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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.



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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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Colleen Kay Barrett
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Barrett, date, approximate 2007; Robert Alurac
Date Missing 07/19/2007
Missing From
Englewood, Colorado
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/14/1961 (61)
Age 46 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 130 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Dark green 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Colorado license plate number PBE6081
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Barrett has a scar on her abdomen and a tattoo on her buttock.
Details of Disappearance Barrett was last seen in Englewood, Colorado on July 19, 2007. At the time of her disappearance, she lived with her boyfriend, Robert Alurac, in the 5800 block of Rapp Street. A photograph of him is posted with this summary.
Authorities believe another man, Ronald Talmage, picked up Barrett at her home at noon. He was driving a borrowed dark green 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the Colorado license plate number PBE6081. They may have traveled southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado that day, possibly to Highway 24, Highway 42 or the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, that day.
Barrett has never been heard from again. On July 23, Alurac's body was found outside a home for sale in the 8400 block of Scenic Drive near Morrison, Colorado. A real estate estate agent discovered the body. He had been shot to death, and had been dead for several days by the time he was discovered. He was not identified until August 3.
Talmadge, who served time in prison for weapons charges, was wanted for questioning about Alurac's murder, as he was considered a person of interest. On August 5, he was shot and killed by the Douglas County SWAT Team outside of the Super 8 Motel in the 6200 block of Pine Lane in Parker, Colorado. Police were attempting to arrest him when he pulled out a gun and threatened the officers. After his death he was found to be carrying three guns. The shooting was ruled a justifiable homicide.
Barrett is described as a streetwise, opinionated woman. She left behind a teenage daughter. She was married at one time, but divorced in 1987. Authorities believe she may be in danger due to the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. She is not considered a suspect in her boyfriend's death, but investigators believe she could provide information about his murder.
There is a warrant out for Barrett's arrest in an unrelated ; she failed to appear in court in May 2007 to answer to a charge of drinking alcohol in public. Her disappearance remains unsolved, as does Alurac's murder.
Investigating Agency
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
303-271-5612
Other
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
The Rocky Mountain News
The Denver Channel
9 News
The Denver Post
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
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.



Missing Person Photos

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