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The Lauth Investigations International Missing Persons team has over 40 years combined experience working closely with families of endangered, at-risk missing persons. Our team collaborates closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement, missing persons organizations nationwide, and with national media. So why choose Lauth?

Why choose Lauth? Our missing persons team of experts for recovering and reuniting missing children and missing adults is one of the most successful in the industry. Our team of experts are not skip tracers, but field experts that rely on field intelligence techniques working with various OSINT and HUMINT resources. Your missing family member will become our priority as soon as your case is assigned to our team. Every case is unique based on the circumstances of the disappearance and we are dedicated to using our diverse body of experience and our licensed, verified database resources, and applying proven methodology in the interest of finding your missing loved one.

Our CEO and Founder Thomas Lauth is nationally recognized as a Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Investigator. Lauth is considered an expert in missing persons by national media and has appeared in publications like Essence Magazine, Los Angeles Daily News and more.

We are results-oriented and charge only flat fees for casework conducted worldwide. We are passionate about bringing answers to families in crisis.

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Lauth Missing Persons in the Media

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING ADULTS

Phoenix New Times –  January 13, 2009

National Center for Missing Adults’ Funding Slashed by the Feds, but Volunteers Are Keeping It Alive

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2009-01-15/news/the-national-center-for-missing-adults-funding-was-slashed-by-the-feds-but-three-volunteers-are-keeping-it-alive/

Associated Press – December 17, 2007

Center for Missing Adults May Close for Lack of Funding

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments_related/216527.php

CNN Transcripts – November 10, 2007

Kym Pasqualini, We Had 13,502 Calls Just for Hurricane Katrina Alone

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/10/cnr.06.html

Phoenix New Times – October 31, 2007

Gone Missing

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-11-01/news/gone-missing/

Chicago Sun Times – October 25, 2007

We Can Go Look under Rocks, Look In Alleys, and Kick Over Cans

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/missing/619757,CST-NWS-missing25.stng

Chicago Sun Times – October 22, 2007

Missing Persons Center Often Their Only Hope

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/missing/614309,CST-NWS-missingside22.stng

Chicago Tribune – June 18, 2007

In Search of Lost & Time – National Center Faces its Own Disappearance

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2007/jun/18/news/chi-missing_18jun18

Evening Times (Little Falls, NY) – November 12, 2006

Herkimer County Sheriff Debits New Child Protection System in Partnership with Missing Person Agency

http://www.thechildproject.org/pdf/Herkimer%20NY%20Time%2011-12-06.pdf

USA Today – November 3, 2006

Budget Woes Wear on Center for Missing Adults

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-11-02-missing-adults_x.htm

Capital News, December 17, 2003

Many More Marylanders Missing Than Media Notice

http://www.journalism.umd.edu/cns/wire/2003-editions/12-December-editions/031217-Wednesday/MarylandMissing_CNS-UMCP.html

USA Today – 6,644 Are Still Missing After Katrina; Toll May Rise

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-11-21-katrina-missing_x.htm

Los Angeles Times – Not Only Natalee Is Missing

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/aug/05/entertainment/et-aruba5

USA Today – Groups Spotlight Others Missing

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-07-14-missing-persons_x.htm

MSNBC – Damsels in Distress, If You’re Missing It Helps to Be Young, White and Female

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5325808/

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Parents See Unlocked Doors as Gateway to Danger (Mandate Endangers Those With Disabilities)

http://www2.jsonline.com/news/state/feb04/211367.asp

Seattle Post Intelligencer – Lawmaker Wants Stricter Rules on Missing Persons Reports

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/157476_missing21.html

Seattle Post Intelligencer – Without A Trace: People Go Missing, Killers Go Free

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/108579_missingday17.shtml

Boston Globe

More Details in Bone Search, Authorities Describe Victim’s Belongings

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/10/01/more_details_in_bones_search/

Augusta Chronicle – Disappearances Frustrate Police, Investigations Can Offer Few Leads, Bad Information

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/092103/met_237-6970.000.shtml

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – Arizona Agency Provides National Assistance for Katrina Missing Adults

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/NewsEventServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2110

Poughkeepsie Journal – January 19, 2004

Missing Man’s Case A Puzzle Since ’01: Family Keep Hope Despite Few Clues

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/projects/crimebeat/po011904s2.shtml

BBC News – January 8, 2004

Mystery of Professional Disappearances

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3379181.stm

Daily Herald – April 28, 2002

Center Will Help When Adults Are Missing

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1627136/Center-will-help-when-adults.html

CNN Transcripts – March 17, 2002

Interview with Kym Pasqualini

http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0203/17/sun.06.html

Chicago Tribune

Court TV – August 1, 2001

Missing Persons Groups Use the Net to Get Their Word Out

http://www.courttv.com/news/cow/080101_chandra_ctv.html

New York Times – July 21, 2001

Missing Person Cases: A Balancing Act for Police

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE2DF133AF932A15754C0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

Washington City Paper – June 8, 2001

Losing Count: Going Missing in D.C. is more Common Than You Think

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=21882

REPORTS

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia – February 22, 2007

Government of Australia Report  – Includes Study of NCMA

http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/Assets/Files/8b41cd14-8eb3-4cc3-9308-cabb9cc06bc8.pdf

GENE CODES

National Geographic – Rewriting The Science On DNA Mass Identification

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0505_030505_dnaidentification.html

USA Today – Software Company Sees September 11 Victims ID Effort As Sacred Duty

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-09-09-genetic-id-victims_x.htm

Michigan Daily – Ann Arbor Company Helps With Victim IDs

http://www.michigandaily.com/content/ann-arbor-company-helps-victim-ids

PR News Wire – Gene Codes Forensics Providing Software to Aid the DNA Shoah Project with Holocaust Victim Identification Efforts

http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=173085

MSNBC – Software Tackles Tough DNA Puzzles, Developed for 9/11, Other Disasters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077137/

9/11 Remembered – Gene Codes Daunting Task To Identify 9/11 Victims

http://www.jonhoyle.com/GeneCodes/PDFs/GeneCodesDauntingTask.pdf

Detroit Free Press – 9/11 One Year Later, Grisly Task Changes All: Ann Arbor Software Company Toils To Make Victim IDs Possible

http://www.genecodesforensics.com/news/walsh11_20020911.pdf

Bio-IT World.com – Soul Searching, While Rescuers Labored Day and Night to Recover Bodies, A Small Michigan Software Company Set About Salvaging Their Identities

http://www.bio-itworld.com/archive/091103/soul.html

Detroit Free Press – Call For Help Takes Area Firm to Asia, Ann Arbor Business To ID Tsunami Victims

http://www.genecodesforensics.com/news/walsh1e_20050301.pdf

Development Under Extreme Conditions: Forensic Bioinformatics in Wake of World Trade Center Disaster

http://www.genecodesforensics.com/news/CashHoyleSutton.pdf

Business Direct Weekly – Gene Codes Software IDs 9/11 Victims, Draws Interest From Nations

http://www.jonhoyle.com/GeneCodes/PDFs/GeneCodesSoftwareIDs911Vict.pdf

Genetics & Health – Gene Codes Corporation Helps Identify 9/11 Victims

http://www.geneticsandhealth.com/2006/09/11/gene-codes-corp-helps-identify-911-victims/

PR Newswire – Prior to 9/11 No Software In The World Capable of Managing Overwhelming Task

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-04-2003/0002011544&EDATE=