Latest missing persons cases in Nebraska
Every day, there are hundreds of people missing in Nebraska. Some of them are missing for days, while some are missing for decades. Quite a few have had a birthday while their whereabouts are unknown.
We focus on who those people are in hopes of raising awareness. The names, photos (when available) and information come from the Nebraska Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse, 402-479-4986.
Elizabeth Jenna Shangreaux
| Date Missing: | 06-16-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 17 |
| Current Age: | 17 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | American Indian Or Alaskan Native |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'05 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
ELIZABETH is a 17 year old American Indian Or Alaskan Native female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'05" tall and weighed 200 lbs. She has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Kadence Ali-victoria Gold
| Date Missing: | 06-15-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 16 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Height: | 5'05 |
| Weight: | 165 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
KADENCE is a 16 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'05" tall and weighed 165 lbs. She has Brown hair and Blue eyes.
Corey Ryan Miller
| Date Missing: | 06-15-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 31 |
| Current Age: | 31 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 6'00 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
COREY is a 31 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 6'00" tall and weighed 200 lbs. He has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Korvanta Hill
| Date Missing: | 06-15-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 18 |
| Current Age: | 18 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | Black |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 220 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
KORVANTA is a 18 year old Black male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'07" tall and weighed 220 lbs. He has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Adriyanna Gekas
| Date Missing: | 06-15-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 14 |
| Current Age: | 14 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'05 |
| Weight: | 110 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
ADRIYANNA is a 14 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'05" tall and weighed 110 lbs. She has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Melody Pond
| Date Missing: | 06-14-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 16 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | American Indian Or Alaskan Native |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'06 |
| Weight: | 110 |
| Agency: | Chadron PD |
MELODY is a 16 year old American Indian Or Alaskan Native female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'06" tall and weighed 110 lbs. She has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Alexandrea K Schuster
| Date Missing: | 06-14-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 14 |
| Current Age: | 14 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 110 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
ALEXANDREA is a 14 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'07" tall and weighed 110 lbs. She has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Elizabeth A Ottun
| Date Missing: | 06-14-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 37 |
| Current Age: | 37 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Blond Or Strawberry |
| Eye color: | Hazel |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 140 |
| Agency: | Custer CO SO Broken Bow |
ELIZABETH is a 37 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'07" tall and weighed 140 lbs. She has Blond Or Strawberry hair and Hazel eyes.
Jayden A E Millard
| Date Missing: | 06-14-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 16 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Height: | 6'01 |
| Weight: | 230 |
| Agency: | North Platte PD |
JAYDEN is a 16 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 6'01" tall and weighed 230 lbs. He has Brown hair and Blue eyes.
Andres Plesent
| Date Missing: | 06-13-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 18 |
| Current Age: | 18 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'08 |
| Weight: | 1 |
| Agency: | Douglas CO SO Omaha |
ANDRES is a 18 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'08" tall and weighed 1 lbs. He has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Patrick Laurence Frank Young
| Date Missing: | 06-06-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 17 |
| Current Age: | 17 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Blond Or Strawberry |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 220 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
PATRICK is a 17 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'07" tall and weighed 220 lbs. He has Blond Or Strawberry hair and Brown eyes.
Savannah Gibson
| Date Missing: | 06-06-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 14 |
| Current Age: | 14 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'02 |
| Weight: | 110 |
| Agency: | Bellevue PD |
SAVANNAH is a 14 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'02" tall and weighed 110 lbs. She has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Bradley Fry
| Date Missing: | 06-05-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 17 |
| Current Age: | 17 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Height: | 5'09 |
| Weight: | 157 |
| Agency: | Gering PD |
BRADLEY is a 17 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'09" tall and weighed 157 lbs. He has Brown hair and Blue eyes.
Valerie L Vettraino
| Date Missing: | 06-05-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 15 |
| Current Age: | 15 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Red Or Auburn |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 197 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
VALERIE is a 15 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'07" tall and weighed 197 lbs. She has Red Or Auburn hair and Brown eyes.
