Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Maureen Reintjes


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  • MUST READ! "Ryan-Zimmel and Sanchez are proponents of NamUs (www.findthemissing.org), the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Both said they want to see more law enforcement agencies and families use the database. Ryan-Zimmel said the Wooster Police helped her get her information on NamUs and Ohio does a good job of using it. Any family member can start a profile on NamUs, as long as there is a police report, she added. The two are also pushing for Congress to pass Billy's Law, or Help Find the Missing Act, legislation that will allow for information in the National Criminal Identification Center and NamUs databases to be linked together. It is named after Billy Smolinski, 34, who went missing from Waterbury, Conn., in 2004. Pauley said it is not uncommon for remains from a victim to be found miles apart. Sometimes, if the evidence is found in different jurisdictions, then it can be difficult for the information to get from one agency to another, Ryan-Zimmel said. The dat...

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