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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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Daniel Murry Dutton
Dutton, date, approximate 2000
Date Missing 07/08/2000
Missing From
Long Beach, Mississippi
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Asian, Biracial, White
Age 28 years old
Height and Weight 5'9, 195 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A t-shirt and black pants.
Associated Vehicle(s) Yellow Cab taxicab (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Asian/Caucasian) male. Black hair, brown eyes. Dutton's hair was worn long at the time of his disappearance, and he also had a beard. He has very poor eyesight and wears eyeglasses. He has a tattoo of a penguin on his shoulder. Dutton's nickname is Dan.
Details of Disappearance Dutton was last seen in Long Beach, Mississippi on July 8, 2000. He worked as a taxicab driver for the Yellow Cab company in Biloxi, Mississippi at the time of his disappearance, and lived with his parents on Buena Vista Drive in Long Beach. His last fare was to a Gulfport, Mississippi address at 8:50 p.m.
Dutton's father saw him at home at 11:00 p.m. The next morning, he was gone. He left a note saying he had to go away for a few days. He has never been heard from again. His father reported him missing on July 17.
On July 13, five days after he disappeared, Dutton's taxi was found in a Days Inn hotel parking lot in Lake City, Florida, 400 miles from Long Beach.
Dutton's checkbook, eyeglasses and some receipts were inside the vehicle, and there was half a roll of duct tape and a bent golf club in the trunk. There were no visible blood traces, and no indication of Dutton's whereabouts. He had not registered as a guest in the hotel.
The hotel staff called the cab company instead of the police. The company called Dutton's home, then made arrangements to have the cab towed back to Biloxi. The receipts in the car indicated the cab had traveled to Gainesville, Florida, which is 51 miles from Lake City.
Police believe Dutton paid cash for a room at an EconoLodge hotel there on July 9. There were also receipts for a backpack, toothbrush and toothpaste he bought on the day of his disappearance.
Dutton's checking account had been overdrawn for two weeks before he vanished, and he'd maxed out his credit cards for $10,000. A .22 caliber gun his father bought him disappeared with him and has never been found.
Dutton hasn't accessed his financial accounts or emailed anyone since his disappearance, and he doesn't have a cellular phone. He is described as a quiet loner, and he doesn't have a history of traveling long distances by himself. He is a graduate of Long Beach High School and enjoys watching movies in his spare time.
Dutton's parents have both died in the years since his disappearance. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Long Beach Police Department
228-863-7292
Other
The Biloxi Sun-Herald
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.
Missing Person Photos
