NamUs offers a variety of free training and outreach services, to include:
- Individualized assistance learning the NamUs 2.0 database application.
- Customized, online or classroom training for agencies on the NamUs 2.0 database application, forensic services, and the effective use of NamUs tools to resolve missing and unidentified person cases.
- Presentations at local, state, and national training conferences (see events below for upcoming opportunities in your area).
- Assistance with the coordination and implementation of local and statewide “Missing Person Day” events to enter cases into NamUs and facilitate the collection of family reference DNA samples.
Following is a list of past events.
Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) Site Visit and Training Meeting April 2024
Stafford, VA
United States Indian Police Academy Instructor Certification Training – April 2024
Artesia, NM
Forensic Focus Group Workshop
, CA
Missing & Murdered Dine Relatives Task Force Meeting
NamUs Unclaimed Training for Los Angeles Medical Examiner
Los Angeles, CA
US Virgin Islands Police Department NamUs Training
Original Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course – March 2024
St. Louis, MO
2024 National AMBER Alert and AMBER Alert in Indian Country Symposium
New Orleans , LA
Washington Cold Case Advisory Group (WACAG) Meeting
NamUs Law Enforcement Training for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Fort Worth, TX
NamUs Training for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Pascua Yaqui Missing Persons Day Event
Tucson, AZ
Massachusetts Missing and Unidentified Person Online Training – February 2024
Indian Country Intelligence Network (ICIN) - Unresolved Missing or Murdered Indigenous Person Cases
Phoenix, AZ
Missing Persons Co-Victims Support Group Q&A
United States Border Patrol Missing Migrant Winter Summit FY24
San Diego, CA
2024 Annual Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners Conference
Stevens Point, WI
NamUs Training for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Cold Case Unit
The January 2024 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Advisory Council Meeting - Minnesota
Wisconsin Department of Justice- Division of Criminal Investigation- NamUs training
2023 NamUs training for New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Rocky Mountain Information Network Presentation
2023 NamUs training for Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police
California Missing and Unidentified Persons Investigations Training – December 2023
Richmond, CA
Advanced Homicide/Violent Crimes Investigations Course
Grand Prairie, TX