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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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Clayton Lynn McCarter
Clayton, date, approximate 2014; Age-progression to age 24 (date, approximate 2022)
Date Missing 01/15/2014
Missing From
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Missing Classification Endangered Runaway
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/16/1998 (24)
Age 15 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A t-shirt over a collared shirt, pajama pants, socks and no shoes.
Medical Conditions Clayton suffers from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder. He's also mentally disabled and functions at the level of a five-year-old, and he's been taking psychiatric medications since early childhood.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Clayton's left ear is pierced, but he wasn't wearing an earring at the time of his disappearance. His head was shaved at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Clayton disappeared from Bowling Green, Kentucky on January 15, 2014. Authorities believe he left of his own accord with another boy,Rodney Scott; both were staying at the Potter Children's Home. They were last seen in the 300 block of Chestnut Street. Clayton and Rodney may still be together and may still be in the local area, or they could be in the Knoxville, Kentucky area, where Rodney has family. Clayton is a talented artist who enjoys playing video games, as well as basketball and football. Few details are available in his and Rodney's s.
Investigating Agency
Bowling Green Police Department
270-393-4000
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
WBKO
The Bowling Green Daily News
Facebook Page for Clayton McCarter and Rodney Scott
Candle Vigil for Missing Clayton McCarter
WBIR
NamUs
Oxygen
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
