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Missing Children
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation is not the originating source of the information contained on this webpage. The information is derived from the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) via the investigating agency’s initial reporting.
Missing Child – Ericka Heaton
Missing Child Alert
Missing from: East Liverpool, Ohio
Missing since: 5/31/2025
Missing age: 16
Current age: 16
Contact St. Clair Twp. Police Department at (330) 385-1234.
Missing Child – Janiah Smith
Missing Child Alert
Missing from: Columbus, Ohio
Missing since: 10/5/2024
Missing age: 16
Current age: 17
Contact Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (614) 525-3350.
Missing Child – Paul Chaffins
Missing from: Xenia, Ohio
Missing since: 3/12/2017
Missing age: 17
Current age: 25
Contact Xenia Police Department at (937) 376-7200.
Missing Child – Daniel Kendall
Missing from: Unknown
Missing since: 2/23/2017
Missing age: 17
Current age: 25
Contact Cleveland Police Department at 216-623-5262.
Missing Child – Jaysone Jackson
Missing from: Pataskala, Ohio
Missing since: 2/11/2017
Missing age: 17
Current age: 26
Contact Licking County Sheriff's Office at 740-670-5555.
Missing Child – Damar Peterson
Missing from: East Palestine, Ohio
Missing since: 2/11/2017
Missing age: 17
Current age: 26
Contact East Palestine Police Department at 330-426-4341.
Missing Child – Janeicea Bryd
Missing from: Dayton, Ohio
Missing since: 2/10/2017
Missing age: 17
Current age: 26
Contact Dayton Police Department at 937-333-2677.
Missing Child – David Woods III
Missing from: Springfield, Ohio
Missing since: 2/6/2017
Missing age: Unknown
Current age: 25
Contact Springfield Police Department at 937-324-7685.
Missing Child – Fernando Ruiz
Missing from: Camden, Ohio
Missing since: 2/3/2017
Missing age: 16
Current age: 25
Contact Preble County Sheriff's Office at 937-456-6262.
Missing Child – Martin Wadsworth-Murphy
Missing from: Whitehall, Ohio
Missing since: 1/30/2017
Missing age: 15
Current age: 24
Contact Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 614-525-3333.
Missing Child – Nakiya King
Missing from: East Cleveland, Ohio
Missing since: 1/29/2017
Missing age: 14
Current age: 23
Contact East Cleveland Police Department at 216-451-1234.
Missing Child – Nicholas Charles
Missing from: Nelsonville, Ohio
Missing since: 1/24/2017
Missing age: 17
Current age: 26
Contact Nelsonville Police Department at 740-753-1736.