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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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Gary Richard Weaver



Weaver, date, approximate 1983
Date Missing 12/09/1983
Missing From
Nassau, Bahamas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/09/1953 (69)
Age 30 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 160 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Gray has a large scar on his right knee.
Details of Disappearance Gray resided in Coral Springs, Florida at the time of his disappearance; he lived with his wife, Donna Weaver, and their two young children. In December 1983, he took a week-long business trip to the Bahamas. It was his third such trip. He never returned.
Gary last spoke to Donna on December 9; it was the day before their first wedding anniversary and he told Donna he would be returning to celebrate. She went to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport on December 10 to pick him up, but he never arrived and has never been heard from again.
Gary was accompanied by Jairo Sanchez at the time of his disappearance. Sanchez vanished with him and has never been located.
During his stay in the Bahamas, Gary was living with Jeff Fisher. Donna spoke to Fisher to inquire why her husband had not returned home on schedule, and Fisher told her he had gotten delayed because of his work.
After several days without hearing from Gary, Donna contacted John Sims, an acquaintance of his, and Sims promised to find out what had happened to Gary. On December 16, he told Donna that Gary had been killed in a plane crash.
Donna later spoke to Fisher again, and this time he told her Gary had gone missing and the Coast Guard was searching for him. However, when Donna called the Coast Guard, they were unaware that Gary was missing and were not searching for him.
It was later determined that Gary was in fact on a suspected drug-smuggling plane on December 9, but there is no evidence that the aircraft crashed. About a year after Gary vanished, Sims went to see Donna again. She later stated that Sims was crying and incoherent and said "it wasn't right what they did to Gary." He gave her $1,000 in cash.
A few days later, the plane Sims was piloting disappeared without a trace, and he with it. Sims had a record for drug smuggling prior to his disappearance.
Investigators believe Gary was involved with il drug smuggling at the time of his disappearance. He was employed as a bulldozer operator for an excavation company and did not make very much money, and his employer, Randy Krugh, was a prolific drug pilot who flew loads of marijuana and cocaine for several smugglers.
rugh had several enemies in the Bahamas as a result of his activities and he stated that anyone connected with him could have been targeted for violence.
Authorities believe Gary and Sanchez were murdered on Andros Island in the Bahamas, possibly by being pushed out of the plane they were in. Gary is described as a devoted husband and father who would not have willingly abandoned his family.
No one has been charged in either man's , however, and their remains have not been found. Weaver was declared ly dead sometime after his disappearance. Both Bahamian and Floridian authorities are investigating his and Sanchez's.
Investigating Agency
Coral Springs Police Department
954-346-1295
Royal Bahamas Police Force
242-502-9991
Other
The Doe Network
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The New Times

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