The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a federally funded online database and resource center that supports investigations of missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Managed by the National Institute of Justice, it helps law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, and the public share and compare case information.

The FBI’s Most Wanted list highlights fugitives and missing persons in high-priority cases, offering verified information, images, and official channels for reporting tips.

A U.S. nonprofit organization established in 1984 to help locate missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization.

The Charley Project is an online missing persons database that profiles long-term unsolved disappearances in the United States. It serves as a central public resource for case information, helping to raise awareness and support investigations, though it is not affiliated with law enforcement.

The Doe Network is an all-volunteer organization that maintains an international online database of unidentified human remains and long-term missing persons. It assists law enforcement, families, and researchers by cross-referencing these cases to help bring resolution to unsolved identifications.

The Missing Persons Center is an online organization that provides a centralized directory and support platform for locating missing individuals worldwide. It serves as a public database where users can post, search, and share verified information about missing persons, aiding families, investigators, and the public in recovery efforts.

The Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system is an online service provided by the U.S. federal judiciary that allows the public to access case and docket information from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts. It plays a critical role in promoting transparency and public oversight of the federal court system.

FOIA.gov is the United States government’s centralized online portal for submitting, tracking, and learning about requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Managed by the Office of Information Policy, the site aims to simplify public access to federal records and promote transparency across agencies.

The Internet Archive is a nonprofit digital library and web preservation organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle in San Francisco, California. Its mission is to provide “universal access to all knowledge” by archiving websites, texts, audio, video, and software for free public use worldwide. It operates the well-known Wayback Machine, the internet’s largest historical web archive.

Newspapers.com is an online archive specializing in digitized historical newspapers, offering searchable access to millions of pages from publications spanning centuries. It serves researchers, genealogists, and historians by providing primary sources for tracing people, events, and social trends over time.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the independent U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and providing public access to the permanent records of the federal government. Established in 1934, it safeguards foundational documents such as the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights, as well as billions of other historical and administrative records that document the nation’s history and governance.

The HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative digital repository of research libraries’ collections, offering access to millions of digitized books, journals, and other academic materials. Established to preserve and provide long-term access to cultural and scholarly records, it plays a central role in digital preservation and open scholarship.