Susan E Schellen
| Date Missing: | 06-04-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 36 |
| Current Age: | 36 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'06 |
| Weight: | 220 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
SUSAN is a 36 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'06" tall and weighed 220 lbs. She has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Umulbaneen Alzaidawi
| Date Missing: | 06-04-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 14 |
| Current Age: | 14 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | Unknown |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 120 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
UMULBANEEN is a 14 year old female of unknown race. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'07" tall and weighed 120 lbs. She has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Ariah Tiffany Bryant
| Date Missing: | 06-04-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 16 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | Black |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'02 |
| Weight: | 180 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
ARIAH is a 16 year old Black female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'02" tall and weighed 180 lbs. She has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Kadence Gold
| Date Missing: | 06-04-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 15 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Blond Or Strawberry |
| Eye color: | Blue |
| Height: | 5'05 |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
KADENCE is a 16 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'05" tall and weighed 175 lbs. She has Blond Or Strawberry hair and Blue eyes.
Destiny Reina Briones
| Date Missing: | 06-03-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 14 |
| Current Age: | 14 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'01 |
| Weight: | 130 |
| Agency: | Lincoln PD |
DESTINY is a 14 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'01" tall and weighed 130 lbs. She has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Kaden Johnson
| Date Missing: | 05-27-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 17 |
| Current Age: | 17 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 6'00 |
| Weight: | 147 |
| Agency: | Boys Town PD |
KADEN is a 17 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 6'00" tall and weighed 147 lbs. He has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Donovan Raynell Watson
| Date Missing: | 05-27-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 23 |
| Current Age: | 23 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | Black |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'08 |
| Weight: | 151 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
DONOVAN is a 23 year old Black male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'08" tall and weighed 151 lbs. He has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Ezra J Sinkiawic
| Date Missing: | 05-27-2021 |
|---|---|
| Age Missing: | 15 |
| Current Age: | 15 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'02 |
| Weight: | 120 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
EZRA is a 15 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'02" tall and weighed 120 lbs. She has Brown hair and Brown eyes.
Jamarian Morales-cornell
| Date Missing: | 05-26-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 16 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | Black |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'07 |
| Weight: | 160 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
JAMARIAN is a 16 year old Black male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'07" tall and weighed 160 lbs. He has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Landon Lee Codr
| Date Missing: | 05-26-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 17 |
| Current Age: | 17 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Brown |
| Eye color: | Hazel |
| Height: | 6'02 |
| Weight: | 180 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
LANDON is a 17 year old White male. At the time of his disappearance, he was 6'02" tall and weighed 180 lbs. He has Brown hair and Hazel eyes.
Derek Andrade
| Date Missing: | 05-26-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 14 |
| Current Age: | 14 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | Unknown |
| Sex: | M |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'06 |
| Weight: | 145 |
| Agency: | Grand Island PD |
DEREK is a 14 year old male of unknown race. At the time of his disappearance, he was 5'06" tall and weighed 145 lbs. He has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Aliyah Valverde
| Date Missing: | 05-24-2021 |
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| Age Missing: | 16 |
| Current Age: | 16 |
| Last Seen: | n/a |
| Race: | White |
| Sex: | F |
| Hair color: | Black |
| Eye color: | Brown |
| Height: | 5'04 |
| Weight: | 140 |
| Agency: | Omaha PD |
ALIYAH is a 16 year old White female. At the time of her disappearance, she was 5'04" tall and weighed 140 lbs. She has Black hair and Brown eyes.
Nurses have until March 13 to join if they were assigned on-call work at one or more of 15 CHI facilities from Dec. 17, 2017, through the present.
Amber Tjaden, 48, the daughter of former Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle, has been missing since Jan. 27. Officials are asking for the public's help in locating her.
Embattled Dodge County Attorney Oliver Glass was in the Dodge County Jail Friday morning after he was arrested on suspicion of violating his probation over a March DUI.
A pursuit of a robbery suspect involving Lincoln police and Nebraska State Patrol vehicles involved the male suspect firing shots at the officers during the chase, officials said.
