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Aislin Silva was last seen on November 12, 1996 in Medford, Massachusetts. Her remains were located at a Peabody hillside in November 2006. She was identified through dental records. In September 2006, Paul DeCologero was sentenced to life in prison for ordering Silva's slaying. Other members of the "DeCologero Crew" have been convicted for roles in her death, while the man believed to have killed her committed suicide in prison in 1997.
Kimberly Dawn McClaskey, 17, vanished on June 16, 1983 from London Mills, Illinois while on her way to visit her cousin. She was last seen hitchhiking on Route 116. Weeks later, her personal effects were found strewn along the bank of Spoon River. Her remains were located in 1989 by a young boy who thought the remains were of ancient Indians. On October 16, 1994, the boy brought the remains to the sheriff's office. In 2001, the remains were submitted for DNA testing. On September 17, 2006, DNA testing confirmed the remains were McClaskey's. Read more at Illinois Cold Cases
Guenter Neubert was last seen in Glenburnie, Maryland in 1986. He was found safe in September 2006.
Maria Rodriguez was abducted from Phoenix, Arizona on April 14, 1987 by her non-custodial father when she was ten months old. She was found safe in September 2006 after a national television show ran the story in Mexico. Newspapers picked it up. Maria saw the story and called the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. DNA testing confirmed her identity. The young woman was raised by relatives, not her father. Her name had been changed. Maria did not know she is an American citizen with a brother and sister; she did not know about her own mother. She grew up in Mexico and has a husband and a child of her own.
Juanita Elizabeth Howard was last seen about 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida. In August 2006, it was discovered that she has passed away at the age of 83.
Patrick Frank Bremseth was last seen in Ingram, Texas on December 2, 1996. He was located deceased in July 2006.
Isabelle Laville was last seen on December 11, 1987 in Auxerre, France. Her skeletal remains were recovered from the bottom of a now disused 30-metre well in countryside north of Auxerre in July 2006. She was a victim of serial killer Michel Fourniret.
Kimberly Ann Lockyer disappeared from St. Phillips, Newfoundland, Canada on August 27, 1993. Her skeletal remains were located outside St. John's in July 2006.
Linda Louise Grant had been missing since October of 1984 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was located in June 2006. She was not aware she was reported as missing.
Dale James Worthman disappeared from St. Phillips, Newfoundland, Canada August 27, 1993. His skeletal remains were located in June 2006.
Mary Florence Lands was last seen in 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She was located safe in June 2006. Ms. Lands had been on the Missing Women's Joint Task Force list that includes the 26 women that Robert Pickton is accused of killing.
Wendy Louise Allen was found safe in June 2006. She had been missing since March 30, 1979 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Angela Marie Brummond was abducted by her non-custodial grandmother from Dakota City, Nebraska on August 1, 1980. She was located in June 2006.
Marilyn Saqouya Byrd was abducted by her non-custodial mother from Washington DC. on June 16, 1993. She was 4 years old at the time. She was recovered in April 2006.
Bonnie Lynn Kunkel ran away from her home in Fort Bragg, California on July 27, 1994. She was located in April 2006.
Tanya Nicole Kach disappeared from McKeesport, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1996. She was located safe in March 2006.
Bijanjon Paul Kavoossi was abducted by his non-custodial mother from Cambridge, Ohio on September 20, 1996. He was located safe in March 2006.
Holly Michelle Krewson disappeared from San Diego, California on March 4, 1995. A body found near Descanso in 1996 was listed as a Jane Doe by the county Medical Examiner's Office for 10 years until identified in March 2006 as that of Holly Krewson. Dental records were used to confirm the identity.
Patricia Lea Whaley was last seen on April 20, 1990 in Lodi, California. She was located in good health in January 2006.
Mary Catherine Shanahan, an American citizen from the Chicago area, last contacted her family from a pay phone in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1983. Investigation revealed that Shanahan left Moose Jaw in 1984 using an assumed name of a woman from Alberta. Under her alias, Arlene Anhorn, she traveled to Saskatoon and then to Ontario. In 1987, she settled in Toronto, living under the alias. In January 2006, investigators learned that she had died from a pulmonary embolism on March 9, 1987, in Toronto. She was buried under her alias in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto. Read more at Moose Jaw Times herald
James Gerald Baxter was abducted by his non-custodial mother from Phoenix, Arizona on December 1, 1985. In 2006, after he turned 21, he began his own search under the belief he might have been abducted. He located his missing persons poster on the web and made contact with his dad.