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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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Alex Michael LaRussa
LaRussa, date, approximate 2017; Some of LaRussa's tattoos; LaRussa in the clothes he was wearing at the time of his disappearance; Tan 2004 Ford Explorer
Date Missing 12/08/2017
Missing From
Salina, Kansas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 6'2, 175 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white short-sleeved t-shirt, black shorts and a baseball cap. A photo of LaRussa in those clothes is posted with this summary.
Associated Vehicle(s) Tan 2004 Ford Explorer with Kansas license plates (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. LaRussa's left leg has been amputated above the knee and he uses a wheelchair for mobility; he doesn't have his wheelchair with him. He has numerous tattoos, including a star and the number 13 on his chest and the word "Pain" on the side of his neck. Photos of some of his tattoos are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance LaRussa was last seen in the area of Iron and Ohio in Salina, Kansas at 9:30 p.m. December 8, 2017. He visited his mother briefly that day, and also went to a Walmart store. He was driving a tan 2004 Ford Explorer with Kansas license plates; a photo of it is posted with this summary. He has never been heard from again.
On January 14, his vehicle was located abandoned on a farm in New Cambria, Kansas. LaRussa's clothing, cellular phone and wheelchair were inside it, but there was no sign of him.
Earlier that year, LaRussa had moved from Great Bend, Kansas to Salina after he injured his leg and had to have it amputated. His mother stated he was in a lot of pain and wanted to be closer to his family. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Salina Police Department
785-826-7210
Other
NamUs
Kansas Arrests
Alex LaRussa's Facebook Page
KAKE
KSAL
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Photos
