The tragic reasons behind the empty seats at Christmas dinner for families across Australia

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The tragic reasons behind the empty seats at Christmas dinner for families across Australia

Heartbroken families will be forced to celebrate Christmas without their loved ones who disappeared without a trace with some still missing more than a decade later. In 2023, about 56,000 missing persons reports were made to police – that’s one person every nine minutes –  but 98 per cent are found. About 2,500 people are not found and are listed as long-term missing – that is, missing for more than three months.  Most long-term missing persons …