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Gloria Ryan, 51, has been missing since August 7; however, was not reported 
missing until this past Sunday. Police have suspected foul play, but they have not provided details.
Ryan’s green Chevy van with gold stripes is missing. It has the license plate 7HKF24. One back window is broken out and covered with a trash bag.
(KTRK-TV)
Tim Miller and Texas Equusearch have been asked to help in the search for the missing Cleveland, TX woman, Gloria Ryan. Cleveland police said Gloria Ryan, 51, was last seen at her home in the 1200 block of Truman Street on Aug. 7.
Foul Play Suspected In Missing Woman Case
Foul play is suspected in the case of a missing Cleveland woman, police told KPRC Local 2.
Police have searched Ryan’s home for clues. They are analyzing evidence including carpeting, shelving, a door, the carport and a broken lock.
Anyone with information about Ryan’s disappearance please call Cleveland police at 281-592-2621.
UPDATE: SEARCH ALERT
The search for Gloria Ryan will begin at 9:00AM on Wednesday, August 23rd,
2006 and go until dark. We’ll need ground searchers, ATVs, gliders & horses. Our command center will be located at the Cleveland Police Department, 226 Peach Ave, Cleveland, TX.
We need as many volunteers as possible. A copy of the map for the location of our command center will be posted on the front page of our website www.TXEQ.org
UDATE: (8/22/06) Missing woman’s van found in north Houston
Volunteers will continue to search today for a missing 50-year-old Cleveland woman, whose 1994 green Chevrolet van was discovered abandoned today in north Houston.
Investigators suspect foul play in the disappearance of Gloria Ryan after finding her home at 1201 Truman Street had been ransacked and a suspicious stain left on her carpet.
(Houston Chronicle)
August 21st, 2006 at 08:37pm
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Italian authorities are almost certain that the body they found off the Italian coast is 
that of missing 22 year old Elizabeth Galeana. The body found matches the description of Elizabeth Galeana including identifiable scars.
However, FBI authorities in Tampa wouldn’t confirm Monday that her body had been found. They did say a body was found between the islands of Ponza and Palmarola off the coast of Italy, which is near where the Royal Caribbean cruise ship was at the time Elizabeth went missing.
“In law enforcement we like to positively identify through dental records or fingerprints,” said Carol Michalik, spokeswoman for the Tampa office of the FBI. According to officials with Royal Caribbean, Elizabeth, who attended Gulf Coast High School in Collier County as a senior in 2000, was last seen just after midnight on Monday, July 24, as she entered her parents’ stateroom on the third day of a seven-day trip in the Mediterranean Sea.
What has been most strange about this missing persons case is the fact that the family immediately took the tack that there was no “foul play” involved in the disappearance of Elizabeth Galeana. Some merit is given to that premise when we hear that some of the cruise passengers who saw Elizabeth Galeana that last night she was alive.
However, one passenger who contacted the Daily News on Monday was concerned that he and others who were the last to see Elizabeth alive hadn’t been interviewed yet.
Paul Gebbink of the Netherlands said members of the Dallas-based company, International Network, saw Elizabeth alive late Monday night and early Tuesday morning. Gebbink was on the same floor with the Galeana family. “She was sitting at 11 p.m. and crying,” Gebbink said.
He said Galeana was wearing a black top and white slacks. She was later seen around 1 a.m. Tuesday by a colleague of Gebbink’s, who said she seemed happy. Gebbink questions why he and his colleagues haven’t been contacted by authorities, considering they were likely some of the last people to see her alive. “I think it is my responsibility to tell someone,” he said.
(Bonita News)
We understand the families want for privacy in what is just a terrible event; however, there seems to be something missing from this puzzle that would explain what actually occurred. That does not change the fact that a 22 year old girl died far too early.
Autopsy Done On Body Believed To Be Missing Florida Woman
Latina Prosecutor Raffaella Falcione said that she had not yet received the official report on the autopsy but that the coroner had told her that the body had “no signs of external lesions” — an indication that no foul play was involved.
Little doubt remains that the body found Friday was that of 22-year-old Elizabeth Kay Galeana of Naples, Florida, authorities said. Galeana’s family has said she was dead and that no foul play was suspected.
(WFTV)
August 2nd, 2006 at 09:02am
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Five-year-old Destiny Norton has been missing since Sunday, July 16th. To date 
there have been no real leads, it is like she just vanished in to the air. Hundreds of volunteers have searched in brutal 100 degree conditions for the missing Destiny Norton.
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Rachael Norton, Destiny’s mother, also spoke at Friday’s press conference, thanking the volunteers for helping with the search. With temperatures reaching over 100 degrees, searchers are being well taken care of with everything from drinks to snacks and even sunscreen. All generously donated by local businesses.
