According to the US Department of Justice’s National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), more than 1,500 people go missing in America every day. In kidnapping cases, investigators know that the first 24 to 48 hours are crucial to finding the person alive: The longer a person is missing, the less likely they are to be found.

 “That’s what keeps me up at night — the need to find the person,” says Vicki Rains, one of the officers featured in the investigative true crime docuseries Missing: Dead or Alive. “When I think things look bad, we just need to keep an open mind. We should always keep hope.” 

The series, whose second season is streaming now, follows officers from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit in Columbia, South Carolina, as they search for people in the immediate aftermath of their disappearances. 

When can I watch Missing: Dead or Alive Season 2?

Stream it now. 

Where can I find the trailer for Missing: Dead or Alive Season 2?

Check it out below.

Who’s in Missing: Dead or Alive Season 2?

• Sergeant Vicki Rains, who’s been an officer for over 20 years, transferred to Richland’s Missing Persons Unit after working in Major Crimes
• JP Smith, an investigator for the Richland County Missing Persons Unit who’s been in law enforcement for 40 years and focuses on juvenile cases
• Captain Heidi Jackson, who oversees the Missing Persons Unit and five other departments at Richland County Sheriff’s Department
• Deputy Brittany Yarnal, who works with the Missing Persons Unit as a Victim’s Advocate
• Kerwin Ruiz, a missing persons investigator with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department
• Michel Galliot, a K9 specialist who works with the Missing Persons Unit
• John Anderson, a missing persons investigator with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department
• Brad Maxwell, a lieutenant with the Major Crimes Unit

What happens in Missing: Dead or Alive?

Investigations unfold through the eyes of the police working on each case — like going over the circumstances of someone’s disappearance, interviewing witnesses, initiating search-and-rescue operations, tracking down suspects, comforting family members, and more. The series features the officers as they work the ins and outs of each time-sensitive investigation and discuss how working on missing and kidnapping cases has impacted their lives. 

Where does Missing: Dead or Alive take place?

The series takes place in Columbia, South Carolina. 

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