When the Dead Become Anonymous: Dr. Anita Fowler

When Dr. Fowler 's only child when missing in NYC, it became apparant the police were not going to be looking for him. They repeatedly told her "He'll be back."  His poster was removed from the bulletin board after only a few weeks and Dr. Fowler never received a call from the detective assigned to LaMont's case. Years went by.  Much to her surprise, the detective on the other end of her regular phone calls suddenly changed his stance.  "Why, yes. You should come in."  It was then she heard the hard truth.  Not only had LaMont washed up on the banks of the East River eight days after he went missing, but he was identified.  But that was the end of the investigation. No one made an attempt to reach out to his family. This episode shines a light on situations like LaMont's as well as offers five strategies of what to do about it.