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Government inaction is behind the proliferation in recent years of volunteer search “collectives,” many composed of relatives of the missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

When Stafford obtained the warrant for Perkins’ arrest in November, he also secured a search warrant to collect a sample of her saliva.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Videos on social media appeared to show hundreds of people heading to a mountainous area in south-western Iran to search for the missing US airman.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The search for an American airman stranded behind enemy lines jolted the U.S., making what had been an abstract air war feel visceral beyond the grainy footage of explosions released by the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I pull away and search her face, trying to take stock of this impossible scenario.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam