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‘Gabby’s law’: Joseph Petito calls on states to make it compulsory to report missing persons cases to national database
Gabby Petito’s father is
calling on states to make it compulsory to report missing person cases to a national database.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a federally funded resource centre to help law enforcement track cases.
The site is described by cold case investigators as the nation’s most effective database for tracking missing persons, but many law enforcement agencies don’t use it.
Only 10 states have passed legislation requiring law enforcement to report missing persons cases.
Joseph Petito, whose daughter was killed during a van-life tour, has become a vocal campaigner in trying to improve the way missing persons cases are investigated.
On Wednesday, he asked his 100,000 followers on Twitter: “Should every state make it a law to report to
http://Namus.gov or create a site so that all the missing in all states can be found in 1 database? If yes, tag all the politicians to help make it so.”
Home is one of the only places to see who is missing in all states. Only 10 states made it so law enforcement has to utilize it. Let me know: 1. If you heard of it. 2. If your states doesn’t take part, do you want them to?
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