brutally murdered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on November 9th, 1998. She was just twenty-one years old.

At about 1pm Misty's body was found on her bed in her home at 2511 SW 24th in OKC. She'd been burned and suffocated to death. She was n**e and her mouth and wrists were bound with duct tape.

Misty is remembered as a warm, caring young woman and she is missed and loved. She was born January 4th, 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona to Mary Reeves and Donald Moore. She leaves behind two siblings - Jamia Fox and Eddie Smith. At the time of her murder she was engaged to Melton Camp.

Please call the OKC Crime Stoppers line at (405) 235-7300 with any information on the murder of Misty Rae Moore. You can remain anonymous.

*First published November 19th, 2022. Information sourced from family members, public databases, public records, and news archives. 2026 Cold Cases

10/11/2026

It has been 30 years since a woman checked into a Seattle, Washington hotel under the name Mary Anderson with a fake New York address. She then took her own life via cyanide poisoning and was found on the bed holding a bible. Her true identity is still unknown. DNA testing recently revealed that her origins trace back to Eastern Iran or Afghanistan, and she may be of Persian descent.
(Case #96-1207 ; #96-459630)