Missing
Sherry Ann Milton
Milton, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/14/2005
Missing location (approx) :
Ensley, Alabama
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 05/05/1979 (42)
Age at the time of disappearance: 26 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6, 138 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A multicolored v-neck capped-sleeve shirt with horizontal stripes, light tan khaki capri pants, flip-flops, a swirled blue and white curved barbel in her navel, and two medium-sized gold hoop earrings.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Milton's ears are double-pierced and her navel is pierced. She has previously fractured her nose and it is slightly crooked as a result. Milton's upper tooth between her right front tooth and her right incisor is crooked and she has a black mole on her upper lip, a small round black scar on the bridge of her nose, and a two-inch scar on the left side of her chest.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Milton was last seen between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. on August 14, 2005 at an Exxon gas station located off Exit 121 from Interstate 20/69 in Ensley, Alabama. She and a friend were together that evening. Milton's friend stated they stopped at the gas station to get matches.
The friend went inside to make the purchase; when she returned, Milton had vanished along with her car. She called her friend on her cellular phone and stated she would return soon. Thirty minutes later, she called her friend again and said she was lost.
Other witnesses contradicted Milton's friend's statement and said the two women actually got into an argument at the gas station and the friend left Milton and called her husband to take her home. This information has not been confirmed.
Around that same time, Milton reportedly attempted to call her boyfriend ten times in half an hour. He was asleep and she left messAge at the time of disappearance: s on his cellular phone. In the last messAge at the time of disappearance: , she said, "Help me, please. Where are you? This is unbelievable." She has never been heard from again.
Milton's canary-yellow 1994 Ford Mustang, which has a white convertible top and the license plates number 63P631B, was located at 9:00 p.m. on August 15, in the vicinity of 41st Street and Industrial Boulevard in Midfield, Alabama, about five miles southwest of Ensley. There was no sign of her at the scene.
Sevral days after Milton disappeared, authorities identified Andrew Givens of Docena, Alabama as a person of interest in her case. In September, Nathan Doss was also identified as a person of interest was interviewed. In January 2006, Bryant O'Neal Craig was also named as a person of interest. Investigators did not identify any of the men as suspects or reveal what made them believe they had information about her disappearance.
Milton was employed at A & B Electric in August 2005. She has a young son. Her loved ones stated she is a devoted parent and it is uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Milton's case remains unsolved. Birmingham, Alabama police are investigating.
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Birmingham Police Department
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September 2021 updates and sources
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.
Alabama Department of Public Safety
WMPI NBC 15
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The Birmingham Post-Herald
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
