The term missing does not only refer to those whose whereabouts are completely unknown. Sometimes, a person can be missing but where they are is not a mystery. Either way, when people are not in the country they call home due to reasons beyond their control, they are missing from their community, they are missing… Read More »Missing because of Deportation
Social media is being increasingly utilised by both the police and public to share information about missing people in London and beyond. Platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have become both important tools in the search for missing persons, as well as places for raising awareness of appeals for help in finding them. However,… Read More »Using Social Media to find Missing People
Talking with Francisco Garcia felt familiar. Like the impression his writing gives, he is a friendly conversationalist – one that starts with a firm handshake. The 29-year-old’s first book, If You Were There, investigates missing people – those who have searched, those who still are searching, and those who have been found. All the while,… Read More »‘I’m one of the luckiest people in the world’: how one Londoner found his long-lost family