Social media, particularly Facebook, has become a crucial tool in the search for missing people but is also exploited by scammers who post fake missing child alerts using recycled photos.

The kidnapping and murder of a 9-year-old Texas girl inspired the AMBER Alert system.

Every day we hear from families whose loved ones are missing. We spend part of our mornings at KPRC talking about what is being done to find the person and the latest in the search and recovery efforts.