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Beginning in the early 1980s, advertisements on milk cartons in the United States were used to publicize cases of missing children. The printing of such ads continued until the late 1990s when other programs became more popular for serving the same purpose. Contemporary popular media portrayed the practice in fiction, often in a satirical manner.
Life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. Etan Kalil Patz ( / ˈeɪtɑːn ˈpeɪts /; October 9, 1972 – May 25, 1979) was an American boy who was six years old on May 25, 1979, when he disappeared on his way to his school bus stop in the SoHo neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. His disappearance helped launch the missing ...
Kevin Andrew Collins (born January 24, 1974 — disappeared February 10, 1984) gained national attention as one of the first missing children to appear on milk cartons and on the cover of national publications, such as Newsweek magazine in 1984. [ 1] His abduction from San Francisco city streets helped bring to light the plight of missing and ...
Janie Face to Face. The Face on the Milk Carton is a young adult mystery novel written by author Caroline B. Cooney that was first published in 1990. [ 1] The first in the five-book Janie Johnson series, it was later adapted into a film for television. [ 2] The book is about a 15-year-old girl named Janie Johnson, who starts to suspect that her ...
John Gosch (father) John David Gosch (November 12, 1969 – disappeared September 5, 1982) was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, who disappeared between 6 and 7 a.m. on September 5, 1982. He is presumed to have been kidnapped. Gosch's picture was among the first to be featured on milk cartons as part of a campaign to find missing children.
The Pennsylvania-based company, which sells milk along with other dairy products and beverages like juice and iced tea, processes 1.3 million small milk cartons each week, Galliker said.
Some missing person cases are given wide media coverage, with the searchers turning to the public for assistance. The persons' photographs may be displayed on bulletin boards, milk cartons, postcards, websites and social media to publicize their description.
The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions of school lunches nationwide may soon be scarce in some cafeterias, with districts across the country scrambling to find alternatives. The ...