The last place you'd look : true stories of missing persons and the people who search for them / Carole Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Carole, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missing persons--United States--Case studies.

Missing persons.

Missing children--United States--Case studies.

Missing children.

Missing persons--Investigation--United States--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every day people go missing. Some run away, some are kidnapped, some are the victims of foul play. This book examines true stories of missing persons and their families alongside the various resources available to them.

Contents:

The Last Place You'd Look; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 01: Land of the Missing: It's a Big Ugly World Out There for Families of the Lost; Chapter 02: Two Brothers: A Federal Marshal Confronts the Unthinkable; Chapter 03: The Police: A Report Card on Police and Missing Persons Cases; Chapter 04: Yesterday and Today: DNA, Dental Records, and Other Forensic Tools; Chapter 05: Running Away from It All: Missing by Design; Chapter 06: Parental Abduction: Stories of the Parents Left Behind; Chapter 07: The Mentally Ill and Substance Abuse: The Forgotten Missing

Chapter 08: Far and Away: Disappearances AbroadChapter 09: A Story of Rumors, Gossip, and Innuendo: A Family's Tragedy Feeds the Gossip Mill; Chapter 10: Foul Play Suspected: What Happens When All Hope Is Gone; Chapter 11: The Searchers: The Nationa lCenter for Missing and Exploited Children, Project Jason, Search and Rescue, Private Eyes, and Others; Chapter 12: Happy Endings: These Loved Ones Came Home; Resource Guide; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-29133-6

1-283-00941-2

9786613009418

1-4422-0370-6

OCLC:

705538949