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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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Donald Raye Atkins II
Atkins, date, approximate 2018; Birthmark on Atkins's face; Tattoo of bulldogs on Atkins's chest; Daniel Barrett;Thomas Davis; Joseph Hendricks; Linzi Phillips; Paige Williams
Date Missing 09/02/2018
Missing From
West Monroe, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Biracial, Hispanic, White
Date of Birth 11/07/1982 (39)
Age 35 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 220 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Dressy clothes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Caucasian/Hispanic) male. Black hair, hazel eyes. Atkins's nickname is Donnie. He has a circular dark-colored birthmark on his right cheek next to his nose, a tattoo of two bulldogs fightings on the left side of his chest, and a tattoo of praying hands on the back of his right shoulder. Photos of the bulldogs tattoo and the birthmark are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Atkins was last seen leaving his brother's residence in the 2400 block of Jonesboro Road in West Monroe, Louisiana on September 2, 2018. He has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, Atkins's truck and wallet with cash were found at a business in Bawcomville, Louisiana.
In January 2019 and again in August 2019, police conducted searches of a property on May Row in West Monroe; they had tips that his body was buried there. Cadaver dogs indicated the presence of human remains on the site, but the searches turned up nothing, and authorities got information that his body had been removed from that property.
In July 2020, authorities announced five suspects have been charged in Atkins's . Daniel Barrett, Thomas Davis, Joseph Hendricks and Paige Williams were charged with one count each of second-degree murder, and Linzi Phillips was charged with being an accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. Photos of all of them are posted with this summary. All the suspects were released, however, as there was insufficient evidence to take the to trial.
Foul play is suspected in Atkins's due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
318-329-1200
Other
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
NamUs
Facebook Page for Donald Atkins
KNOE 8
Donald Atkins Facebook Page
My ArkLaMiss
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
