The number of people unaccounted for dropped this week but remains stubbornly high as some searchers lose hope of finding them.

A semi-retired grandpa in Southern California vanished in early May and has not been seen since. Family members now believe Naiping Hou, 74, was kidnapped after his house was found empty and cryptic text messages were sent from his phone.

Joseph Lawson seeks new trial in Crystal Rogers murder case, claiming he shouldn't have been tried alongside Brooks Houck in the death of the Kentucky mother of five.

Sophie Reeder was 15 years old, and that video is the last known image of her on May 20th, 2017 — the day she disappeared. Patrick Reeder is her father. Josh Mankiewicz: “Patrick, I — I can’t imagine how difficult this has been for you.” Patrick Reeder: “Yeah. It’s like a living nightmare — a living nightmare. You gotta deal with it every day.”

Ralph Sawyer, 52, found his car on East Still Creek Road and drove it back to his home in Gresham, officials said. Sawyer showed up at a neighbor’s house “tired, cold, dirty and worn out.” Gresham Police confirmed it was him and he was transported to a local hospital.

A body found early this month in Turks and Caicos has been identified as missing American tourist Brian Tarrence, authorities say.

Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from on July 9, when he told friends he was putting his phone into airplane mode ahead of a mountain hike in Spain.

The Gresham mountain biker who was missing for six days after heading off on a trip to Mount Hood lost his footing and fell from a “steep incline,” causing him to be stranded for days in a heavily-wooded area, a family friend told local news outlets Thursday.

La’Datra Williams’ body was found in a shallow grave in the woods after her partner Charles Sims allegedly led police there. She had been missing since May 20.

An IT expert who helped cops investigate a missing Bass Lake man is now accused in the man's murder. The body was found in a desert cave.