(ABC 4)
Lori Hacking’s father joins search for Destiny Norton
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Three father of past missing children come to help in the fraternity of parents of 
missing persons.
Eraldo Soares, the father of Lori Hacking, who went missing two years ago this week. It was later discovered that Lori Hacking was murdered by her husband. Eraldo Soares never forgot the help and giving that was provided to him and his family by the people of Utah in searching for his daughter. He felt he needed to thank them and repay them by coming to help search for Destiny.
But Soares will be forever be grateful to the people of Salt Lake City.
“They searched with us. They cried with us,” he said. “I am here because the people of Salt Lake City are wonderful and I want to give back to them.”
Eraldo Soares lives in the Los Angeles area. But when he heard about the disappearance of 5 year old Destiny Norton, he got on a plane for Salt Lake.
Soares landed in Salt Lake around 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. He went directly to the volunteer headquarters at the old Liberty Ward House at 445 East Harvard. He signed in just like any other volunteer and then attended a briefing with his assigned team before going out to scour the around around 6th East and 300 South.
(ABC 4)
Family web site for Destiny Norton: http://www.finddestiny.net/
July 22nd, 2006 at 01:45pm
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Five year old Destiny Norton is still missing. Police and search teams have been looking for Destiny Norton since last Sunday. VIDEO
70 of his officers are assigned to the Destiny Norton Case with more coming from surrounding agencies as well as the FBI. 250 people have been interviewed in detail. 260 tips have come in from the 799-INFO line as well as the police department’s website. 70% of those tips have been cleared — in other words, they were dead ends.
The reward for information to the return of Destiny Norton has been doubled from its original $15,000.00.
The Mayor announced that the reward for information leading to Destiny’s whereabouts is doubling. The FBI is now pledging $15,000. That will be added to what’s already been donated by Meadow Gold and the Sund Foundation, making the total cash reward $30,000. (ABC 4)
National Media Doesn’t Show Up for Destiny Norton Story
The search for Destiny Norton has generated plenty of local coverage on TV, radio, in the newspapers and on the internet.
One of the few MSM types that have at least referenced Destiny Norton’s disappearance was staunch victims rights advocate Nancy Grace, thank you. VIDEO
It is true that we have not seen any news in the Main Stream Drive by media either on the case of the disappearance of Destiny Norton. That is rather unfortunate. Upon writing this post we are sending a plea to several producers in the MSM in hopes that they will cover this story. In my opinion it has all the aspects of what they normally do cover. Sometimes they just need a nudge.
A five-year-old girl disappears without a trace, and a community searches. Among the apparent mysteries is why, so far, the national media have stayed away. Jeannie Hill/ Friend, Search Coordinator: “It is a little frustrating, especially since the fact that we haven’t found her yet. It should have national attention. It should.” The kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart drew blanket coverage in 2002, though in that case her younger sister actually witnessed a man taking the girl. The national media showed up two years later when Lori Hacking disappeared and her husband Mark became a prime suspect. Lori’s father says he’s surprised they’re not back now. (KLS)
Family web site for Destiny Norton: http://www.finddestiny.net/
July 22nd, 2006 at 01:18pm
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Searches continue for Jon Francis who has been missing since Saturday. An aerial 
search using infrared and sensor technology is underway for the missing hiker in the Grand Mogul peak area.
A helicopter and small plane sweeping the Grand Mogul peak using infrared and sensor technology.
Early Friday afternoon several aircraft did show up to circle Grand Mogul peak in hopes of spotting anything unusual from the air.
A military helicopter spent several hours near the mountain and also near Redfish Lake Lodge. (KTVB)
Search resumes for missing Stillwater man
The 24-year-old Francis told co-workers at a Bible camp near Ketchum that he planned to go for a hike up Grand Mogul in the Sawtooth Mountains on Saturday. 
But Francis didn’t return when he said he would, and authorities started aerial and ground searches for him.
Police say Francis’ car was found in a parking area, where he boarded a shuttle to the spot where he began his hike. But no one has reported seeing him since.
Authorities said in a statement released Wednesday that they determined Francis reached the summit on Saturday, but human and dog search teams found no sign of him on two descents from the top of Grand Mogul (KSTP)
Ground Search for Missing Hiker Considered Too Dangerous
Veteran mountain rescue volunteer George Gunn of the Idaho Mountain Search & Rescue says there’s good reason for that: it’s just too dangerous.
“The top up here is where he was, and you can see there’s very little timber. It’s very steep sided,” said Gunn, pointing to a photo of the summit of Grand Mogul in the Sawtooth Mountains.
The terrain is so steep, Gunn says it is easy to fall.
