WV Missing Persons Project is a grassroots initiative dedicated to telling the stories of the 142 people who remain missing across our state. We are a couple who writes, researches, and advocates — driven by compassion, truth, and a shared belief that every person deserves to be remembered, and every family deserves answers.

This project began as a personal journey, sparked by a single case and a growing realization: too many lives have disappeared into silence. Many of West Virginia’s missing were never widely reported, and in some cases, their files have been lost, abandoned, or forgotten. We aim to change that.

Through archival research, Freedom of Information Act requests, and direct conversations with loved ones, we are compiling a book and research that sheds light on the people behind the statistics. We focus especially on the overlooked — women, children, victims of domestic violence, and those failed by the system.

This is more than a catalog of missing persons. It’s a space for memory, a call for accountability, and a quiet but persistent reminder: these lives still matter.