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  • MIssing Abroad

    MIssing Abroad
    2025/05/16
    In this episode we talk to Bill Andrerson from Locate International, an NGO that raises awareness and investigates cold cases including situations where people go missing abroad. Each year, thousands of people go missing while traveling, living, or working abroad due to a range of circumstances. Disappearances may result from accidents, natural disasters, crime, or abduction, including cases linked to human trafficking or violence. Mental health issues can also lead individuals to become lost or disoriented, while some choose to disappear voluntarily to escape personal problems. Efforts to locate missing persons abroad face challenges such as jurisdictional barriers, lack of local resources, language and cultural differences, and delayed reporting by family members.

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    48 分
  • Enforced Disappearances

    Enforced Disappearances
    2025/05/02
    In this podcast with Aurora Perez Flores and Busra Sarac, we talk about the serious issue of enforced disappearance—when people are secretly taken, often by authorities, and never seen again. They share their personal experiences working with families who are left with no answers, living in pain and uncertainty. Enforced disappearances are commonly seen in places with conflict or oppressive governments. Aurora and Busra also highlight through their regional expertise of Latin America and Middle East how hard it is to work in this field with the lack of consistent information and the lack of coordination.

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    1 時間
  • Missing and Autism

    Missing and Autism
    2025/04/18
    People with autism face unique challenges that can make them more vulnerable to wandering, exploitation, and miscommunication with law enforcement. We talk to Tanja Conway-Grim, Senior specialist ND coach and Alan Nanavaty, Executive Director at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about the resources and mechanisms on how to keep people with autism safe.

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    53 分
  • Intelligence and Missing Persons Investigations

    Intelligence and Missing Persons Investigations
    2025/04/04
    In the first episode, we talk to Scott Fitzmaurice from Forensic Analytics and Dr. Mark Harrison and explore the importance of intelligence in a missing person investigation. Effective intelligence building can aid in identifying patterns, tracking movements, and uncovering potential risks, with collaboration extending beyond law enforcement to include various agencies.

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    57 分
  • The support mechanisms for LGBTQ+ community when they go missing

    The support mechanisms for LGBTQ+ community when they go missing
    2024/08/28
    In our last episode for Season 3, Karen talks to Dr. Brian Frederick about the vulnerability of going missing within the LGBTQ+ community. He explains the importance of providing support and safe spaces for vulnerable young people. He is currently conducting a landscape analysis on what kind of resources countries have for LGBTQ+ community.

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    26 分
  • How effective are we inrecognizing missing people from public appeals?

    How effective are we inrecognizing missing people from public appeals?
    2024/08/14
    Can we recognize a missing person when they stand in front of us? Dr. Stefana Juncu shares with us her research on how accurate visual identification of a missing person can be. She explains the most effective ways for a public appeal to be successul in engaging the public in the recovery of a missing person.

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    25 分
  • Providing a voice to the voiceless

    Providing a voice to the voiceless
    2024/07/31
    Willie Fouche explains how in his Forensic Pathology Service they help identify individuals who have no forensic or digital identity. Many of the unclaimed bodies he encounters are stateless and can only be identified through collaboration and using multiple investigative techniques.

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    30 分
  • How is Europe tackling the unaccompanied missing minors crisis

    How is Europe tackling the unaccompanied missing minors crisis
    2024/07/17

    In recent years, Europe has witnessed a surge in human mobility, which regrettably includes children. In 2022, the influx of migrant children into Europe rose by almost 50% compared to the previous year. Tragically, a significant portion of these children subsequently go missing. NGOs such as Child Focus and Missing Children Europe are dedicated to aiding in the search for these missing children.

    According to Lost in Europe, a cross-border journalism project investigating the disappearance of child migrants in Europe more than 51,000 unaccompanied minors went missing in Europe between 2021-2023.


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    41 分