Define "really missing".

Any parent who does not know where their child is gets to say they are missing.

Well, there's "missing" as in "runaway," and then there's "missing" as in "abducted." Pretty big difference.

Does a 17 year old need "permission" to leave her house? Makes it sound like she's AWOL.

If you're a parent and your kid is gone AWOL 24 hours, that's missing, whether they're dead, kidnapped, runaway, or just off on a surprise bender with their partner. As a parent, you'd be freaking out regardless, and justifiably.

Cell phone? GPS tracking? No one goes untethered anymore.

My kid has a Droid, and I believe they can be tracked by satellite.

If they ever come out with subcutaneous tracking chips, he's getting that injection...tout de suite!

Oh please. Charles is only interested in this story because it involves a cute, busty white girl. We all know his M.O. by now.
Genius Award, or Creep of the Year?

@6, you have actually creeped me out.

@5, weirdly, i agree with you.

@5: The phone tracking only works if the phone is on.

So far, we've only used it to find misplaced phones.

Anybody know if this girl ever returned? It was said she had developmental diabilities that prevented her from making logical decisions. Executive funtion disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder and ADHD. While not life threatning conditions, i'm sure her family is worried regardless. Especially since she left EVERYTHING at home...clothes, money, everything. It is CLEAR she was not planning on staying gone for long, and it's weird that she hadn't updated her facebook or anything