The Latest Breaking News from the National Center for Missing Exploited Children

xAI Sues Grok User Already Charged with CSAM, Says He Created Fake Accounts to Generate Child Sexual Abuse Images

xAI sued a Grok user accused of bypassing safeguards to create illegal images, after reports helped trigger a criminal investigation.

International Business Times UK · Jul 16

Man Dies by Suicide After Using Grok AI to Make 7,000 Sexual Images of His Stepdaughter

An amended lawsuit alleges Grok generated about 7,000 AI-created child abuse images and says xAI failed to stop the activity or provide key evidence.

International Business Times UK · Jul 9

Arizona woman disappears at 13, turns back up living her best life, and won’t say how she got there

She's now a mom of 3.

We Got This Covered · Apr 9

FBI releases new photos of missing mother Paula Wade in bid to solve 21-year cold case

21 years after their dissapearance, the FBI have releaded new age progression photos of Paula and Brandon Wade

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

25 years later, a Georgia mother isn't giving up on finding her missing daughter

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she vanished from her family's porch in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. She has not been heard from or seen ever since.

WEKU · Nov 16, 2023

‘Candy Man’ serial killer’s last unidentified victim is seen in new image 50 years after mass grave discovered

John Doe 1973 is the last known unidentified victim of the ‘Candy Man’ serial killer Dean Corll, who kidnapped, tortured and murdered at least 28 young men in the Houston area between 1970 and 1973

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

How AI is helping scammers target victims in "sextortion" schemes

"Right now, it can feel a bit like the Wild West," one expert said.

Axios · Jun 23, 2023

Girl last seen planting flowers before vanishing was abducted by 'pro' dad insists

As the two-year search for missing seven-year-old Tennessee girl Summer Wells continues, her father Don Wells suggests a fresh theory as the family's thoughts clash with police hypotheses

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2023

Woman claims to be Diamond Bradley from 22-year-old case, great aunt says

With 12 previous hoaxes and false alarms, the Bradley sisters’ great aunt, Sheliah Bradley-Smith, said she’s waiting on DNA tests for confirmation.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 20, 2023

Girl Who Went Missing 6 Yrs Ago Found After A True Crime Fan Recognised Her From A Netflix Doco

Maybe binging all that true crime can come in handy after all.

Pedestrian.tv · May 17, 2023