Gabby Petito case example of ‘missing white woman syndrome,’ experts say
In the two weeks since Gabby Petito went missing while on a cross-country trip with her boyfriend, her story has gained national attention.
Critics claim ‘missing white woman syndrome’ has overshadowed these missing persons cases
Most disappearance cases involving people of color quickly fall off the national radar, if they ever even make it that far — a racist double standard considering the current Gabby Petito saga, critics claim.
Podcast: Colorblind: Race Across Generations – Black and Missing
In Missing Persons Cases. 40% of them are people of color, but that's not what we usually see represented in media coverage of the missing.
The Bradley Sisters Went Missing 20 Years Ago—And Their Aunt Hasn’t Stopped Searching For Them Since
In 2001, a 10- and 3-year-old went missing in Chicago—a case that's since become complicated by time, trauma, and relations between law enforcement and the Black community.
After a Knoxville woman disappears, family is desperate for ‘more urgency in this case’
Birthday presents were waiting for Desheena Kyle on June 25, but her family members say they never got the chance to give them to her.
Two missing sisters. One bizarre note. For 20 years, a family has asked: Where are our girls?
The note sat on the back of Tracey Bradley's couch when she returned home from work late that morning. Written by her 10-year-old daughter, Tionda, the note said she and Diamond, her 3-year-old sister, had run by the store and to a park on Chicago’s South Side.
BLACK GIRLS TAKEN: Over 50 Black girls missing from NY/NJ
According to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, there are currently more than 50 Black girls missing from New York and New Jersey with nearly 20 going missing in the first few months of this year.
“We Did What We Could, Two Weeks Behind”: Inside The Search For Relisha Rudd
Natalie and Derrica Wilson are no strangers to missing persons cases. The sisters-in-law are co-founders of Black and Missing, Inc., an advocacy organization that assisted with the search for Relisha Rudd after she was last seen with Kahlil Tatum.
Experts discuss alarming trend of missing Black women cases
28-year-old Chelsey White was found safe. Before she was found, WHAS11 talked to a national group that says most Black women missing person cases go underreported.
‘You Don’t See Them On The News:’ How Two Sisters-In-Law Launched A Nonprofit To Help Find Missing Black People
News coverage for missing persons is even more scarce in the coronavirus pandemic, according to the co-founders of the Black and Missing Foundation.