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Melissa Casias worked at the Los Alamos nuclear research laboratory.

FBI probes missing scientists mystery as nuclear lab worker found dead

The disappearance of nuclear lab worker Melissa Casias had been linked to a string of missing person cases involving US scientists, which have fuelled internet conspiracy theories.

  • Poppy Wood

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Samuel Whitsed has been missing since February.

WA Police step up search for man missing on Bibbulmun Track

A press conference was held on Saturday morning to circulate information about Victorian man Samuel Whitsed who has not been seen since February.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Police launched a search for Mackay local Wayne Pedro Morseu last year.

Murder charges laid in search for missing Queensland man

Police arrested a 46-year-old woman who lived with the 71-year-old Mackay local.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Marion Barter has not been seen since 1997.

Marion withdrew $80k at a Byron Bay bank. She hasn’t been seen since

Marion Barter sold her house, changed her name and flew to the other side of the globe. Her daughter maintains “someone knows something”.

  • Jack Gramenz and Mostafa Rachwani
The passenger was believed to have jumped from Carnival Splendor on Friday night.

Family informed as hunt for cruise ship passenger called off

The man, in his 70s, was believed to have jumped from the ship on Friday night, with the alert raised early on Saturday.

  • Julius Dennis
A Carnival Cruise Line spokeswoman said the search was continuing for the man.

Search resumes for man missing from cruise liner, after woman from same ship drowns

The search for a man in his 70s has resumed off Moreton Island, and it follows the death of a Tasmanian passenger who drowned while snorkelling.

  • Cloe Read and Courtney Kruk
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Veronica Green went missing in 1976.

Half a century after Veronica disappeared, her family is still waiting for closure

Police now think Veronica Green met with foul play, but detectives never interviewed her husband, leaving an inquest short on answers.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Police said the find on Pritchard Close at Gordonvale was suspicious.

Woman found after going missing in Brisbane River, as fatal incidents mar start of Easter

A woman has been found safe several kilometres from where she disappeared in the Brisbane River. Meanwhile, there have been multiple fatal accidents across Queensland.

  • Cameron Atfield
Barry Podmore (inset) and his car.

Coroner says missing WA prospector likely dead as volunteer vows to continue search

Barry Podmore told his daughters in December 2024 he was interested in examining a quartz line near Karroun Hill Reserve on a day trip in the hope of finding gold.

  • Hannah Murphy
A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing, after she was last heard from in Everton Hills, Brisbane.

Girl, 13, missing from northern Brisbane suburbs

Police said she was last seen in Everton Hills, about 25 kilometres from her home.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt