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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Danielle Marie Sleeper
Danielle, date, approximate 2015; Some of Sleeper's tattoos
Date Missing 03/22/2015
Missing From
Magnolia, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/17/1982 (40)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Either a gray t-shirt and black sweatpants, or a black t-shirt, a jacket made of stretchy camouflage-print material with hot pink trim, dark blue jeans, a black belt with a silver buckle, and sterling silver jewelry.
Medical Conditions Danielle has an unspecified medical condition that requires medication which she doesn't have with her. If she doesn't take her medicine, she may have seizures.
Associated Vehicle(s) White 1996 Ford F-350 pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Danielle has a tattoo on her right ankle of a frog with the name "Colton" on the top and the name "Dylan" on the bottom, a tattoo of a red, orange and yellow cross between her shoulder blades, and a tribal tattoo on the top of her foot; a photo of some of her tattoo is posted with this summary. Her ears are double-pierced and she has breast implants, a chicken pox scar in the center of her forehead, and scars under her chin and on her left knee. She normally wears acrylic nails.
Details of Disappearance Danielle was last seen at her home in Magnolia, Texas on March 22, 2015. She and her husband of five years, Austin, had attended a cookout at a friend's home at Leaning Oaks Trailer Park off of Bowler Road and FM 1488 in Field Store, Texas.
They arrived there in separate vehicles, but departed in only one, a white 1996 Ford F-350 pickup truck, at 1:00 a.m. They were arguing and Danielle wanted to spend the night at her friend's home, but Austin insisted she come home to Magnolia. Danielle had made plans to meet friends later in the day, but she didn't show up and didn't respond to text messages, and calls to her cellular phone went directly to voicemail.
There were numerous text messages and other activity on the phone until 3:12 a.m. the night Danielle disappeared. The last time the phone was turned on was two days after she was last seen, when it pinged off a tower two and a half miles from her home. Danielle's email account hadn't been touched since five days before she went missing, and her bank account and credit cards hadn't been used since two days before she went missing.
The day after Danielle's disappearance, Austin ran some errands with two acquaintances between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. He said he was going to pick up Danielle so they could retrieve her car from the friend's home, but an hour later he came back to Danielle's friend's home alone.
Austin said he hadn't seen Danielle since the morning after the cookout. He said she was asleep on the couch and he left home, and when he came back she was gone, apparently having left on foot. All the doors were locked. Her purse and cellular phone are also missing and have never been found, but the pickup truck was left in the driveway.
When Danielle's sister went to Danielle and Austin's home about a day after Danielle disappeared, she discovered the house was in disarray, with items scattered. This is uncharacteristic of Danielle, who was a good housekeeper.
Austin was acting strangely and hadn't yet reported his wife missing. Immediately after Danielle's disappearance, he had his mother, who lived seven hours away in Louisiana, come pick up his and Danielle's three-year-old son and take him back to Louisiana with her.
Danielle has three sons; the youngest one is Austin's child and the other two are from a prior relationship. Danielle's two older children had been removed from the home by Child Protective Services because of an incident involving Austin. Danielle was very upset about it and believed they would never be allowed back home. Her older sons now live with their father, and her youngest son lives with Austin.
Austin was facing criminal charges for injury to a child, and he and Danielle were reportedly no longer sharing a bed. She told her loved ones she was was considering divorce. Austin claims he was unaware of this.
Authorities searched the Sleepers' home and Austin's truck, tablet and cellular phone. Austin has not been ruled out as a suspect in his wife's , although authorities said several other people were suspects as well. He keep in touch with Danielle's family after her disappearance. He also did not participate in the ground search for Danielle or hand out missing persons fliers. He stated his attorney had advised him not to.
Danielle is described as a loving parent, and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning or leave her cellular phone turned off. Foul play is possible in her disappearance, which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
936-760-5876
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
NamUs
The Huffington Post
Missing Persons of America
Bring Danielle Home
Click 2 Houston
The Houston Chronicle
NBC News
Missing and Not Forgotten
KHOU 11
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
