Dateline returned to some of the most terrifying recent cold cases, and one of the most frightening is the case of Jonelle Matthews, who was 12 years old. She had been missing since December of 1984.

Dateline re-examined one of Colorado's most chilling cold cases—the vanishing of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews from her Greeley residence on Dec. 20, 1984.

Though suspicions had long surrounded Steven Pankey — a local man with ties to her church who later ran twice for the ...

Every May 25, the nation observes National Missing Children’s Day, a powerful reminder of the thousands of children who ...

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Dateline NBC will air a new episode this week on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 9 pm ET. The episode, titled Footprints in the Snow, is set to explore the decades-old case of Jonelle Matthews, a 12-year-old ...

UPDATE: The St. Paul Police Department says that Phillip has been found safe. St. Paul police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 10-year-old boy. The police department says ...

Milwaukee police need your help in finding a critically missing child, Nevaeh Thompson. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, Nevaeh Thompson is an 11-year-old girl, Black, with a height ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — A missing child has been found safe on Friday, thanks to the teamwork of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, a sheriff’s office K9 and the Stockbridge Police Department. Fayette ...

Deputies said the child was first reported missing around 8:30 a.m. after his mother called authorities in a panic, explaining that her son had managed to unlock the front door and leave their ...

On Dec. 11, John Elton Bailey, Kahleb’s custodian, was taken into custody for failing to report a missing child. Court documents show there were physical injuries to the child, and he was ...