Pull NamUs missing-persons case metadata
Source:R/ingest_forensics.R
morie_ingest_forensics_namus_missing.RdPosts a JSON-body search request to the NamUs MissingPersons
endpoint (/api/CaseSets/NamUs/MissingPersons/Search) and
pages through the results. Returns morie's documented schema -
case_number, state, county, dlc_date
(date last contact), sex, race, age_min,
age_max, height_cm_min, height_cm_max,
weight_kg_min, weight_kg_max, first_name,
last_name, city, circumstances.
Usage
morie_ingest_forensics_namus_missing(
state = NULL,
max_features = NULL,
page_size = 200L,
user_agent = .MORIE_FORENSICS_DEFAULT_UA,
timeout = .MORIE_FORENSICS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
)Examples
# \donttest{
if (requireNamespace("httr2", quietly = TRUE)) withAutoprint({
df <- morie_ingest_forensics_namus_missing(state = "CA",
max_features = 1000L)
head(df)
})
#> > df <- morie_ingest_forensics_namus_missing(state = "CA", max_features = 1000L)
#> > head(df)
#> case_number state county dlc_date sex
#> 1 1680 CA Riverside 2008-07-01T00:00:00 Male
#> 2 368 CA Los Angeles 2004-12-02T00:00:00 Male
#> 3 1205 CA Sacramento 2001-05-22T00:00:00 Female
#> 4 1216 CA Riverside 1986-03-31T00:00:00 Female
#> 5 1186 CA San Joaquin 2002-02-26T00:00:00 Female
#> 6 1157 CA Sonoma 2004-06-29T00:00:00 Male
#> race age_min age_max height_cm_min height_cm_max
#> 1 White / Caucasian 21 21 NA NA
#> 2 Black / African American 33 33 NA NA
#> 3 White / Caucasian 26 26 NA NA
#> 4 White / Caucasian 24 24 NA NA
#> 5 White / Caucasian 57 57 NA NA
#> 6 White / Caucasian 34 34 NA NA
#> weight_kg_min weight_kg_max first_name last_name city
#> 1 NA NA Spencer Karas Palm Springs
#> 2 NA NA Gary Brown Los Angeles
#> 3 NA NA Angelina Evans Sacramento
#> 4 NA NA Linda Grimm Perris
#> 5 NA NA Glenda Eldred Stockton
#> 6 NA NA Benjamin Barros Cotati
#> circumstances
#> 1 Spencer Karas was last known to be in Palm Springs, California on July 1, 2008. His truck found abandoned in Thermal, CA in an orchard near HWY 86.
#> 2 Gary was last seen with Michael Johnson (also missing) at approximately midnight at a relative's residence in the vicinity of the 2500 block of Buckingham Rd. in Los Angeles, CA.
#> 3 Angie was last seen at approximately 12:30am on Fruitridge Rd. and Stockton Blvd. in Sacramento, CA.
#> 4 Her husband stated that Linda had left to go to a local store and never returned.
#> 5 Unknown. Glenda was last seen in Stockton, CA. She has a medical condition.
#> 6 Benjamin, also known as Ben, was last seen at approximately 4:45am leaving his residence in the vicinity of the 800 block of E. Cotati Ave. in Cotati, CA. He stated he was leaving to make an appointment he had later and hasn't been seen or heard from since.
# }