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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Fred Charles Clifford Moseley
Fred, date, approximate 1998; Age-progression to age 28 (date, approximate 2008); Mario Campos; Gerald Dooley
Date Missing 07/25/1998
Missing From
Canyon, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/06/1980 (41)
Age 17 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 140 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) 1998 Dodge Neon (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Red hair, blue eyes. Fred has facial freckles and a large birthmark on his right thigh.
Details of Disappearance Fred was last seen in his hometown of Canyon, Texas on July 25, 1998. His friend Gerald Ross Dooley told authorities that he drove Fred back to his family's residence during the evening hours.
Fred's parents were out of town at the time. His father said he last spoke to Fred via telephone at approximately 11:00 p.m. Fred has never been heard from again.His parents were unable to reach him after the evening of July 25. They returned home shortly afterwards and reported their son missing on July 30.
Investigators discovered Fred's 1998 Dodge Neon later that week. The vehicle was abandoned on Snake Road off Pondasetta Road in Randall County, Texas. The car's ashtray and keys were missing, as was a shotgun Fred normally kept in the trunk. Authorities said that there was no indication of foul play at the scene. An extensive search of the surrounding area produced no clues as to Fred's whereabouts.
Investigators received several tips from an anonymous informant approximately two weeks after Fred disappeared. The individual claimed that Fred was alive and remained in the Canyon area. One of his friends believed that she saw Fred driving a vehicle near Canyon around the same time.
Fred's parents said it's uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. His father said Fred was hiding from an unidentified individual in late July 1998. Fred did not elaborate as to why he needed to conceal himself from this person, nor did he mention the individual's name. Investigators speculated that Fred may have been suicidal at the time of his disappearance. His parents denied this theory; they believed foul play was involved in their son's .
Since Fred's disappearance he hasn't used his Social Security number, hasn't renewed his driver's license and hasn't been arrested anywhere in the United States. His parents moved to Virginia after he went missing. His father died in 2004 and his mother in 2008; in their obituaries, Fred was listed as having survived them. He was a student at Amarillo Christian School in 1998, about to enter his senior year.
In November 2011, thirteen years after Fred's disappearance, Dooley and another man, Mario Campos, were charged with capital murder in his . Photos of both men are posted with this summary.
Dooley admitted that the story about dropping Fred off at his home was a lie and he had in fact killed him at the residence during a robbery; they wanted his shotgun. He struck a deal with prosecutors, agreeing to testify against Campos in exchange for a ten-year sentence.
At Campos's trial in the summer of 2013, Dooley testified about the murder in detail, saying Campos had strangled Fred with an electrical cord, and the two men dumped his body in a trash bin, concealed under a piece of cardboard. Campos was convicted of the murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Fred's body has not been found, but foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Canyon Police Department
806-655-5005
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Amarillo Globe-News
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
NewsChannel 10
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Find a Grave
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
