Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn't she added to this missing person database?

A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.

Mar 10, 2025 - 11:37
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Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn't she added to this missing person database?
Loni Long

A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.

(Image credit: Jovelle Tamayo for NPR)