Missing-persons is a short-lived American crime drama television show, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons component. Each incident usually following the investigation into more or three cases. It ran on ABC . It was created by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often-used local Chicago-based actors, in addition to occasional bigname guest stars like Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike all show out of Cannell's companythat he'd not create or CoCreate this series.