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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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Cynthia Lorraine Perry
Cynthia, date, approximate 1985
Date Missing 06/21/1985
Missing From
Raleigh, North Carolina
Missing Classification Endangered Runaway
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/07/1968 (54)
Age 17 years old
Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'6, 125 pounds
Medical Conditions Cynthia has a history of drug abuse.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Cynthia's nickname is Lori. She has pierced ears, and has a heart tattoo on her upper left arm. Some agencies give her middle name as "Lorie."
Details of Disappearance Cynthia was last seen in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 21, 1985. She was living in a group home on Faircloth Street at the time; she had moved there to help try to get her drug addiction under control. She had been living in and out of her family's home since she was fourteen years old, in part because she didn't get along with her stepfather.
On the day of her disappearance, Cynthia spoke to her mother on the phone and asked permission to attend a party. Her mother told her she wasn't allowed to go. They got into an argument about it and Cynthia threatened to run away.
About fifteen minutes later, the staff at the group home called Cynthia's mother to say she had left. She had simply walked out of the building and disappeared, without taking any belongings with her.
About two weeks later, Cynthia called her mother at 2:00 a.m. She said she was okay and not using drugs, but that she didn't intend to return home until she turned eighteen. She never contacted her mother again and her current whereabouts are unknown. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Raleigh Police Department
919-996-1027
Other
The Doe Network
The North Carolina News and Observer
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.
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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