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
April Susanne Wiss
April, date, approximate 2000; Age-progressions to age 27 (date, approximate 2010)
Date Missing 01/11/2000
Missing From
Wichita, Kansas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/01/1983 (39)
Age 16 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 165 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, a navy blue jacket with gray lining, flared jeans, white sneakers, a gold sapphire ring, a silver chain ring, gold hoop earrings and a gold necklace with a Jesus pendant.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Sandy blonde hair, hazel eyes. April's hair was dyed dark brown at the time of her 2000 disappearance, and she may wear eyeglasses. She has three black dots tattooed on her right hand between the base of her thumb and wrist. April has several scars underneath her right pinky finger, scars on her left hand, freckles and dimples on her cheeks, a scar on her right wrist and a scar near her left wrist. Her nickname is Squeaky. Her nose is pierced and her ears are double-pierced.
Details of Disappearance April was last seen leaving an apartment complex in the 500 block of Marion Road in Wichita, Kansas on January 11, 2000. April's friend told authorities that she saw April heading towards Pawnee Street and Broadway Street between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. that evening.
Investigators believe that April may have had her pager, apartment keys and wallet with her when she disappeared. She left the lights and television on when she departed, and has never been heard from again.
April was scheduled to testify in a felony statutory rape trial two days after her disappearance. Her mother stated she was unhappy about having to testify, but had agreed to do so. Authorities do not know if her disappearance is connected to the trial or if other factors are involved in her .
April was initially classified as a runaway, but investigators have since stated that she vanished under unclear circumstances. She left behind all her clothes, as well as a freshly baked cake and $150 in cash, and her Social Security number has not been used since she went missing.
Her mother stated April had been going through a rebellious phase and was refusing to obey the rules or keep a curfew. She was living with a friend of her mother's at an apartment near Pawnee and Broadway at the time of her disappearance; she wanted to experiment with living away from home.
Her mother said April was happy with the new living arrangement, but she had often spoken of wanting to go to California. April's mother theorizes she was abducted and possibly became a victim of human trafficking. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Wichita Police Department
316-337-6552
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Child Protection Education of America
The Polly Klaas Foundation
Remembering Cora
The Wichita Eagle
April Wiss is Missing
The Kansas CW
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.
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
