14 Missourians Have Gone Missing Since August Began

As of the date of this writing, we're not even halfway through the month of August yet there are already 14 individuals who have gone missing since the start of the month. Authorities are looking for information to help bring them home safely.

I saw the Missouri State Highway Patrol's updated active missing persons cases and the new number whose whereabouts are unknown just since August 1, 2025 is staggering. Here are 14 people who have gone missing in just the past couple of weeks. When provided, there is a link to a poster shared by the Missouri authorities providing a picture with additional details:

• Willie Hurst - Male - Black - Date gone missing 08/11/2025 - 69 Richmond Heights, Missouri
• Quinn DeWayne Harris - Male - Black - Date gone missing 08/10/2025 - 56 - St. Joseph, Missouri
• Justin Orozco - Male - Date gone missing 08/10/2025 - 25 - St. Louis, Missouri
• Abigail Lynn Lambeck - Female - White - Date gone missing 08/07/2025 - 18 - St. Charles, Missouri
• Andrew Michael Sutton - Male - White - Date gone missing 08/07/2025 - 37 - Springfield, Missouri
• Brenda Wayne - Female - Black - Date gone missing 08/07/2025 - 74 - Clayton, MO
• Mark Paul J Zahnd - Male - White - Date gone missing 08/07/2025 - 43 - Clinton, Missouri
• Allison Keller - Female - White - Date gone missing 08/06/2025 - 42 - Lee's Summit, Missouri
• Shawn Douglas Thieleman - Male - White - Date gone missing 08/06/2025 - 37 - Springfield, Missouri
• Lameka D Brown - Female - Black - Date gone missing 08/04/2025 - 51 - Kansas City, Missouri
• Russell Allen - Male - Black - Date gone missing 08/02/2025 - 70 - Florissant, Missouri
• James Earl Artis Bey - Male - Black - Date gone missing 08/02/2025 - 49 - St. Joseph, Missouri
• Laura Whitten Sheffield - Female - White - Date gone missing 08/02/2025 - 39 - Creve Coeur, Missouri
• Dewayne Stone - Male - Black - Date gone missing 08/01/2025 - 63 - Clayton, Missouri

As of the date of this writing, there are 640 missing persons in Missouri, some dating back decades. If you have any information that would lead authorities to any of these people, please contact your local Missouri law enforcement agency or dial 911 if you believe it's an emergency.