Uniting Families. Demanding Answers. Reclaiming the Missing.
Uniting Families. Demanding Answers. Reclaiming the Missing.
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The Missing Struggle is a collective of families united by the heartache of having a loved one go missing. What began as a shared experience of unimaginable loss has grown into a movement with a mission: to raise national awareness of the missing persons crisis, educate the public about the scale and urgency of this issue, and build a powerful support network rooted in solidarity. Together, we strive to bring missing loved ones home, ensure every story is seen and heard, and turn our collective grief into meaningful action.
The Missing Struggle is a collective of families united by the heartache of having a loved one go missing. What began as a shared experience of unimaginable loss has grown into a movement with a mission: to raise national awareness of the missing persons crisis, educate the public about the scale and urgency of this issue, and build a powerful support network rooted in solidarity. Together, we strive to bring missing loved ones home, ensure every story is seen and heard, and turn our collective grief into meaningful action.
About Us
About Us
Mission
Mission
To transform the pain of missing persons into collective power by raising national awareness, educating the public, building solidarity among families, and advocating for lasting change—until every missing loved one is found and no family is left behind.
Vision
Vision
To create a world where every missing person is seen, every family is heard, and the issue of the missing is treated as a national priority.
Values
Values
Empathy: We honor each family’s unique journey and hold space for grief, hope, and healing.
Visibility: We shine a light on the often-overlooked crisis of missing persons and amplify every voice.
Community: We foster strength through unity, offering support to families navigating the unknown.
Advocacy: We push for justice, accountability, and meaningful reform in how missing persons cases are handled.
Empowerment: We provide families with the tools, platforms, and resources to speak out and seek answers.
Goals
Goals
Host Regular Panels & Discussions: Create safe, impactful spaces for families to share their stories and connect with others.
Build a Supportive Network: Strengthen the emotional and logistical support systems available to families of the missing.
Raise Awareness Through Media: Use storytelling, social media, and public events to keep cases in the spotlight.
Advocate for Policy Change: Collaborate with lawmakers and agencies to improve investigation protocols, access to resources, and cross-jurisdictional cooperation.
Educate the Public: Promote widespread understanding of the missing persons crisis and empower communities to take meaningful action.
Cieha's Law
Cieha's Law
The Missing Person Scene Integrity & Immediate Response Act
The Missing Person Scene Integrity & Immediate Response Act
The Issue
The Issue
We call on our state legislators to pass “Cieha’s Law,” which would require law enforcement to take immediate action when a suspicious vehicle is found abandoned under dangerous circumstances—including treating it as a potential crime scene, searching the area, and notifying family members without delay.
If a vehicle is found abandoned with the engine running, doors open, or personal belongings inside, it must be treated as a potential crime scene until properly cleared by a supervisor or forensic team.
This law is inspired by my sister 28-year-old Cieha Taylor, who went missing on February 6, 2020, in Plant City, Florida. Her car was found abandoned, still running on a railroad track, the driver’s door wide open, and her cell phone on the ground. Despite this alarming scene, law enforcement turned her car off , moved it to the side of the road, locked her belongings inside, and never contacted any of our family. No search was conducted and Cieha is still missing.
Across the United States, too many missing persons cases are mishandled in their most critical first hours. There are no standard protocols in many jurisdictions on how to handle abandoned vehicles or danger-sign scenes involving abandoned vehicles that may be tied to potential missing persons. As a result:
Scenes are altered or cleared prematurely.
Critical evidence and lives are lost.
We, the families are left in the dark during the most crucial hours.
This petition calls for the creation of “Cieha’s Law”—a common-sense, life-saving policy that ensures law enforcement treats suspicious abandoned cars as potential emergencies from the start. The law would mandate scene preservation, timely perimeter searches, and immediate family notification, so no other family is left in the dark during the most critical moments.
We are demanding that:
Law enforcement must preserve scenes like abandoned or running vehicles with signs of distress (such as sitting on a railroad track or in the middle of the street) as potential crime scenes.
A mandatory perimeter search must be conducted within 2 hours.
Immediate family notification is required within 2 hours of scene discovery.
All such cases must be reviewed by a Volunteer Missing Persons Oversight Committee to ensure accountability.
Had these protocols been in place, we might have received answers—or even justice for Cieha. Instead, we are still 5 years later, left with silence and confusion.
We’re calling on lawmakers to act now—because families deserve more than waiting and wondering. They deserve to be informed, protected, and respected.
Sign this petition to support “Cieha’s Law” and demand real change on how abandoned vehicles/missing person cases are handled.
Your signature is a stand for safety, dignity, and justice.
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