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.
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Andrea Michelle Knabel
Andrea, date, approximate 2019
Date Missing 08/13/2019
Missing From
Louisville, Kentucky
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 37 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 180 - 190 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light-colored tank top, white shorts and light-colored Nike shoes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Andrea's ears are pierced. She may have scarring on her face. Her last name is pronounced kuh-nay-bel.
Details of Disappearance Andrea was last seen in Louisville, Kentucky. She had been at a McDonald's on Poplar Level Road on the evening of August 12 with Ethan Bates, her sister Sarah's fiance, and her nephew. Then Bates took her to the hospital in the 3900 block of Dutchmans Lane to receive treatment for injuries to her face, which allegedly came from an infection.
At 11:22 p.m., she took a Lyft ride from the hospital to her mother's home on Chickadee Road in the Audubon Park neighborhood. Andrea, her sister Sarah, and Bates were living at the home at the time, but their mother wasn't, as the property was being renovated. That night, Andrea's two young sons were staying with their respective fathers, whom Andrea was separated from.
At 12:15 a.m. on August 13, Andrea walked over a mile to her other sister's home on Fincastle Road. There was an argument at the home and as a result, Andrea left at 1:38 a.m. and walked back to her mother's house, arriving at 1:54. She apparently didn't go inside, however, and this is the last place she is known to have been.
Her phone was still active at the Chickadee Road house at 6:31 a.m., several hours after she was last seen. After this, either the battery died or the phone was turned off, and all calls to that number have gone straight to voicemail. When the police served a search warrant on the Chickadee Road home, they were unable to find the phone.
There are reports that Bates has been interviewed by police and ruled out as a suspect, although the police would not confirm this. Both of Andrea's children's fathers have been cleared as suspects.
Prior to her disappearance, Andrea had been an active member of Missing in America, an nonprofit group that tries to find missing children and adults. The founder of the group self-identifies as one of Andrea's closest friends. It's unclear whether her membership of Missing in America had anything to do with her disappearance.
Andrea has a marketing degree from the University of Louisville and had worked as an analyst for Humana, but at the time of her disappearance she was unemployed, having been laid off. Her car had recently been totaled in a hit-and-run accident and she was going through hard times. Her family was concerned about her mental health and they were trying to get her into counseling, something Andrea was very angry about.
Since her disappearance there has no activity on her financial or bank accounts. Her family stated she was dedicated to her two children's well-being and it's uncharacteristic of her to be away from them. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Louisville Metro Police Department
502-574-7111
Clarksville Police Department
812-288-7151
Other
NamUs
The Louisville Courier-Journal
Clarksville Police Department
Facebook Page for Andrea Knabel
Indiana's Missing and Unsolved s
Inside Edition
Investigation Discovery
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
