National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

This week, we're attending the Department of Justice’s annual Tribal Consultation on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Click the link below to learn more about the consultation and how we've improved NamUs to support AI/AN communities! https://lnkd.in/eZ7dGiBk

Do you or someone you know have a missing loved one in the Boston area? If so, join Boston Police Department and Massachusetts State Police for a Missing Persons Day event on Saturday, November 2nd from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Check out the full details below!

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the forensic services we use to help resolve missing and unidentified persons cases? Check out this new video featuring our forensic services manager as she describes what NamUs can do to support your investigation! https://lnkd.in/eDZgq4KC

This week, NamUs staff members are presenting at the National Institute of Justice's Research Conference! We'll be discussing the latest research in missing and unidentified persons casework, including new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains and the analytical features of the NamUs program! Interested in learning more about #NIJ2024? Check out the NIJ page below! https://lnkd.in/eNdBEF3K

Last year, in honor of North Carolina’s Missing Persons Awareness Day, NamUs worked with the NC State Bureau of Investigation to meet with families, update missing persons cases, and collect DNA samples. We’re looking forward to continuing to support families and investigations across the country. https://lnkd.in/espAskP3

In September, 1989, owners of a record store in Madison, WI discovered a skull in the chimney of their building, Now, more than 34 years later, this person has been identified. Click the link below to learn more about this story and how NamUs uses cutting-edge technology to return the names to unidentified decedents across the country. https://lnkd.in/egmPwa5p

Last week, we were in Las Vegas, NV, for the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners Training Symposium. Did you know that there are 351 unclaimed persons in our database in just the state of Nevada? We’re working hard to reduce that number and return these people to their families. Check out namus.nij.ojp.gov to learn more!