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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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Charles Hector McArthur Jr.
McArthur, date, approximate 1982
Date Missing 09/14/1982
Missing From
Worcester, Massachusetts
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/20/1943 (79)
Age 39 years old
Height and Weight 6'0 - 6'1, 235 - 270 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Black or khaki-colored Dockers pants, a light-colored short-sleeved shirt and dark-colored lace-up shoes.
Medical Conditions McArthur suffered a mild heart attack shortly before his disappearance. He has also had a mastoidectomy, which is the surgical removal of a bone in the ear.
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon Ford Thunderbird (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Dark brown hair, green eyes. McArthur's nicname is Bill. He had a muscular build in 1982, and had a full beard and mustache. He has deep dimples, including a dimple on his chin. McArthur has a colored tattoo of an eagle on the bottom of his left arm and a tattoo of a ribbon with his nickname "Bill" on his upper left arm. He wears a full upper denture plate and partial or full lower dentures; he also had some of his natural teeth left in his lower jaw in 1982.
Details of Disappearance McArthur was last seen in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 14, 1982. That day, his daughter took a phone message for him while he was out. The caller said he should go to the Italian Kitchen Restaurant on Shrewsbury Street.
McArthur went to the restaurant after he got the message, and never returned. Police later learned three men escorted him out of the restaurant. He has never been heard from again.
Two weeks after his disappearance, his maroon Ford Thunderbird was found on the outskirts of the Combat Zone in Boston, with two weeks' worth of parking tickets on the windshield. McArthur's leather jacket and cigarettes were inside, but there was no indication of his whereabouts.
He was allegedly involved with drugs at the time of his disappearance. He had appeared troubled and broke down in tears shortly before he went missing, but he refused to tell his wife what was bothering him.
He had two children and worked as a supervisor at the Harrington & Richardson firearms company in Gardner, Massachusetts. He was having an affair with a coworker at the time of his disappearance.
Authorities believe McArthur was murdered by multiple individuals. The prime suspect in his is still alive and living outside the United States, but others who may have been involved have died.
Investigators searched several bodies of water, including Lake Quinsigamond, for McArthur's body, but never located any evidence. He was declared ly dead seven years after his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in his , which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Worcester Police Department
508-799-8651
Other
The Worcester Telegram and Gazette
The Doe Network
NamUs
Worcester Police Department
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
