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Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for Gardner

March 9, 2010

John Albert Gardner III, 30, is charged in the murder and possible rape of 17 year-old Chelsea King. Gardner appeared in court on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 for a status hearing. Gardner is linked to the crime by DNA on a... more

Amber Dubois Body Found

March 8, 2010

On Sunday March 7, 2010, a little over a year after 14 year-old Amber Dubois went missing, her remains were found in the rural San Diego suburb of Pala. The search for Amber Dubois was reignited after the disappearance of 17 year-old Chelsea King in the nearby suburb of Poway. There is a more

Amber Dubois linked to Chelsea King case

March 4, 2010

Amber Leeanne Dubois On February 13, 2009 at around 7:10 a.m., 14 year old Amber vanished on the way to her high school, Escondido High School in California. She was last seen wearing black jeans, black sneakers, and a... more

College Student Missing

March 4, 2010

Update A body found Tuesday in the Calumet River in Chicago has been identified as Jay Polihill’s. The 20-year old college student majoring in photography was reported missing Monday morning. Jay grew up in Lena, Illinois. According to the more

Chelsea King

March 3, 2010

It was a Thursday afternoon in the San Diego, California suburb of Poway. Nothing seemed unusual when 17 year-old Chelsea King parked her car in the Rancho Bernardo Community Park parking lot. The Poway High School senior was going on jog. An avid runner and member of her school’s... more

Missing Texas Sisters

February 24, 2010

Two runaway sisters from Texas are missing and believed to be endangered. Elsa Fitch, 16 and her sister Celia Fitch 15, were last seen on February 11, 2010 at their home in Spring Branch, Texas. The girls were discovered missing when the family woke up the morning of February 12.  The... more

Missing: Brittanee Drexel

February 16, 2010

InstantAmber and The National Vigil for Hope are hopeful of finding more missing children and bringing them home safely. Please help us spread the word about the missing! In February, InstantAmber is committed to helping families... more

Child Abducted from Home

February 4, 2010

Update-- Missing Child Found, Safe Police found Christian Guevera was found in an Atlanta apartment complex, late Thursday afternoon. They arrested three men and one woman in the abduction case. The kidnappers demanded random from Christian’s mother which makes... more

Missing: Baby Gabriel

February 3, 2010

Update- March 9, 2010 Elizabeth Johnson Charged Elizabeth Johnson is scheduled to appear before the judge on Tuesday, March 9. She is being charged with child abuse, kidnapping, attempted custodial interference and custodial interference in connection with the... more

Children Travel Safety Webinar

January 26, 2010

InstantAmber is proud to present free webinars hosted by WebEx. Matt Berman, founder of InstantAmber and child safety expert, will be hosting a webinar next week. Our aim with the brief half-hour session is to discuss issues facing... more

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