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Police Frustrated by Lack of Leads in NC Teen's Disappearance

Two weeks after a 16-year-old North Carolina girl disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore, police appear to be hitting a dead end in the investigation. There are no suspects, no motive and few leads to follow in the disappearance of Phylicia Barnes. "It is almost like she completely vanished," Baltimore police...

Bones May Show Amelia Earhart Lived as a Castaway

(Dec. 17) -- The enduring mystery about what happened to Amelia Earhart may be a step closer to finally being solved: A group dedicated to discovering the aviator's fate says it has found three bone fragments that may belong to her. If their identity is confirmed, the bones would appear to indicate that after disappearing...

Husband Claims Missing Utah Mom Faked Own Disappearance

(Dec. 6) -- The father-in-law and husband of Susan Cox Powell, a 28-year-old Utah mother of two who vanished one year ago this week, are floating a new theory about her case: They say she plotted her own disappearance and has run off with another man. "I think it was definitely orchestrated," Steve Powell, Susan's...

Natalee Holloway's Mom: Van der Sloot Was 'Ready' to Talk

(Nov. 1) -- For the second time in less than a week, the mother of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway talked about Joran van der Sloot, who has been accused for trying to extort money from her, ABC's "Good Morning America" reports. "He was ready to tell the truth and ... lead me to Natalee's remains," Beth Twitty...

Three Months Later, Where's Kyron?

(Sept. 3) -- Saturday will mark the three-month anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of Kyron Horman, and for everyone involved in the case of the missing Oregon boy, tensions are high as authorities remain tight-lipped about the status of the investigation. No suspects have been named, but a grand jury has been...