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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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Danny Randall Jackson
Danny, date, approximate 1989; Age-progression to age 43 (date, approximate 2020)
Date Missing 08/25/1989
Missing From
Gainesville, Florida
Missing Classification Non-Family Abduction
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/10/1977 (45)
Age 12 years old
Height and Weight 4'0, 45 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow Jam shirt with a black triangle design, white shorts and white sneakers with black trim.
Medical Conditions Danny may have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Danny's nickname is Randy. He has a fair complexion with a few freckles.
Details of Disappearance Danny resided with his family in the 3500 block of northeast 11th Terrace in Gainesville, Florida in 1989. His brother last saw him sitting inside a neighbor's vehicle listening to the car radio at approximately 8:30 p.m. on August 23, 1989.
Danny's family members reported him as a missing child at midnight. His mother believed that he was spending the night at a friend's residence and was not concerned when he did not return home.
Authorities learned that the neighbor had a criminal history shortly after Danny's disappearance. The individual had been convicted of sexually assaulting a young boy and was also known for providing beer and marijuana to older neighborhood boys in 1989. Investigators were told that he did not allow Danny inside of his house, for fear that the child would have told an adult about the situation.
Danny's mother pretended to be friends with the neighbor after he was identified as a possible suspect in her son's . She was hoping that the man would divulge information about his whereabouts. She noticed a foul odor emitting from a drainage ditch near their homes shortly after Danny disappeared.
Authorities searched the area, but no evidence was located. Investigators also searched the neighbor's house and questioned him, but he was never charged in connection with Danny's due to a lack of evidence.
Authorities have stated that they explored other possible suspects in the child's disappearance, but they have not located any evidence linking someone else to Danny's presumed abduction.
Investigators received an unconfirmed report that Danny was spotted later during the evening of his 1989 disappearance. A witness claimed that he saw Danny in a vehicle with two unidentified Caucasian males. The vehicle was seen outside the Handyway Food Store in the 1400 block of northeast 23rd Street, approximately two and a half miles from Danny's home.
The first man was approximately 20 to 22 years old in 1989 with a medium build. He had brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. The second man was approximately 18 to 20 years old, about 5'8 tall and 150 pounds. The second unidentified man had brown hair and a mustache. The two individuals were driving a brown four-door 1978 or 1979 Chevrolet Impala. The car had possible damage to its right front panel. Authorities have never confirmed the sighting.
Danny's mother moved to West Virginia after his disappearance. She returned to Gainesville in 2001 in hopes of discovering more evidence in her son's . Danny enjoyed dancing, fishing and skateboarding and was described as a mischievous child in 1989.
Some agencies classify him as an endangered runaway; his was originally investigated as a runaway due to possible sightings of him in the area in the days after his disappearance. The sightings were later discounted and now foul play is suspected in his disappearance. Danny's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Gainesville Police Department
904-334-2400
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Child Protection Education of America
America's Most Wanted
The Gainesville Sun
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Doe Network
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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