NIJ Announces Enhancements to NamUs

Using feedback from stakeholders across the nation, the National Institute of Justice and the University of North Texas Health Science Center have provided several major updates to NamUs, the national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified and unclaimed person cases in the United States. Updates include streamlined user registration, enhanced case search and matching, improved access to cases and tools from one central dashboard, and increased security. In addition to the search database application, the suite of no-cost NamUs resources includes technology, forensic and analytical services, investigative support, and local, regional and online training programs. Law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, investigators, forensic professionals, tribal governments, non-profit and public-sector organizations, and members of the general public can use the system to connect the dots on missing and unidentified people.

To enter a case or access any of the free resources available through NamUs, register at https://www.namus.gov/.