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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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George Stanley Burdynski Jr.
George, date, approximate 1993; Age-progression to age 37 (date, approximate 2019); George's bike
Date Missing 05/24/1993
Missing From
Brentwood, Maryland
Missing Classification Non-Family Abduction
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/29/1982 (40)
Age 10 years old
Height and Weight 4'0, 60 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue shirt and green shorts.
Associated Vehicle(s) Red and white 1950s series Schwinn bicycle with a large seat, large, wide handlebars with a spare rim tied around them, and a missing rear fender (the spare rim was later recovered)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Dark blond hair, brown eyes. George has a scar on the right side of his face above his mouth. His nickname is Junior.
Details of Disappearance George's mother told authorities that he left the family's residence in the 4300 block of 40th Place in Brentwood, Maryland at approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 24, 1993. He was planning ride his bike to bike to meet an adult friend, Robert Violet, at his home in the 4500 block of 37th Street.
Violet stated that George never arrived, but witnesses said that they saw the child in front of Violet's mother's residence at 4:00 p.m. George was last seen biking around the neighborhood at approximately 8:30 p.m. that evening. He has never been heard from again.
George's bicycle is described as a red and white 1950s series Schwinn with a large seat and large, wide handlebars. It was missing its rear fender and had a spare rim tied around the handlebars at the time of his disappearance. His father and Violet searched for George the following morning and discovered the rim near a tennis court three blocks from the family's residence. There was no sign of George at the scene and his bicycle has never been recovered. A photo of George's bike is posted with this summary.
One lead in George's involved two suspects who were connected to a child exploitation ring in the mid-Atlantic United States. Maryland law enforcement and the FBI discovered that the suspects utilized the Internet to further their child sexual abuse ventures. The individuals, Steven Leak (occasionally referred to as "Bruce Leak"), James A. Kowalski Jr. and Joseph Lynch, were never charged in connection with George's disappearance, but the FBI did begin an investigation focused on Internet child exploitation as a result of the failed lead.
Innocent Images debuted in 1994 and works to prosecute suspected child pornographers on the web. George's mother testified at Lynch's trial, saying that her son visited Lynch's home in the 3200 block of Varnum Street with his friends in 1993.
Authorities believe that Kowalski, Leak and Lynch sexually abused two of George's friends the weekend prior to his disappearance. Kowalski stated that he was not aware George was missing, but investigators discovered he videotaped news footage of the boy's at his home. The three men were eventually convicted of child abuse unrelated to George's . Kowalski and Leak are still incarcerated, but Lynch has been released.
Investigators announced in March 2002 that they were focusing on another individual whom they believe may have murdered George in 1993. Authorities have not publicly named the suspect, as the is still under investigation. The information received by investigators reportedly does not involve any of the convicted child molesters.
In 2004, there were reported sightings of George in Boston and Northborough, Massachusetts. Witnesses recognized him by the scar on his face and said he appeared to be homeless. He may have been with a group of people selling magazines or coupon books door to door. Two detectives from Brentwood traveled to Massachusetts to investigate the sightings, but they were unable to locate the individual or determine whether or not he was actually George. He has never been identified.
George's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Prince George's County Police Department
301-772-4925
Federal Bureau of Investigation
202-324-3000
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Washington City Paper
America's Most Wanted
NamUs
The Washington Post
The Washington Times
The Child Seek Network
For the Lost
Facebook Page for Junior Burdynski
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
