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Albert Jewell
Albert Jewell (1886 – October 13, 1913) was an early US aviator who disappeared off Long Island, New York, on October 13, 1913, en route to Oakwood, Staten Island, in order to take part in The New York Times American Aerial Derby. No confirmed trace of Jewell or his aircraft was ever recovered. At the time, the press compared his likely fate to that of Cecil Grace and Edouard Jean Bague, who disappeared during…
2007 · New YorkOverturnedLynn DeJac
Lynn DeJac Peters (November 20, 1963 – June 18, 2014) was an American woman from Buffalo, New York, who spent 13 years in prison for the murder of her daughter before her conviction was vacated in 2007, making her the first woman to be exonerated of murder on the basis of DNA evidence. She successfully sued the state of New York for wrongful conviction.
1979 · New YorkUnsolvedMurder of Tammy Alexander
Tammy Jo Alexander (November 2, 1963 – November 9, 1979) was an American teenage girl who was found murdered in the village of Caledonia, New York, on November 10, 1979. She had been fatally shot twice and left in a field just off U.S. Route 20 near the Genesee River after running away from her home in Brooksville, Florida, earlier that year. For more than three decades, she remained unidentified under the names…
1971 · New YorkUnsolvedAlphabet murders
The Alphabet murders (also known as the Double Initial murders) are an unsolved series of child murders which occurred between 1971 and 1973 in Rochester, New York. All three victims were girls aged ten or eleven whose surname began with the same letter as that of her first name. Each victim had been sexually assaulted and murdered by either manual or ligature strangulation before her body was discarded in or near a…
1938 · New YorkMissingAndrew Carnegie Whitfield
Andrew Carnegie Whitfield (born February 6, 1910) was the nephew of wealthy steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who mysteriously disappeared shortly after he departed from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York on the morning of April 17, 1938.
1950 · New YorkMissing
Disappearance of Richard Colvin Cox
Richard Colvin Cox (born 25 July 1928—disappeared 14 January 1950) was an American second-year cadet who disappeared from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, on 14 January 1950. On three occasions in the week leading up to his disappearance, Cox was visited by a man whose first name may have been George. According to an eyewitness account from another cadet, the two men seemed to know each…
2025 · Dongan Hills, New YorkMissingYuen Chiu Ng
Yuen Chiu Ng, 66 at the time, was last known to be in Dongan Hills, New York on July 10, 2025. NamUs case MP154863.
2024 · New YorkExonerated 2024Renay Lynch
In 2024, Renay Lynch was exonerated of a 1995 murder in Amherst, New York by DNA testing obtained by the Innocence Project.
2013 · White Plains, New YorkMissingEric Chappelle
Eric Chappelle, 20 at the time, was last known to be in White Plains, New York on January 8, 2013. NamUs case MP70420.
2015 · Amsterdam, New YorkMissingAndrea Mendoza
Andrea Mendoza, 18 at the time, was last known to be in Amsterdam, New York on December 14, 2015. NamUs case MP70270.
2003 · Bronx, New YorkUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Bronx, New York (2003)
An unidentified man was found in Bronx, New York on January 9, 2003. No name has been established. NamUs case UP5693.
2025 · Brooklyn, New YorkUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Brooklyn, New York (2025)
An unidentified man was found in Brooklyn, New York on November 5, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP152809.
1983 · Ellery, New YorkUnidentifiedUnidentified woman, Ellery, New York (1983)
An unidentified woman was found in Ellery, New York on December 6, 1983. No name has been established. NamUs case UP15489.
2025 · Manhattan, New YorkUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Manhattan, New York (2025)
An unidentified man was found in Manhattan, New York on March 3, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP140932.
2002 · Ithaca, New YorkMissingMark Ramin
Mark Ramin, 40 at the time, was last known to be in Ithaca, New York on January 18, 2002. NamUs case MP706.
2019 · Rome, New YorkMissingAntoine Campbell
Antoine Campbell, 32 at the time, was last known to be in Rome, New York on March 25, 2019. NamUs case MP69629.
1973 · Northport, New YorkUnidentifiedUnidentified woman, Northport, New York (1973)
An unidentified woman was found in Northport, New York on October 13, 1973. No name has been established. NamUs case UP134470.
2024 · Stapleton Heights, New YorkMissingAriyah Garcia-Smith
Ariyah Garcia-Smith, 13 at the time, was last known to be in Stapleton Heights, New York on June 1, 2024. NamUs case MP137095.
2026 · Queens County, New YorkMissingAlvin Dixon
Alvin Dixon, 73 at the time, was last known to be in Queens County, New York on March 5, 2026. NamUs case MP159922.
1962 · Wingdale, New YorkMissingJanet Miller
Janet Miller, 19 at the time, was last known to be in Wingdale, New York on January 1, 1962. NamUs case MP163534.
2025 · Bronx, New YorkMissingThais Rodriguez
Thais Rodriguez, 17 at the time, was last known to be in Bronx, New York on July 5, 2025. NamUs case MP161046.
2025 · Morrisania, New YorkMissingAnthony Giles
Anthony Giles, 66 at the time, was last known to be in Morrisania, New York on June 30, 2025. NamUs case MP154226.
2023 · Roosevelt, New YorkMissingYorleni Mejia
Yorleni Mejia, 18 at the time, was last known to be in Roosevelt, New York on March 26, 2023. NamUs case MP123558.
2025 · Bay Shore, New YorkMissingKayla Worilds
Kayla Worilds, 18 at the time, was last known to be in Bay Shore, New York on January 29, 2025. NamUs case MP156374.