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Brittanee Drexel: Nancy Grace America's Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Mon January 31, 2011

For two years police have been looking for clues to find a beautiful teenage girl who disappeared during a spring break trip to Myrtle Beach.

Brittanee Drexel was last seen on April 25, 2009. She went for a walk around 8pm and was never seen again. Over the weekend the second largest search for Brittanee was launched with the help of 200 trained volunteers from the C.U.E Center for Missing Persons. Volunteers covered heavily wooded areas with ATV’s horses, dogs and by foot. Drexel’s parents remain optimistic – hoping for the best.

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The McStay Family: Nancy Grace America's Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Mon January 31, 2011

How does a family of four simply vanish? Joseph McStay, his wife and two little boys had not been heard from since February 4, 2010.

On February 8, the family vehicle (a white Isuzu trooper) is found in a parking lot in a San Ysidro, CA town near the Mexican boarder. The children’s car seats were still in the car. On February 15 McStay’s brother asked police to conduct a welfare check at the family’s home. When deputies entered the home they found two dogs home alone without care and it didn’t appear as if the family left on a planned trip. Belongings that would have been essential for a vacation were left behind along with perishable items on the counter. At that time it becomes clear to friends and family that something is amiss. Almost a year later, the McStay’s are still missing.

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Missing Woman May Have Been Seen Being Forced Into Van

By Stephen Loiaconi

updated 12:00 AM EST, Sat January 29, 2011

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a 20-year-old woman who may have last been seen being dragged kicking and screaming into a van over two weeks ago.

Michelle McCoy’s twin sister Melissa reported her missing on January 13 after she had not seen or heard from her for three days.

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Missing Woman’s Car Found Burned, Ex-Boyfriend Arrested

By Stephen Loiaconi

updated 12:00 AM EST, Thu January 27, 2011

Authorities in Louisiana have been searching northern Caddo Parish for a missing 30-year-old mother last seen Sunday night, and her ex-boyfriend is now facing kidnapping and arson charges in connection with her disappearance.

Tracy Winslow of Oil City was reported missing by her family early Monday morning, according a press release from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. She is believed to have been abducted outside her apartment the previous night, some time after returning home from a night out with friends around midnight.

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Phylicia Barnes: Nancy Grace America's Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Thu January 27, 2011

Baltimore Police are baffled by the lack of clues leading them to the safe return of Phylicia Barnes. The 17-year-old honor student’s birthday came and went while she has been missing.

Last seen by a roommate moving out of her sister’s apartment, Barnes had mentioned wanting to get something to eat. She has not been seen or heard from again. Her purse and coat, gone, but her debit card remained in the home. Phylicia didn’t know the area she was visiting well enough to wander away on her own, but there are no signs of foul play. Police focus on 12 people who were of the last to see the young beauty, but so far no one has been named a suspect or person of interest.

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Man Accused of Killing Wife, Setting House on Fire

By Stephen Loiaconi

updated 12:00 AM EST, Thu January 27, 2011

A Georgia man accused of killing his wife and setting their Powder Springs house on fire was denied bond Wednesday.

Michael Rowe, 51, has been charged with murder, arson and aggravated assault in the death of his wife, 55-year-old Kathy Robertson, whose body was found in the bedroom of their burning home early Monday morning. Rowe was taken into custody for questioning on Tuesday after officers found him in his car outside a Cobb County Wal-Mart, and he was arrested later that afternoon.

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Amanda Jones: Nancy Grace America's Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Wed January 26, 2011

26-year-old mother Amanda Jones has not been seen since August 14, 2005.

The loan processor was last seen at the Civic Center in Hillsboro, MO at the horse grounds. Amanda was allegedly meeting the man she believed to be the father of her unborn son at the center. Amanda's car was found at the center unlocked with her purse still inside. She has not been seen since that day.

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Ray Gricar: Nancy Grace America’s Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Tue January 25, 2011

The disappearance of Ray Gricar is a mystery that continues to haunt the town of Bellefonte, PA.

Just eight months away from retirement as a 20-year veteran prosecutor, Gricar vanishes after taking a day off from work to take a scenic drive. When he is not heard from for 12 hours Gricar’s girlfriend reports him missing on April 15, 2005. On the next day his red and white mini cooper is found in an antique mall parking lot – his cell phone still in the car, but his sunglasses and keys are missing. There have been many false sightings over the last five plus years, but nothing to fully draw police to one of the three theories they’ve had since day one of Ray’s disappearance – he walked away from his life, was met with foul play, or he committed suicide.

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Adji Desir: Nancy Grace America’s Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Mon January 24, 2011

It’s been two years since the disappearance of Adji Desir, but police have not given up hope to find the boy alive.

Police marked the two year anniversary on January 10 by knocking on doors and distributing updated flyers with the then 6-year-old’s smiling face. A large triangle image on the fliers highlights what police aim to do by building a triangle of trust between residents of the Immokalee village, Adji’s parents and law enforcement. Did someone see something when the developmentally disabled boy vanished while playing outside his grandmother’s home with friends?

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Julie Ann Gonzalez: Nancy Grace America’s Missing

By Natisha Lance

updated 12:00 AM EST, Mon January 24, 2011

21 year old Mom, Julie Ann Gonzalez, was last seen on March 26, 2010 by her estranged husband, George De La Cruz, when she came to pick up the couple’s daughter.

Two days later police found Gonzalez’s vehicle abandoned in a Walgreen’s parking lot in South Austin. She has not been seen or heard from since. Suspicious purchases were made on the pharmacy technician’s debit card on the day of her disappearance by her husband, but where was she? Search warrant affidavits reveal police believe Gonzalez may have been met with foul play at the hands of her soon to be ex-husband.

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