This is an updated list of people missing from in and around West Virginia:
- : Ataysheon Smith (WV)
on April 28, 2026Ataysheon Smith, Age Now: 17, Missing: 04/21/2026. Missing From CHARLESTON, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Charleston Police Department (West Virginia) 1-304-348-8111.
- : Kaleigh Maracle (WV)
on March 19, 2026Kaleigh Maracle, Age Now: 17, Missing: 12/19/2025. Missing From MILTON, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Cabell County Sheriff's Office (West Virginia) 1-304-526-8663.
- : Charnayjia Peterkin (WV)
on December 18, 2025Charnayjia Peterkin, Age Now: 16, Missing: 12/13/2025. Missing From Charleston, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Kanawha County Sheriff's Office (West Virginia) 1-304-357-0169.
- : Victor Shoemaker (WV)
on January 13, 2025Victor Shoemaker, Age Now: 37, Missing: 05/01/1994. Missing From Kirby, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: West Virginia State Police (West Virginia) 1-304-822-3561 .
- : Michael Dillard (WV)
on December 31, 2024Michael Dillard, Age Now: 23, Missing: 01/12/2018. Missing From Calvin, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: West Virginia State Police (West Virginia) 1-304-872-0800 .
West Virginia Missing Persons Cold Cases
- Silver Alert issued for missing Braxton County manon June 25, 2026
A Silver Alert was issued for a missing 71-year-old man from the Flatwoods area of Braxton County. According to the West Virginia State Police, on June 24, 2026, troopers ...
- West Virginia State Police seeking public’s help in locating missing man from Flatwoods areaon June 25, 2026
According to authorities, on June 24, Trooper First Class Posey and Trooper Cooley of the Sutton Detachment responded to a report of a missing and endangered person in the Flatwoods area of Braxton ...
- West Virginia police search for missing 71-year-old in Flatwoodson June 25, 2026
Authorities said family members reported Martin Craig Cogar, 71, of Flatwoods, was last seen the evening of June 19.
- Missing in West Virginia: Elderly woman with dementia reported missingon June 23, 2026
RICHWOOD, W.Va. (WTRF) – On Thursday, June 18, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m. a West Virginia woman was reported missing according to WV State Police. Mary C. Green, of Richwood, WV, left her ...
- West Virginia police announce an arrest in the Gretchen Fleming case, after remains found in September identifiedon May 18, 2026
It has been nearly four years since 27-year-old Gretchen Fleming vanished from Parkersburg, West Virginia, on December 4, 2022. She was reported missing days later, on the 12th. Subscribe to read this ...