Submit a Missing Person Notice
Publication is free. Before submitting, please complete the steps that give a case its widest official reach — our listing is a supplement to those channels, never a replacement.
Before you submit
- File a police report and ask for entry into the FBI's NCIC database.
- Register the case in NamUs (namus.nij.ojp.gov) — and for a child, call NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
- Gather the facts listed in the checklist.
- Send the form — we verify against the official case where possible and publish promptly. Tell us the moment the person is found so the notice comes down.
Submission form
Checklist — what a good notice includes
- Full name and any nicknames
- Age, sex, height, weight
- Hair and eye colour
- Scars, tattoos, birthmarks, glasses
- Date, time and exact place last seen
- Clothing worn when last seen
- A recent, clear photograph
- Investigating agency and case number
- A tip contact number (agency preferred)
Safety note: contact details in a published notice are public. We publish the investigating agency's number in preference to a family's wherever possible.