Across Ohio, 1,000 or more people are missing on any given day.
These are sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters and dear friends.
And many remain missing for weeks, months or even years after they first disappeared.
An investigation by The Columbus Dispatch — including dozens of interviews and a review of thousands of records — found police rarely use all the tools they have at their disposal to locate missing Ohio residents.
The Columbus Dispatch has also compiled information on reporting missing persons.
On Cincinnati Edition, we talk about the paper’s investigation and the state’s system for investigating missing persons reports.
Guests:
- Denae King, underserved communities reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
- Max Filby, investigative reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
- Austin Deller, whose father vanished in 2014
The entire Columbus Dispatch investigation is available online.
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