A Casper woman died in the shooting and a 26-year-old man remained in a Lincoln hospital Monday in grave condition, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
Sheriff Terry Wagner said Christian Alexander was shot first after pointing a gun at a State Patrol trooper, then at two troopers and a Lincoln officer, identified by acting Police Chief Brian Jackson as Jesse Hilger, after the SUV came to a rest.
The Nebraska State Patrol says Jade Nicole Sides was safe when she located in Iowa.
"We are aware of additional contact with law enforcement in at least one other state, and crimes that occurred in other states as well," including Florida and Arkansas, said police in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Jake Gonzalez posted $25,000 of a $250,000 bond to get out of jail in the previous case. He is currently being held without bond and hadn't been charged as of Tuesday morning.
A State Patrol spokesman said a trooper saw a cargo van speeding and fail to signal as it headed east on I-80 at about 3:50 p.m. During the stop, the deputy smelled marijuana coming from inside the van.
The crash remains under investigation by the Custer County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska State Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Gov. Pete Ricketts issued a press release "warning" Biden that he was "weakening" U.S. border protections, creating a surge of unaccompanied children trying to enter the country.
The Stanton County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call on Friday related to a stabbing in West City Park in Stanton. According to the sheriff's office, the victim had five stab wounds to her back and arm.
The man, a 23-year-old from Vacaville, California, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was jailed at the Lincoln County Detention Center.
Despite recent salary increases, the state corrections union says pay for Nebraska prison guards still lags behind that of county jails, which are luring away too many state employees.
Attorney Perry Pirsch called for the Lancaster County Attorney to withdraw the appeal or resign over it. "They continue to waste tax dollars for a non-crime and they are sending the wrong message about gun ownership," he said.
Katerian LeGrone put his hands to his face after the verdict was read, seemingly relieved.
James Fairbanks and his attorney contemplated a self-defense claim, which prosecutor Brenda Beadle called "comical." She said Fairbanks was planning to hunt sex offenders.
According to court records, the woman told hospital staff she was going out for a bit and would be back. More than 24 hours later with the baby ready to be discharged, she still hadn't returned, so they called the police.
Omaha police officers screamed “Show your hands!” and “Stop digging!” multiple times on Nov. 19 as Kenneth Jones shifted in the back seat of a gray Dodge Charger.
Officer Erin Spilker said the criminal investigations unit had received information that people were engaging in public sexual acts in the arcade room at Romantix.
An autopsy determined that a heart attack combined with the shock to his system from the cold water likely caused his death, an official said.
Nebraska State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said the trooper attempted a traffic stop near the Crete exit, but the car didn't stop, prompting a pursuit.
The driver of one of the racing vehicles took off. Omaha’s police helicopter directed officers to the area of 25th and Arbor, where they caught the 20-year-old driver. With him was a 17-year-old girl and her 4-month-old infant.
Officers detained one suspect without incident, but one refused to get out of the car and had to be removed, police said; they spotted a loaded .38 special revolver in the car. They stopped a third person who was walking away from the house.
The investigation led to searches in Fremont and Wakefield earlier this month where authorities seized more than $30,000
Police said Kade Coble had been spotted in a vehicle but got out and ran at Antelope Park, near 33rd and South Streets, setting off a large search late Friday morning.
A preliminary breath test showed a blood-alcohol level of .20, 2½ times the legal limit. But Fremont police didn’t make Oliver Glass blow into a more advanced machine that is needed in court to confirm his .20 blood-alcohol content.
A Fillmore County man who triggered a social media storm last fall after driving around Lincoln with a racist message on his pickup was sentenced to prison for attempted manufacture of a controlled substance while in possession of a firearm.
The text messages are often from unfamiliar phone numbers that claim the recipient either owes the DMV, or is owed, a large sum of money. The recipient is then directed to click a link.
The judge told those gathered he was not imposing a tough sentence on Otis Walker because of any notion that he got away with murder but because his actions were an affront to justice.
The man began making sexual comments that made the woman uncomfortable, so she started recording the encounter. Using the recorded audio and a description provided by the victim, LPD officers found the suspect.
She was accused of submitting 1,201 claims totaling $109,274 to Nebraska Medicaid without proper documentation showing that services had been provided.
