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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Cecilia Elizabeth Newball
Cecilia, date, approximate 1994
Date Missing 09/20/1994
Missing From
Los Angeles, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 11/20/1961 (60)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 4'11 - 5'0, 94 pounds
Medical Conditions Cecilia was eight months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Associated Vehicle(s) Jeep (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Cecilia's maiden name is Amaya. Her ears are pierced. She was born in El Salvador.
Details of Disappearance Cecilia was last seen in Los Angeles, California on September 20, 1994. Her husband, Alfredo Newball, saw her at their apartment on Lassen Street, writing thank-you notes for gifts she'd received at a recent baby shower. When Alfredo came home from work, he saw his wife's car parked in the street instead of in their apartment building's secure parking lot. When he went inside their apartment, Cecilia was gone, as was her son, Rene Perez Jr.
A generic store-bought goodbye card signed simply "Cecilia" was inside Cecilia's Jeep, and her wedding ring and engagement ring were on the vehicle's passenger seat. Cecilia and Rene have never been seen again. They didn't take any belongings, not even clothes or Rene's eyeglasses.
Alfredo received a letter three days after Cecilia and Rene's disappearances, postmarked Van Nuys, California. Inside the envelope was a goodbye card identical to the one left in Newball's car, and a typewritten letter signed with Cecilia's name. The letter stated that Cecilia had taken up with a doctor named Arturo and she and Rene were moving to Honduras with him. The letter said Arturo was possibly the father of her unborn child.
Police don't believe the letter was really from Cecilia. There has been no sign of her or Rene since. Investigators believe Alfredo knows more about his wife and stepson's disappearances than he's disclosed, but he maintains his innocence and says he thinks they left him voluntarily.
Cecilia and Alfredo had been married one year prior to her disappearance. Her friends stated there were no problems in the marriage and they do not believe she would leave without warning. She was on maternity leave from her job as a customer service representative at the time she went missing. Foul play is suspected in Cecilia and Rene's s.
Investigating Agency
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
323-890-5500
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
California Attorney General's Office
NewsLibrary
Unsolved Mysteries
The Los Angeles Times
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
