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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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David Alexander Marko
David, date, approximate 1993; Age-progression to age 32 (date, approximate 2021); Norma Alicia Marko
Date Missing 04/17/1993
Missing From
Burbank, California
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 08/29/1989 (33)
Age 3 years old
Height and Weight 2'8 - 3'4, 35 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. David has a birthmark on the inside of his left thigh.
Details of Disappearance David was last seen in Burbank, California on April 17, 1993. He was abducted by his non-custodial mother, Norma Alicia Marko. An FBI warrant was issued for her on February 18, 1994.
A photo of Norma is posted with this summary. Her date of birth is December 10, 1958, making her 34 years old at the time of David's abduction. She's described as Hispanic, 5'2 to 5'4 and 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Norma may use the alias last names Diaz, Garcia, Garza and/or Limon. She has a brown birthmark under her left breast, and she wears eyeglasses.
Norma and David may be in Mexico and may travel between Houston, Texas and the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas.
Investigating Agency
Burbank Police Department
818-238-3000
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Texas Department of Public Safety
California Attorney General's Office
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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