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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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Elizabeth Ann Thomas
Thomas, date, approximate 2007
Date Missing 05/04/2007
Missing From
Richmond, Virginia
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/06/1965 (57)
Age 41 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 150 pounds
Medical Conditions Thomas has stents placed in her legs to treat peripheral artery disease, and she has a history of drug abuse. She is classified as disabled.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Thomas's ears and right nostril are pierced. Her left upper front tooth is missing. She has the following tattoos: a unicorn on her right arm, the Tasmanian Devil cartoon character on the left side of her chest, the name "Liz" on her right hand, the name "Shelly" on her upper arm, and flowers and the word "bitch" on her right upper thigh. Thomas may use the last name Toman. She may have had a partial hysterctomy.
Details of Disappearance Thomas was last heard from when she spoke to an acquaintance on the telephone at approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 4, 2007. She was at her residence in the 5200 block of Airport Square Lane in Richmond, Virginia.
Thomas's friend went to the home that evening and found her gone. She has never been heard from again. All of her belongings were left behind, and she did not pick up her disability check. Few details are available in her .
Investigating Agency
Henrico County Police Department
804-501-5000
Other
NamUs
Virginia State Police
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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