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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.



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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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Andrea Leigh Cotten
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Andrea, date, approximate 2004; Age-progression to age 28 (date, approximate 2014)
Date Missing 01/22/2004
Missing From
Corsicana, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/25/1986 (36)
Age 17 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 120 - 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue denim miniskirt and a shirt.
Associated Vehicle(s) Brown vehicle
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Andrea's hair was dyed black at the time of her disappearance, and her blonde roots were showing. Some agencies report she may dye her hair blonde. She has a tattoo of a cross on her right ankle, circles tattooed on the insides of both legs, and a dime-sized birthmark on her upper right leg. Andrea's tongue and navel are pierced. One of her front teeth has turned black.
Details of Disappearance Andrea departed her cousin's on Cottonwood Circle in Corsicana, Texas on January 22, 2004, in a white pickup truck with two Hispanic males. She returned home later that night, got into a brown vehicle and left again. She has never been heard from again.
Andrea had a young child in foster care at the time of her disappearance, and she went missing the day before a scheduled visit. Her loved ones don't believe she would voluntarily have missed the visit.
Since she disappeared, there hasn't been any activity on her Social Security number or any other paper trail. Although some agencies classify her as a runaway, authorities believe Andrea may have come to harm. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Corsicana Police Department
903-654-4902
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Texas Department of Public Safety
United Response Search and Rescue Team
The Corsicana Daily Sun
NamUs

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.



Missing Person Photos

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