From cold cases, to recent disappearances: How Iowa maintains their database of missing persons
Iowa is only one of a handful of states that make public their database of missing persons in a wide variety of categories.
Author: Eva Andersen
Updated: 6:27 PM CDT April 14, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa — Wednesday, the Iowa Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse lists 313 people as currently missing in Iowa.
However, Medina Rahmanovic, who manages the state database, says it changes day-to-day.
"No day is the same," Rahmanovic said. "I might be helping with a missing persons case, or I might be helping with an Amber Alert, or I might be helping with a runaway case."