Two years ago Detective Inspector Glen Brown established the NSW Police Missing Persons Registry, revolutionising the way police investigate missing persons cases. I speak to Glen about the stunning success of the Registry, and how police are now not only finding people who disappear faster, but also saving the lives of people who are vulnerable by using the latest technologies to locate them before it's too late.
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Saving Lives

Someone, somewhere, knows something. Almost 38,000 missing people are reported to police every year in Australia; that’s one every 14 minutes. Some do not return home. For their families, it’s a never-ending nightmare. For police, the search for answers can sometimes last for decades.
The Missing Australia exists to change this. Presented by former police officer Meni Caroutas, it aims to break new ground on these cold cases – because there’s always someone out there who knows what happened to a missing person.
The challenge is to find them.
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themissingaustralia.com.au
To contact the team, email us on:
themissing@news.com.au
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Theme song: 
Vicky Vox - I will be gone
 

True crime

Meni answers your questions and tells the behind-the-scenes stories from the last season of The Missing Australia
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Bonus episode: Q&A with Meni Caroutas

Confronting claims are made about the abduction of two children, Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon
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Click here to read Kirstie Gordon's parents first in-depth interview since the alleged abduction. 
 
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Snatched at the footy | 6

A detective wishes things could have been different in the case of 12-year-old Rhianna Barreau
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Vanishing shadows | 5

An unidentified man last seen catching a train in suburban Melbourne has left unanswered questions
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The Pakenham man | 4

Joining the search for Warren Meyer, who disappeared while hiking in the Victorian High Country
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Saving Lives

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