Can You Help Solve These Missing Child Cases at CrimeCon?

CrimeCon is all about searching for answers, and NCMEC is back again this year, highlighting several missing child cases that need your help. All weekend, we’ll be sharing these children’s stories, meeting with attendees and encouraging the public to help keep these stories in the spotlight.

Here are a couple cases we’ll be highlighting:

When Malaiyah Wickerson and Ashton Mitchell’s mothers became involved with the “University of Cosmic Intelligence,” family members say all communication stopped and there have been no confirmed sightings of the children or their mothers since 2023.

Investigators say this case involving two missing toddlers and six vanished people has become one of the most troubling and unusual missing persons investigations in years, as families continue searching for answers. 

Ashton Mitchell (left) and Malaiyah Wickerson (right) before their disappearance.

NCMEC recently released age progressions showing what Malaiyah and Ashton may look like today at 5 years old. You can see those images and read the full story here. 

When a toddler was found abandoned in New Jersey in 1966, he was identified as Paul Fronczak, a baby that had been kidnapped two years earlier. Decades later, DNA testing revealed his real identity was Jack Rosenthal. The shocking news also uncovered another mystery: Jack had a twin sister, Jill. Today, more than 60 years after Jill Rosenthal vanished, Jack is actively searching for her. Read the full story here.

NCMEC’s age-progressed image showing what Jill Rosenthal might look like today.

Every missing child case needs people willing to pay attention and speak up. By bringing these stories to CrimeCon, NCMEC hopes to keep these children visible, generate new leads and remind families that their loved ones are never forgotten. Stop by our booth throughout the weekend to learn more and help keep these searches going strong.