US DOJ Launches National Missing and Unidentified Persons Initiative

NAMUS Database

Todd Matthews
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL MISSING AND
UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS INITIATIVE (NAMUS)

Initiative Will Include Database to Provide National Search and Match of Unidentified Human Remains with
Records of Missing Persons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, JULY 2, 2007
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Office of Justice Programs

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/newsroom/2007/NIJ07054.htm 7/2/2007
Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking Office (SMART). More information can be found at
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/newsroom/2007/NIJ07054.htm 7/2/2007

Published by Todd Matthews

Todd's calling to be a voice for missing and unidentified persons began when he solved the identity of the "Tent Girl" case, Barbara Hackman-Taylor, after a ten-year journey that ended in 1998.  View profile

  • importance of providing families and law enforcement with the important information
  • The NamUs Web site is located at www.namus.gov
  • The creation of NamUs was motivated by an overwhelming need
NamUs will provide an additional tool for
law enforcement; and access for medical examiners, coroners, missing person clearinghouses, and the
public to track and solve these cases.

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