Post by Admin on Sept 2, 2015 18:28:03 GMT
The Lost and the Found have created a website that streamlines searches of NamUs information and allows side-by-side comparisons and an easy way for you to submit a possible match. More information is available about how to use this tool and what to do if you have a missing loved one.
The Lost and the Found website
According to The Lost and The Found:
Does this contain every missing person and unidentified body?
Help make a match
Use our app to search the NamUs database and help solve an open case.
The missing persons database is made up of reports submitted to NamUs. The unidentified deceased persons database is from reports uploaded by coroners, medical examiners and other authorities.
Why don’t some cases have photos?
Photos are included if coroners, medical examiners or other authorities submitted them to NamUs.
What are the artistic renderings?
In some cases, artist drawings or clay models are created from the remains to approximate what the person may have looked like.
How can I look at one case and see possible matches?
If you click on a case from either the missing persons data or the unidentified data, you will be able to narrow the search for the other database and scroll through possible matches.
What do I do if I think I’ve found a match?
If you select both cases from the database, you will be prompted to submit a match to Reveal, and you will be given instructions on how to report the information to the proper authorities.
What do I do if I want to report someone who is missing?
The Lost and the Found website
According to The Lost and The Found:
Does this contain every missing person and unidentified body?
Help make a match
Use our app to search the NamUs database and help solve an open case.
The missing persons database is made up of reports submitted to NamUs. The unidentified deceased persons database is from reports uploaded by coroners, medical examiners and other authorities.
Why don’t some cases have photos?
Photos are included if coroners, medical examiners or other authorities submitted them to NamUs.
What are the artistic renderings?
In some cases, artist drawings or clay models are created from the remains to approximate what the person may have looked like.
How can I look at one case and see possible matches?
If you click on a case from either the missing persons data or the unidentified data, you will be able to narrow the search for the other database and scroll through possible matches.
What do I do if I think I’ve found a match?
If you select both cases from the database, you will be prompted to submit a match to Reveal, and you will be given instructions on how to report the information to the proper authorities.
What do I do if I want to report someone who is missing?