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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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Delano A. Wilson
Delano, date, approximate 2014; Willie Wilson
Date Missing 08/27/2014
Missing From
Indianapolis, Indiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 07/15/2014 (8)
Age 1 month old
Height and Weight 1'4, 12 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Blue four-door 2000 to 2003 model Ford Taurus with scratches on the bumper
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Delano has a green-colored birthmark on his right shin.
Details of Disappearance Delano's father, Willie Wilson, told police Delano was kidnapped in the 1400 block of Henry Street, near Harding Street, in Indianapolis, Indiana at noon on August 27, 2014.
He stated he was taking the baby for a walk, carrying it, when a Caucasian male and a Hispanic female driving a blue four-door 2000 to 2003 model Ford Taurus with scratches on the bumper robbed him of $57 and then beat and pistol-whipped him until he passed out.
When he woke up approximately ten to fifteen seconds later, his assailants were gone and Delano was missing. He saw their car pulling away southbound on south Harding Street from Henry Street.
Willie described the male abductor as between 25 and 30 years old, of medium build with short brown hair and no tattoos or piercings. He was wearing a black do-rag, a red t-shirt, blue denim shorts and red and black sneakers. He threatened Willie with a .380 pistol. The female abductor was also between 25 and 30, and thin with long brown hair. She was wearing blue jeans, a lime green shirt and matching green hoop earrings.
Police issued an Amber Alert and searched for Delano and his abductors. In the aftermath of the baby's disappearance, Willie was charged with possession of marijuana; he was carrying some and the police found it when they searched him after he reported the abduction.
He had also been carrying two cellular phones; the robbers didn't take them. Police who responded to the scene noted he didn't have any visible injuries to his head and face.
In February 2015, Willie was charged with the baby's murder. A photo of Willie is posted with this summary.
He and Delano's mother, Taniasha Perkins, lived in the 500 block of Chase Street, one and a half blocks from where the baby was said to have been taken, and a neighbor reported having heard an argument at their apartment at about 3:00 a.m. on the day of Delano's supposed abduction.
Delano's mother stated that due to colic and constipation, the baby had been unusually fussy and Willie stayed up all night on August 26-27 trying to get him to sleep. She and her brother repeatedly denied that any argument or disturbance had taken place in the early morning hours, but Perkins later admitted she had yelled at Willie about taking care of the baby.
Video surveillance cameras at area businesses showed Willie walking on Henry Street just one minute before he called 911; he didn't have a baby with him and was in fact not carrying anything in his hands. The cameras also didn't show the presence of any car matching the description of the abduction vehicle.
On one of the cellular phones Willie had been carrying, earlier in the day of Delano's disappearance, someone had done internet searches for information about missing children and the abduction of infants. Investigators found blood traces in the family's apartment, and tracker dogs traced both Delano's scent and Willie's scent to a wooded area on the west side of the city.
Willie was tried for the murder in October 2016. The against him was almost entirely circumstantial. He was acquitted of all charges and released from custody.
Delano's family still hopes to recover his body and get some resolution in his . Foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
317-327-3811
Other
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
WTHI TV 10
WHTR 13
The Indianapolis Star
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
