Welcome to the Missing Persons Uncovered Podcast.
This series of episodes gets beneath the surface of an emergency nations are facing across the world. Every year 155,000 people go missing in the UK alone. What does it mean to go missing? Why do some people make the choice to disappear? And how can we protect our vulnerable loved ones better?
Caroline Humer and Karen Shalev Greene set out to hear first-hand experiences of those who have experienced missing persons cases, seeking the people behind the statistics. Listen in on revealing conversations with professionals and practitioners who are working to challenge myths and raise awareness around this much misunderstood social and personal issue.
Combining Caroline’s 20 years of experience working as a child protection expert with Karen’s 14-year academic mission to understand the world of missing persons and their protection, the team invites you to join them in sharing knowledge on how we can protect society’s most vulnerable people.
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Season 2 – Episodes
Season 1 is availabe here.
A new episode will be released bi-weekly
1. How abductions are treated in South America ft. Leticia Risco
In this first episode of season 2, Caroline talks to Leticia Risco who shares her vast experience dealing with different types of abductions in Argentina and South America. She highlights how many abductions include a component of violence and abuse. The need for better collaboration between professionals so as to protect the most vulernable.
2. How do missing persons cases become homicides? ft. Lt. Paul Belli
In this episode, Lt. Paul Belli, President of the International Homicide Investigation Association (IHIA) explains the complexity of homicides investigation and in particular those which start as a missing person case. Caroline and Paul explore what makes these cases so complex and unique, how law enforcement investigate these incidents and what resources are needed.
3. How is mental health and missing linked? ft. Galit Draizin-Itzhaki
In this episode Karen discusses with Galit Draizin-Itzhaki, psychotherapist, profiler for high-risk populations, the variety of mental health issues that often are related and lead to people going missing, whether it is children or adults. Karen and Galit address the difference between being bi-polar or schizophrenia and the importance of removing stigma from talking about it. We also discuss the warning signs and prevention strategies which professionals and friends and relatives should be mindful of.
4. How Dementia affects people going missing ft. Lili Liu
How many people with dementia go missing? Karen talks to Professor Lili Liu about how people with dementia go missing and the risk they may face without even realizing it. Professor Lili Liu provides mechanisms on how a coomunity and family can prepare and help a person with demtia lead a relative regular life.
5. How do people go missing during war? ft Frank Sedgwick
Senior Lecturer Frank Sedgwick shares his experience about people going missing during war. Karen and Frank discuss what is the definition of war and how many people around the world are affected. They explore the various ways people go missing during wars and some of the key challenges in finding or identifying them.
Coming June 7, 2023
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