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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Dudley Truett Scott
Scott, date, approximate 1994
Date Missing 12/16/1994
Missing From
Splendora, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/05/1942 (80)
Age 52 years old
Height and Weight 5'0, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue short-sleeved coveralls with no shirt, blue boxer shorts and brown lace-up boots. Carrying two wallets, a Swiss Army knife and a homemade identification card.
Medical Conditions Scott has Down Syndrome and is mute. He is required to take medication to prevent disorientation and/or possible seizures.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Scott has a cleft palate and he does not have any teeth. He has a vertical scar on his abdomen. He had a black mustache and a gray goatee at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Scott was last seen walking into a wooded area in the 2000 block of Creekwood Drive near his home in Splendora, Texas at 3:00 p.m. on December 16, 1994. He has never been seen again.
He may have been trying to find relatives in Gladewater, Texas, nearly 200 miles to the north, when he disappeared. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
936-760-5800
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Houston Chronicle
The Doe Network
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Longview News-Journal
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
