NOKfinders.

07/31/2025

As a funeral director have you ever had trouble finding next of kin of a decedent in your care? NOKfinders can help! We find next of kin at no cost to funeral homes.

Our professionally trained volunteers conduct discreet and confidential forensic genealogy research. Cases with recent decedents are prioritized and handled quickly.

Visit NOKfinders website - https://nokfinders.com/agencies/ - to find out more and submit your first case!

07/28/2025

As a Funeral Director, Coroner, or Medical Examiner have you ever had trouble finding next of kin of a decedent in your care? NOKfinders can help! We find next of kin at no cost to agencies.

Our professionally trained volunteers conduct discreet and confidential forensic genealogy research. Cases with recent decedents are prioritized and handled quickly.

Visit NOKfinders website - https://nokfinders.com/agencies/ - to find out more and submit your first case!

02/05/2025

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2024/11/17/missing-persons-database-namus-how-to-enter-search-family-members/74445793007/

Anyone can add missing persons to the national NamUs database, which has helped to solve tens of thousands of cases. Here's how to use it.

02/03/2025

National Missing Persons Day (February 3, 2025) reminds us we must keep the porch light burning and never give up searching for the missing among us.

This week NOKfinders invites you to join us in raising awareness and supporting the search for missing individuals Together, we can make a difference in reuniting families and solving long-standing cases.

NOKfinders' dedicated team of forensic genealogists has invested more than 1,500 hours of research in finding next-of-kin (NOK) in missing and unclaimed person cases. We specialize in difficult cases and offer our expertise to various agencies and organizations, including coroners and medical examiners.

Let’s help bring them home.

02/02/2025

February 3rd is National Missing Persons Day.

Today - and everyday - we remember those who are missing and support their families. Every year, thousands of people go missing in the United States, leaving behind loved ones searching for answers.

Here are a few ways to help spread the word about the missing in your community:

Share missing person alerts.

Support local search efforts.

Volunteer for fundraising events or awareness campaigns sponsored by missing persons organizations.

Encourage family members to provide a DNA reference sample.

Together, we can make a difference and bring hope to families of missing persons. Let's use our voices to keep their stories alive and help bring them home.

12/19/2024

Why are people in middle age more likely to go unclaimed after death? “The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels” written by Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans, puts a face to individuals who are at risk of going unclaimed, as well as the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them.

12/18/2024

Why is there an increase in the number of unclaimed?

“The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels” written by Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans, puts a face to individuals who are at risk of going unclaimed, as well as the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them.

12/12/2024

Why do so many Americans go unclaimed each year?

“The Unclaimed,” written Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans, examines the unexpected or unintentional twists and turns that put four Los Angeles residents at risk of going unclaimed. The book confronts the truth that anyone can be abandoned and takes a hard look at the many reasons it happens.

Do you wonder how someone can go unclaimed in the U.S.? “The Unclaimed” puts a face to individuals who are at risk of going unclaimed, as well as the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them.

12/11/2024

“A work of grace . . . Both cleareyed and disturbing, yet pulsing with empathy.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)

Do you wonder how someone can go unclaimed in the U.S.? “The Unclaimed” puts a face to individuals who are at risk of going unclaimed, as well as the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them.

12/05/2024

What a phenomenal move it was to form the West Virginia Forensic Genealogy Commission! This effort was spearheaded by the West Virginia Department of Health’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, West Virginia State Police, West Virginia Fusion Center, and Marshall University.

The West Virginia Forensic Genealogy Commission aims to expedite the identification of unidentified human remains, offering hope and closure to families in West Virginia.

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CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) - The West Virginia Department of Health’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, alongside the West Virginia State Police, the

12/03/2024

Every year almost 600,000 are reported missing in the U.S. and about 4,400 unidentified human remains are recovered (1). In addition, there are approximately 18,000 open unclaimed remains cases in our country right now, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

This is our nation’s silent mass disaster.

NOKfinders uses forensic genealogy to find the next of kin (NOK) in missing and unclaimed persons cases. We specialize in difficult cases and are available to help various agencies – coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement, and funeral homes - find answers.

Learn how we can help - https://nokfinders.com

(1) Forensic Genetic Approaches for Identification of Human Skeletal Remains: Challenges, Best Practices, and Emerging Technologies, Ed. Angie Ambers, (Academic Press, 2023), chapter 1.