That's the title of an article in a magazine. I want the meaning.?

Question

Missing, Presumed Fed.

Answer 1

First of all, the phrase in itself is an incorrect usage of English, and it isn't by any means a generalized idiomatic usage either. Presumed and fed don't go well together.

The way the sentence was is phrased, means only one thing:

Missing, presumed nourished
or
Missing, presumed to have been supplied with food

Any of the above is obviously a silly phrase, just as the one in your question.

Now, if the sentence had been phrased as follows:

Presumed Fed missing

THEN it would mean any of the following::

Presumed FBI agent missing
Presumed federal official missing
Presumed federal law-enforcement officer missing

Answer 2

I didn't see or read the article, but I assume that it may be a play on words on the content of the article. Something along the lines of: a teen spent several hours (or longer) at an all-you-can eat resturant and his parents didn't know where he was... He was missing but he was "fed". Another possiblity is that the subject had disappeared on a FEDeral or government mission or training camp.

Answer 3

Missing; presumed to be in the Witness Protection Program.
or
Missing; presumed to be a federal agent.