Our missing person investigators and media specialists are here to ensure your family gets the support and attention they need in a time of crisis
One of our most recent campaigns, which is attempting to raise funds for the family of missing woman Mercedes Clements, was recently fully funded.
Most families do not form contingency plans in the event that a loved one should go missing. When someone goes missing, the immediate family often shoulders the difficult burden of speaking with police, assisting in the search, and coping with the rollercoaster of emotions often associated with missing person cases. This means time away from their jobs and their obligations to search for their loved one, and that can often create financial difficulties associated with paying the bills, affording childcare, or retaining additional experts to assist in the search.
As part of Phase I of our missing person investigation, Lauth offers our clients the option of an online awareness campaign for their missing loved one. Part of that campaign is a crowdfunding option in which our search engine optimization experts build a page devoted to garnering donations for our clients. In addition, the campaign also includes photos and the story of your missing loved one. This helps further efforts by family and investigators alike to keep the missing person’s face and name circulating in order to keep the case alive and continue garnering fresh leads. All funds are to be withdrawn by the client or another person related to the case as deemed appropriate.
Each crowdfunding campaign will be customized to the needs of each missing person case and the needs of their families. Call 317-951-1100 today to learn more about how our crowdfunding campaign services can help your family in desperate times.
Missing Persons Resources
NAMUS
NAMUS
NamUs is a free online system that can be searched by medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement officials and the general public from all over the country in hopes of resolving these cases.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The leading nonprofit organization in the U.S. working with law enforcement, families and the professionals who serve them on issues related to missing and sexually exploited children.
Black & Missing
Black & Missing
Established as a non-profit organization to bring awareness to missing persons of color, provide vital resources for their family and friends, and educate the minority community on personal safety.
The Jason Project
The Jason Project
The Jason Project An organization that seeks to bring hope and assistance to families of the missing by providing resources and support.
The Parents of Murdered Children
The Parents of Murdered Children
Parents of Murdered Children www.pomc.com Support network for families.
Polly Klass
Polly Klass
A national nonprofit that helps find missing children, prevents children from going missing, and promotes laws like Amber Alert that help keep children safe.
Operation Lookout
Operation Lookout
The first priority and ultimate objective of the organization is to bring about a positive reunion of children with their loved ones.
Doe Network
Doe Network
A volunteer organization devoted to assisting Law Enforcement in solving cold cases concerning unexplained disappearances and unidentified victims from North America, Australia and Europe.
CUE Center for Missing Persons
Cue Center for Missing Persons
CUE provides a variety of services including: posters, printing, search/recovery resources, bulk mailings, personal needs for families of the missing and more.
Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children
Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children
The Laura Recovery Center exists to prevent abductions and runaways and to recover missing children by fostering trust among law enforcement, community and a missing child’s family.
TexasEquuSearch
TexasEquuSearch
Texas EquuSearch is a search and rescue organization dedicated to searching for missing persons, working with families, and working through local law enforcement agencies.
The International Commission on Missing Persons
The International Commission on Missing Persons
A treaty-based international organization with Headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands. Its mandate is to secure the cooperation of governments and others in locating missing persons from conflict, human rights abuses, disasters, organized crime, irregular migration and other causes and to assist them in doing so.
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Through their FamilyLinks website they help track people who are missing after a natural disaster or displaced by war to re-unite with their families.
INTERPOL
INTERPOL
Involved in missing person cases through the maintenance of an International Missing Persons Database
Be United Missing Persons
Be United Missing Persons
Non-Profit charitable organization to assist law enforcement and helping the families of the lost and missing. They never charge a fee for services and are dependent upon public donations.
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