Here are 35 of the open missing persons cases in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, most missing persons are found or return home within just a few days. These are the cases where they haven’t come back, and no one has publicly heard from them since.

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Maritza Ofelia Lanza, Source: CMPD Maritza Ofelia Lanza has been missing since 2014. She was 2 years old when she went missing.

PREVIOUS CASE COVERAGE:

• Rita Maxwell and Devonne Dubose --> CMPD partners with nonprofit to help solve cold cases
• Rita Maxwell --> 9 Investigates: Investigators continue to look into Charlotte serial killer case
• Kyle Fleischmann --> Kyle Fleischmann’s Family Hopes Exposure Brings Answers
• Eight years since Kyle Fleischmann disappeared
• TV show to highlight Kyle Fleischmann mystery
• CMPD determined to find Kyle Fleischmann 9 years after disappearance
• Still no answers 10 years after Kyle Fleischmann vanished from uptown
• Frances Apperson --> CMPD: Woman who is deaf reported missing; last known to be in Burke County

CMPD receives more than 3,500 missing persons reports annually. Approximately 70% of the reports involve juveniles between 13 and 17 years old.

For more information on what to do in a missing persons case or how to report one, visit CMPD’s Missing Persons page.

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