“This is a huge step forward and one that is sure to be welcomed by staff members as well as inmates,” Prisons Director Scott Frakes said.
When the man came outside the house, police gave him commands, and then gunfire began, said Deputy Omaha Police Chief Ken Kanger. It wasn't known Sunday night whether the man had fired at officers.
Two children who were on a visit to their dad's during their parents’ divorce proceedings were found dead Sunday morning in his home.
There was no indication the incident was politically motivated. The man isn't registered to vote in Lancaster County. The crimes appeared to be part of a spree of drunken threats and thefts over a two-day period.
During a traffic stop, a patrol dog smelled marijuana in the car. A search of the vehicle uncovered 186 pounds of marijuana in heat-sealed packages.
“We’ve had instances, at least a half-dozen, where he’s ran and we’ve had to find him,” the police chief said. “He’s probably at this point fearful. He takes medication, and he doesn’t have it with him.”
State Patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash. Seat belts also were not in use.
"Especially now, you want to lower our standards when the microscope is on us?" asked Brenda Urbanek, director of the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.
"The bottom line is this: Our clients were simply asking for the ability to marry. Marriage is a fundamental right, including for Nebraskans who are incarcerated,” said Danielle Conrad, executive director of the ACLU of Nebraska.
La Vista police said the lower lake level will give searchers, either by diving, boat or from the air, a better visual sense of what's along the shore.
The late-night drone was spotted by several neighbors over the course of a week.
Lancaster County Court Judge Thomas Zimmerman set Andre Hunt's sentencing for July, when he could get up to a year in jail. Defense attorney Carlos Monzón said his understanding is that the state won't be seeking jail time for Hunt.
Michelle Dicini, 38, had worked for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services since April 2019. She has resigned.
Ingrid Baires-Duran eventually exited at the Grand Island/Hastings interchange and stopped at a gas station, where troopers discovered the three children in the car.
“We’re not gonna give up hope. We're going to continue to use every resource we have to try and find Ryan and hopefully bring him home safe,” La Vista Mayor Doug Kindig said at a prayer vigil Wednesday.
Officer Erin Spilker said police found four teens in the SUV with a loaded AR rifle at their feet and a 9mm handgun in a purse on the front floorboard.
Air and ground rescue teams from five Kauai-based agencies searched for Samuel Martinez in several beaches, trails, ridges and canyons in the region on Sunday and Monday.
Officer Erin Spilker said the teen was a suspect in a previous weapons violation from May 26, when police believed he was driving a 2005 BMW that was stolen in Grand Island.
Her mother, Shari Schaaf, noted the uncharacteristic nature of her daughter's disappearance and implored anyone with information about Carly Schaaf's whereabouts to contact authorities as the Lincoln Police Department's leads dry up.
The 17-year-old, who police say was carrying a loaded Glock handgun and 112 grams of suspected methamphetamine as he tried to run from investigators, was transported from a local hospital to the Lancaster County Youth Services Center.
An Omaha police officer is facing felony charges and is on administrative leave after he detained two juveniles who had been pounding on doors in his Gretna neighborhood.
The ACLU plans to sit in on court hearings across the state for the next two years, holding a microscope over county judges who are required to give individual consideration of each person's ability to post bail or pay fees.
A 23-year-old Lincoln woman told officers her ex-boyfriend yanked the wheel of her Chevy Impala while she was driving north on 48th, steering the car into a pole.
Man with child in car is caught with 55 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 80 in Nebraska, troopers say
Troopers arrested an Arizona man after finding the drugs under the car's floorboards during a stop near Cozad.
A 14-year-old girl told her father that Ernesto Canales had "been raping her for years," according to court records detailing an investigation conducted by the Lincoln Police Department's Special Victims Unit.
Deputies were outside a residence southeast of Weeping Water on Monday evening when they heard a gunshot from inside the home and a person call for help, according to a news release.
A person died at the hospital early Thursday after being shot in north Omaha.
The age, sex and race of the victim are still unknown, but the department is investigating the discovery.
Officers responded to a report of a fight involving dozens of people near 60th and Adams streets Saturday, where they found a man who had suffered injuries to his face via a gunshot wound, police say.