Missing
Rachel Marie Yates
Yates, approximately 2006
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/10/2006
Missing location (approx) :
Lake Mary, Florida
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/15/1980 (40)
Age at the time of disappearance: 25 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6 - 5'8, 125 - 200 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A small diamond ring, possibly on her ring finger. Carrying a Curves duffel bag or backpack. Yates does not normally wear earrings or a watch.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Light brown to auburn hair, blue or brown eyes. Yates may have blonde or red highlights in her hair. She has an unspecified tattoo on her lower back and a tattoo of a butterfly on her right shoulder. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies spell her first name "Rachael." Yates wears a size 9 or 10 shoe.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Yates was last seen June 10, 2006 at the corner of El-Cam and Providence in the Lake Mary, Florida area. She had attended a party and then taken a car without permission.
Two male party guests who knew Yates caught up to her and convinced her to give up the car. They drove it away and left her standing on the roadside at Elkcam Boulevard and Providence Boulevard. She has never been heard from again.
Prior to her disappearance, Yates had spoken of plans to travel to Alabama with an African-American male. The identity of her proposed companion is not known and authorities are uncertain as to whether or not she did go to Alabama. She has a Florida state driver's license but did not own a vehicle at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.
Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies give the date of Yates's disappearance as July 26, 2006 and the place as Winter Springs, Florida. Winter Springs police are investigating her disappearance.
Other information and links : ncy
Winter Springs Police Department
407-327-1000
September 2021 updates and sources
North American Missing Persons Network
Alabama Department of Public Safety: Community Information Center
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 not known. 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�5% 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.
Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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.
Winter Springs Police Department
October 12, 2004. June 15, 2016; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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