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January 2011 Blog Posts (26)

Letter to Editor in Tico Times: Embassy No Help During Emergency

Though this letter to the Tico Times describing a reader's negative experience with the Canadian embassy in Costa Rica is not about a missing person, it illustrates the experience of so many families in the Missing Americans Project Community:"I am saddened to see the lack of interest and… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 8, 2011 at 3:30am — No Comments

Body of Missing U.S. Student Found in Costa Rica

The body of the young man who was lost in a riptide off Costa Rica has been found. Read full article.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 8, 2011 at 3:30am — No Comments

KRGV TV in Texas Stays on Top of Missing Persons Cases

KRGV TV in Texas, which yesterday highlighted the plight of John Parks and his family, today raised the profile of the disappearance of Arturo Aviles. KRGV reporter …

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

MAP Traffic Spikes on Texas TV Coverage

More than 100 people (most of them new visitors and most from Texas) visited the Missing Americans Project community after KRGV TV in Texas ran this story about John Parks' disappearance in Matamoros, Mexico.

It's not the biggest one-day spike we've had (over 500 people from all over…

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Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Student Missing Off Costa Rica Coast After Being Caught in Riptide

You can read the full article here. Hope and pray for the best.

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Missing Americans Project Featured Prominently in Texas TV News Spot

The Missing Americans Project is featured prominently in this spot about John Parks' disappearance on KRG TV in Texas. Thanks, Deb and Renee for the plug -- I just heard from someone else missing a person from Texas in Mexico, likely as a result of this media attention (will say more when I know more). Please keep spreading the… Continue

Added by Jeff Dunsavage on January 6, 2011 at 1:30am — No Comments