Since rescuers couldn’t find Francis on the formal trail, Gunn says it’s likely the 24-year-old may have fallen or gone off the beaten path– factors that widen the search area significantly and make working conditions for rescuers several times more unpredictable and dangerous. (KBCI)
July 21st, 2006 at 11:14pm
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A tsunami triggered by a strong undersea earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island on Monday killed 105 people, swept away buildings and damaged hundreds of fishing boats.
The U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake had a magnitude of 7.2, while the U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.7.
Indonesia’s state meteorology and geophysics agency said the quake’s strength was 6.8 on the Richter Scale.
An official at the Indonesian Red Cross disaster centre said that 2,875 people had been displaced from their homes, 148 people were injured and 127 still missing.
(NewsRoom.co.nz)
July 17th, 2006 at 09:59pm
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We have a search alert for the missing 67 year old, Bobby Palmer. He’s been 
missing from his home in Texas City since Tuesday, July 11th and recently had brain surgery and suffers from a list of medical problems.
Palmer recently had brain surgery and finished radiation therapy. He is in immediate need of his antidepressant and seizure medication and is severely diabetic.
Description:
He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 155 pounds, has blue eyes and was last seen wearing gray sweat pants, an olive green T-shirt and white tennis shoes. He has gray hair, but the sides of his head are bald from chemotherapy treatment. He has a gray beard, with a week of growth.
Texas Equusearch search will begin at 8am, Friday, July 14th and continue until dark. The command center is located at the Stone Ridge Apartments, 1115 Hwy 146, Apt #915, Texas City, TX. Ground searchers and ATVs are needed.
Poster of missing Bobby Palmer
UPDATE from Texas EquuSearch via email:
Bobby Palmer has been found safe! We were really worried about this one. Special thanks goes to local media that helped to get his information out to the public so quickly!
July 14th, 2006 at 08:56am
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Gerda Probst, 70, from Alexandria, NY and who has Alzheimers has been missing since Thursday. Police have searched for the past three days for Gerda Probst who has been known to wonder off due to her Alzheimers.
Description:
- She has light shoulder length hair
- approximately 5’6″ tall
- weighs 120 lbs.
- She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and white shorts.
Authorities and volunteer searches have scoured the area to help find the missing woman.
“The community support and volunteer support has been excellent. We have over 75 volunteers here today assisting us with the search,” New York State Police Sergeant Robert Simpson said.
But, as the volunteers take to the grounds and begin helping, police are making sure they are taken care of and have everything they need to beat the heat.
(News 10 Now)
If you have any information at all, you’re asked to call state police at (315) 782-2112.
Missing woman in Town of Alexandria
The search continues for a missing North Country woman. It’s being centered in the Town of Alexandria and surrounding areas.
They’re looking for Gerda Probst, 70. Probst has been missing since Thursday night.
(News 10 Now)
July 2nd, 2006 at 12:12pm
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Gilbert Gilman of Olympia, WA has been missing since Saturday. A car belonging to a state official reported missing last weekend has been found in Olympic National Park.
Gilbert Gilman, 47, of Olympia — deputy director of the state Department of Retirement Systems — was apparently last seen Saturday at the Staircase Ranger Station. A co-worker reported him missing Sunday, when he failed to show up for a business trip to Spokane, according to the Thurston County sheriff’s office.
(Seattle Times)
Search resumes for missing state official in Olympic National Park
HOODSPORT, Wash. — The search has resumed in the southeast corner of Olympic National Park for a missing state official
Park spokesman Mike Gurling says more than 20 ground searchers with four dog teams are working along three main trails out of the Staircase Ranger Station, near Hoodsport. A helicopter also will be used in the search.
The car belonging to Gilbert Gilman was found yesterday at the ranger station. The deputy director of Washington’s Department of Retirement Systems apparently went to the park Saturday and he was reported missing Sunday after he missed a meeting.
(Seattle PI)
June 28th, 2006 at 04:35pm
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Salem Police and Fire are on scene at Cascade Gateway Park in Salem, OR responding to a report of a missing 13 year old girl.
A 13-year old girl is missing, and Fire Department Spokesman Bill Holmstrom says the Fire Department has their boat in the water at this time.
Salem Fire is reporting that the young girl that is currently lost may have been in the lake at Cascade gateway park.
(Salem-News)
UPDATE: Body of Missing Teen Recovered From Walter Wirth Lake
Today authorities made the grim discovery, the body of 13-year-old Maria Martinez was recovered from Walter Wirth Lake.
(SALEM) – Linn County Sheriff’s Office divers recovered the body of 13-year-old Maria Martinez Sunday just before 2:00 PM in about 25-feet of water.
An Oregon Army National Guard Helicopter from Salem on it’s way back from a training mission helped in locating the teens body.
(Salem News)
June 24th, 2006 at 10:18pm
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