Updated today – list of missing people from West Virginia:
- : Sonny Arthur (WV)on June 9, 2025
Sonny Arthur, Age Now: 15, Missing: 05/17/2025. Missing From South Charleston, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Charleston Police Department (West Virginia) 1-304-348-6400 .
- : Brayden Walker (WV)on May 5, 2025
Brayden Walker, Age Now: 17, Missing: 02/06/2025. Missing From Huntington, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Wayne County Circuit Court (West Virginia) 1-304-541-7019 .
- : Alysia Fonner (WV)on April 11, 2025
Alysia Fonner, Age Now: 17, Missing: 03/25/2025. Missing From PARKERSBURG, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Parkersburg Police Department (West Virginia) 1-304-424-8444.
- : Jahden Evans (WV)on March 24, 2025
Jahden Evans, Age Now: 17, Missing: 02/28/2025. Missing From NITRO, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Nitro Police Department (West Virginia) 1-304-729-8071.
- : Ashley Sprouse (WV)on February 19, 2025
Ashley Sprouse, Age Now: 18, Missing: 01/29/2025. Missing From Charleston, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Charleston Police Department (West Virginia) 1-304-348-6400 .
- : Chandler Adams (WV)on February 12, 2025
Chandler Adams, Age Now: 15, Missing: 02/09/2025. Missing From Gallipolis Ferry, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Mason County Sheriff's Office (West Virginia) 1-304-675-3838.
- : Victor Shoemaker (WV)on January 13, 2025
Victor Shoemaker, Age Now: 36, 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, 2024
Michael Dillard, Age Now: 22, Missing: 01/12/2018. Missing From Calvin, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: West Virginia State Police (West Virginia) 1-304-872-0800 .
- : Keith Barker (WV)on September 20, 2024
Keith Barker, Age Now: 15, Missing: 09/12/2023. Missing From PARKERSBURG, WV. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Parkersburg City Police Department (West Virginia) 1-304-424-8444.
West Virginia Missing Persons Report
- Officials in West Virginia comment on Purple Alert Systemon July 8, 2025
On July 1st, 2025, WV Governor Patrick Morrissey announced the launch of the Purple Alert System.According to a press release by Morrissey, this system is partnering with the West Virginia Department ...
- Missing Stark County man's car found abandoned in West Virginia as search continueson July 1, 2025
The search for missing Stark County resident Chad Polen continues after his car was found abandoned in West Virginia.
- What is a Purple Alert? West Virginia’s new system for finding missing personson July 1, 2025
You probably know about Amber Alerts for missing children and Silver Alerts for missing elderly people, but what about Purple Alerts?
- New Purple Alert system announced in West Virginiaon July 1, 2025
A Purple Alert is activated by the West Virginia State Police when there is a missing person report for a person with a cognitive impairment and there is a belief that the person is in danger, that ...
- West Virginia flash floods kill at least 8 after inches of rain fell in 30 minutes: "It happened so quickly"on June 18, 2025
Flash flooding caused by torrential rains on Saturday turned deadly in northern West Virginia. Officials said up to 4 inches of rain fell within about half an hour.
- Death Toll Climbs to 7, Including 3-Year-Old, After 'Severe Flash Flooding' Devastates West Virginiaon June 17, 2025
The death toll from the West Virginia flash flood over Father's Day weekend has risen to seven, while one person remains missing. Victims include a 3-year-old and her mother.
- At Least 4 People Dead, Multiple Others Missing After Nearly 30-Minute Rainstorm Causes Devastation in West Virginiaon June 15, 2025
Four people, including a 3-year-old child, are dead, and multiple others remain missing amid severe storms and flooding in West Virginia. Multiple inches of rain reportedly fell in the state's Ohio ...
- West Virginia residents 'felt a tug' to find missing woman as police need volunteers for 'large-scale' search - Fox Newson February 2, 2023
missing west virginia woman last seen at bar with person of interest, police Missing poster for Gretchen Fleming who disappeared Dec. 4 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. (Parkersburg Police Department) ...
- West Virginia officials find suspected human remains two hours from where Gretchen Fleming last seen - New York Poston January 6, 2023
Officials in West Virginia have found suspected human remains on Thursday amid a search for missing Gretchen Fleming. Fleming, 28, was last seen during the early morning hours of Dec. 4 at My Way ...
- Missing West Virginia woman Gretchen Fleming last seen at bar with person of interest, police - Fox Newson December 29, 2022
West Virginia police have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman who vanished after leaving a bar nearly four weeks ago.
- Missing West Virginia musician last seen with man at bar - New York Poston December 29, 2022
A West Virginia woman disappeared almost a month ago after being seen with a man at a bar, leaving her family desperate for answers – and police now say they have developed a person of interest.
- Police: 37-year-old woman is missing from West Virginia, family says this is unlike her - WSETon August 11, 2019
KANAWHA CO. , WV. (WSET) -- A 37-year-old woman has been missing from Jackson County, West Virginia, since August 9. Deputies responded to Leslie Lane in Sissonville on August 11 for reports of a ...