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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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Carlos Benjamin Urruela
Urruela, date, approximate 1987
Date Missing 07/16/1987
Missing From
San Francisco, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/14/1961 (61)
Age 26 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black leather jacket, white painter's paints and black shoes.
Medical Conditions Urruela is addicted to cocaine.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Urruela's nickname is Ben, and his acting name is Ben Mann. He may also use the name Ben Day. Some agencies spell his last name "Uruella."
Details of Disappearance Urruela was last seen on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California on July 16, 1987. He got out of his mother's car at Light Pole #34 at 2:40 a.m. He has never been heard from again. The car was later found parked on the bridge.
Although it's possible Urruela jumped from the bridge, his mother believes other factors could be involved in his . He attended prestigious local prep schools and was a promising actor who had appeared on several different sitcoms, but he began using cocaine and quickly developed an addiction. At the time of his disappearance, he was living in San Francisco and working at a hotel his mother managed.
The circumstances of Urruela's disappearance are unclear. His mother paid for divers to search the San Francisco Bay for his body, but it was never found. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
San Francisco Police Department
415-553-1071
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The San Francisco Examiner
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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