Family and friends have posted flyers, held a vigil, and made t-shirts to help keep Danniella’s name in the spotlight. Since then, none of Danniella’s personal items or her car have been found. But when he pulled into the bar, Danniella was no longer behind him. The friend says he last saw Danniella following him on the road back to that bar. The friend would later tell family and authorities that Danniella had forgotten her phone at the bar they’d just left, so they decided to drive back in separate cars. On the night of July 17, 2018, Danniella Vian was driving from one bar to another, following a friend who was in the car ahead of her. Could it be you or one of your friends? Alabama Someone, somewhere, saw something that may help authorities. Please take a moment to read and share their stories. Their last known locations are shown on the map below. On this fifth anniversary of the series, 40% of those we have featured are still missing. Since that first post, every Monday, we have featured the story of a different missing person brought to our attention from a member of our online communities.
Dateline NBC's social and digital series ' Missing in America' began on December 5, 2013, following a question the night before to our Facebook community, 'Do you know anyone who has simply vanished?' The response was overwhelming.