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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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Deborah J. Post
Deborah, date, approximate 1986
Date Missing 04/12/1986
Missing From
Sturbridge, Massaschusetts
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 140 pounds
Medical Conditions Deborah was four months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Deborah may use the last name Bryor or her maiden name, Pappas, and may be referred to as Deborah Pappas-Post.
Details of Disappearance Deborah was last seen by her husband, Lawrence B. "Larry" Post, at their home on Wallace Road in Sturbridge, Massachusetts during the late afternoon hours of April 12, 1986. He reported her missing the next day.
Larry pointed out there were items strewn around and a piece of furniture had been damaged and said he thought someone had forced entry to the house, but the police didn't believe these were signs of forced entry.
After her disappearance, Deborah's pocketbook was found in a trash bin on Interstate 91 south of Rocky Hill, Connecticut; the Posts had lived in that community before they moved to Sturbridge, not long before Deborah disappeared.
The day after Larry reported his wife missing, the police were questioning him when he left to go to his office at work and get some papers he said might prove useful to the investigation.
He didn't return and in fact dropped out of sight completely until June 16, when he cashed two stolen checks, totaling approximately $5,000, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was arrested in August. His five-year prison sentence was suspended after he promised to make restitution.
Massachusetts police traveled to Nevada to interview Larry further about Deborah, but weren't able to get any useful information. Larry died in Wallingford, Connecticut at the age of 54.
Deborah graduated from Enfield High School in Connecticut in 1979; she was an honors student throughout her high school years and participated in various extracurricular activities. The circumstances of her disappearance are unclear, but authorities stated there's no evidence that she left of her own accord.
It isn't known whether Larry's criminal activities have any relation to Deborah's disappearance, but her husband has not been ruled out as a suspect. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Sturbridge Police Department
508-347-2525
Other
NamUs
Facebook Page for Deborah Pappas-Post
The Worcester Telegram
Peter Henderson
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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