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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 Wood
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
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
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Wood, date, approximate 2000; The Diamond Girl, date, approximate 2000; John Paul Sr., date, approximate 2000
Date Missing 12/15/2000
Missing From
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/02/1947 (74)
Age 53 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 115 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) 55-foot sailboat called The Diamond Girl; it has a black bottom and a white hull with a blue stripe
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Graying blonde hair, brown eyes. Wood may use the last name Tandarich.
Details of Disappearance Wood moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from Ohio in the late 1990s. She was employed as an office manager at Lighthouse Point Marina. Wood met her boyfriend, John L. Paul Sr., in August or October 1999. Paul was part of an established father and son car racing team, as well as a former financial consultant. He owned a 55-foot sailboat and planned to embark on a five-year sailing tour around the world with Wood.
She moved on to Paul's boat shortly after selling her condominium and quitting her job. He renamed the vessel The Diamond Girl (she was originally named The Island Girl) in early 2000. Paul's photo and images of the craft are posted with this summary.
Wood was last seen sometime during mid-December 2000. She called her son in Ohio on December 3 and said that she and Paul were planning to depart on their trip within a few weeks. One of Wood's friends invited her to a holiday party on December 13. The friend said that Wood was in Key West, Florida at the time of their conversation. She was reportedly in good spirits. Wood has never been heard from again.
Wood's family reported her as a missing person to Florida authorities in April 2001. Her cellular phone service had been canceled sometime beforehand. Investigators spoke with Paul in May 2001. He initially cooperated with the . He was never charged in connection with Wood's disappearance.
Her family became concerned for her safety after learning about Paul's past in 2001. He pleaded guilty to shooting a business associate in Florida in the early 1980s. Paul had also been sentenced to 20 years in prison for smuggling marijuana into the United States. He was released in 1992. Wood's loved ones stated that she would have been upset if she had learned of Paul's history.
Paul told authorities that he and Wood had a financial argument in mid-December 2000. (Some agencies may list her date of disappearance as December 28, 2000). He said that she left the boat, then returned with two men to remove her belongings.
Wood's son claimed that Paul allegedly told his daughter that Wood was angered over a situation with his previous girlfriend and terminated their relationship. Paul also allegedly told Wood's son the same scenario he offered to officials regarding her disappearance.
Paul reportedly departed from the Fort Lauderdale area during the summer of 2001 on his boat. Authorities stated that he is not a suspect in Wood's , but they would like to question him again regarding her disappearance.
Authorities discovered that approximately $38,000 had been withdrawn from Wood's bank account through an ATM in Fort Lauderdale between December 2000 and February 2001. It is not believed that Wood withdrew the money herself.
Two advertisements were placed in a Florida newspaper and purchased with Wood's credit card in December 2001. One of the ads was a job announcement for a first mate aboard a boat; the other was a personal ad from a male seeking a female. Investigators determined that an unidentified man purchased the ads in Wood's name shortly beforehand.
Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
954-828-5512
954-828-5517
Other
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
WPLG-10
The Miami Herald
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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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.

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