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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 William Lechuk Jr.
Lechuk, date, approximate 2006
Date Missing 11/03/2006
Missing From
San Jose, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/16/1967 (55)
Age 39 years old
Height and Weight 5'10 - 5'11, 220 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Silver two-door 1995 Acura hatchback (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Lechuk had a goatee at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Lechuk was last seen in San Jose California on the evening of November 3, 2006. He boarded a plane to fly to a technology convention in southern California for the weekend.
He did not show up for work at scheduled the following Monday and has never been heard from again. His employer at Wyse Technology Inc., where he had worked for four months, reported him as a missing person.
Sometime after Lechuk's disappearance, his silver two-door 1995 Acura hatchback was found abandoned in the North Beach parking lot at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, California.
Authorities determined it had been there since November 4. An extensive search of the park turned up no sign of Lechuk and investigators do not believe he is there.
Lechuck's mother lived in Canada at the time of his disappearance. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are unclear and his remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
San Jose Police Department
408-277-4141
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Missing: George Lechuk
The Marin Independent Journal
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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