In May of 1993 the alternative rock band, Soul Asylum, created a song called Runaway Train, which would end up being one of the biggest hits of their career. When the band created a music video for the song, they wanted to show pictures of real missing/runaway children in it to keep the cases in the public eye. The video had a profound impact. Out of 36 missing children shown throughout the videos, 21 were reunited, or made contact with their families, after being recognized or deciding on their own to come home.
Then in May of 2019, over two and a half decades since the original, a remake of the Runaway Train music video was made. Sang by the artist Jamie Commons, Skylar Grey and Gallant, it's got a more modern sound but has the same message: to help bring missing children home.
See links below to watch the original, and to check out the remake called Runaway Train 25
Disclaimer:
I do all my research, narration and editing alone, and I try my best to find all the facts and correct information on each case. If you have any corrections please comment down below or email me at
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Runaway Train- Soul Asylum original music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRtvqT_wMeY
Please visit runawaytrain25.com and watch the video to see missing children in your area!
https://www.runawaytrain25.com/
The video uses geolocation technology, so when you watch the video, it automatically updates itself with the profiles of missing children from the NCMEC database based on your location to show you more missing persons cases relevant to your area.
If you have any information about any of the cases in this video, or any missing child case for that matter, please contact 1-800-THE-LOST or 1-800-843-5678. It only takes one person to help bring a child home safely!
Key facts by NCMEC: http://www.missingkids.com/footer/media/keyfacts#:~:targetText=Missing%20Children%20Statistics,4%20percent%20family%20abductions
Age progression photos by The Charley Project and NCMEC
Missingkids.org
Sources:
Soul Asylum Runaway Train info https://people.com/crime/missing-kids-soul-asylum-runaway-train/
Runaway Train 25 info https://www.today.com/popculture/new-runaway-train-video-aims-find-missing-children-t160093
Missing kids from original video:
Thomas Gibson http://charleyproject.org/case/thomas-dean-gibson
Curtis Huntzinger http://charleyproject.org/case/curtis-anthony-huntzinger
Wilda Mae Benoit http://charleyproject.org/case/wilda-mae-benoit
Byron Page http://charleyproject.org/case/byron-eric-page
Chris Kerze http://charleyproject.org/case/christopher-matthew-kerze
Martha Dunn http://charleyproject.org/case/martha-wes-dunn
Andrea Durham http://charleyproject.org/case/andrea-danne-durham
Aundria Bowman http://charleyproject.org/case/aundria-michelle-bowman
Kimberly Doss http://charleyproject.org/case/kimberly-sue-doss
Duane Fochtman http://charleyproject.org/case/duane-edward-fochtman
John Lango http://charleyproject.org/case/john-francis-lango
Patrick Betz http://charleyproject.org/case/patrick-shawn-betz
Ivan Milat, Backpacker Murders
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ivan-milat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacker_murders
Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7syEnBEMp4
Stock Footage:
TV Clip: by Simon Waldock from Videvo.net
Plane landing: by Stockfootage from Videvo.net
Kid on phone & Driving on Country Road: by Videvo from Videvo.net
Baby Pushed in Stroller: by Videvo from Videvo.net
Hiking clip: by Videvo from Videvo.net
Hollywood Blvd at night: YouTube- American Roads
Music: YouTube- Cinematic Sounds
