The Missing Americans Project

Looking for People and Answers

When a U.S. citizen disappears in a foreign country, the family quickly finds that they're on their own. We've been there and want to help.

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Aruba Murder Suspect Calm With Scratches on Throat: Police Report

Added by Jeff Dunsavage

My Father's People Documentary Trailer

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Help Find Michael Dixon - Come Home 2011

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Searching for Joe Dunsavage

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Joe Dunsavage Memorial at Sea

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To love you more (Celine Dion)

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Part 2 of 3 Crime Watch Daily: Lost in Paradise - Where is Barbara Struncova? - Pt. 2

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Part 3 of 3 Crime Watch Daily: Lost in Paradise - Where is Barbara Struncova? - Pt. 3

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Part 1 of 3 Crime Watch Daily: Lost in Paradise - Where is Barbara Struncova? - Pt. 1

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A Personal Message From ClearCause Founder, Sheryl Hill

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Looking for Daniel Wauhkonen

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Looking for Americans Lost in Foreign Countries

Families of Americans who disappear in foreign countries should not have to invent the wheel. Unfortunately, this is what too often happens: people in deep distress have to learn how to run an international search and rescue operation, raise funds, cultivate relationships with nongovernmental organizations, and work with the media -- all within hours of learning their loved one is missing. The absence of clear standard operating procedures within and among U.S. embassies and a lack of State Department support leads to an unconscionable waste of time when time is of the essence.

The Missing Americans Project is intended to:

* Build awareness of the problems of Americans missing in foreign countries;
* Increase the accountability and transparency of U.S. State Department processes where missing Americans are concerned.
* Lobby for legal and policy changes where necessary.
* Develop a global rapid-response network that is not subject to the same bureaucratic wrangling as the U.S. State Department is.
* Advocate for the interests of the families of missing Americans.

Blog Posts

Did Fugitive Brian Laundrie Flee to Mexico?

https://kympasqualini.medium.com/did-fugitive-brian-laundrie-flee-to-mexico-john-walsh-in-pursuit-of-the-truth-b1d2c65243c1?sk=80eaf0a6fc6a63037fbc60e1bd92e1c9

Posted by Kym Pasqualini on September 26, 2021 at 7:37pm

Travis Sackett

Travis Sackett, 36 years old, is being missing since February 21st when he went on a hike on the Imbabura volcano in Ecuador. Family and friends have not heard from him since. Sackett served several AmeriCorps and Peace Corps terms, so he is familiar with traveling in foreign countries.

Please help us find Travis and bring him back home!

Posted by Anna Maria Chilano on March 10, 2021 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment

Man Confesses to Murdering U.S Scientist Suzanne Eaton in Crete

A 27-year-old man has confessed to killing US scientist Suzanne Eaton on the Greek island of Crete, a police spokesperson told CNN Monday (7/15). The local man had been detained by police for questioning, after the 59-year-old molecular biologist went missing July 2 while attending a conference.

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Posted by Jeff Dunsavage on July 15, 2019 at 8:56pm

Interview With Wife of Derrick Keller, U.S. Navy Vet Being Held in Thailand

Below is an interview I recently conducted with Tanya Keller, wife of Derrick Keller, a U.S. citizen and Navy veteran who has spent nearly a year in a Thai prison. His crime? Performing in a promotional video for a company that turned out to be an international Ponzi scheme.

Please watch and share widely. This is not only important for getting the Kellers the help they need -- it also contains important information for anyone who travels as to how easy it is to get incarcerated abroad for literally doing nothing wrong.

Watch the interview (just under an hour)

Posted by Jeff Dunsavage on July 14, 2019 at 10:00pm

28 Canadians Have Died in Dominican Republic This Year

As the FBI probes deaths of American tourists in the Dominican Republic, Global News has learned 28 Canadians died there so far in 2019.

Data obtained by Global News from Global Affairs shows an average of 39 Canadians died each year in the Dominican Republic over the past decade. More recently, from 2015 to 2018, that average is higher: 47 death cases opened each year.

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Posted by Jeff Dunsavage on July 11, 2019 at 7:35pm

Mother Begs for Answers after Son Dies in Dominican Republic

Melody Moore wants answers after her son died in the Dominican Republic. She feels there's a connection to the other deaths of American tourists in that country.

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Posted by Jeff Dunsavage on July 11, 2019 at 7:30pm

Suzanne Eaton, US Scientist, Found Killed in Crete WWII Bunker

Suzanne Eaton, who went missing more than a week ago after going on a run, died of suffocation, police confirmed to the BBC. They said they are investigating the case as a criminal act.

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Posted by Jeff Dunsavage on July 10, 2019 at 7:33pm

Missing NJ Couple's Jet Ski Reportedly Found in Guadeloupe

Authorities recovered a jet ski over the weekend bearing the same registration number as the one an American couple was riding before they went missing in Barbados last month. French Navy officers found the missing jet ski hundreds of miles away in Guadeloupe on Saturday, nearly two weeks after Magdalena Devil and Oscar Suarez, of New Jersey, vanished at sea, authorities said.

There were no signs of the missing couple.

The pair disappeared on June 24 after renting a jet ski at Holetown Beach on the western coast of Barbados, authorities said.

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Posted by Jeff Dunsavage on July 10, 2019 at 6:13am