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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Haruchika Miyagi
Miyagi, date, approximate 2015
Date Missing 12/05/2015
Missing From
Dewey, Arizona
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Asian
Date of Birth 06/13/1981 (41)
Age 34 years old
Height and Weight 5'9, 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue jacket, blue pants and Vans shoes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Miyagi's nicknames are Haru and Chika. He is of Japanese descent. He has a tattoo on his left arm of his name in Chinese characters.
Details of Disappearance Miyagi was last seen in the 17000 block of Med Bar Road off Orme Road outside Dewey, Arizona on December 5, 2015. A resident called the police at 5:00 p.m. to report a trespasser.
The trespasser, later identified as Miyagi, came to her house and told her he was looking for a place to stay, but she told him he couldn't stay on her property and advised him to get a hotel room in Prescott, Arizona. He drove away in his red four-door 2002 Mazda Protege, crashing through a gate on the way off the property.
The police found Miyagi's Mazda two hours later, stuck in a wash near the Med Bar Road residence. It heavily damaged on the front end. There was no sign of Miyagi at the scene and he has never been heard from again.
Miyagi lived in American Fork, Utah, over 550 miles north of Dewey, Arizona, at the time of his disappearance. His family doesn't know why he went to Arizona or what he was doing there; he had no ties to the state and hadn't mentioned wanting to go there.
Prior to his disappearance, he had created an investment software program and was involved with several companies. He had also made many YouTube videos on different topics. He was very active on social media with accounts on multiple platforms.
His final social media post was to his public Facebook account at 9:00 p.m. on December 3, two days before he surfaced in Arizona. He wrote, "The power of giving is important. Want to give as much as possible. Its called Karma." This was the last time any of his loved ones heard from him.
He may have had his cellular phone with him, but it has been turned off since his disappearance. The last time it pinged was shortly after he left the Med Bar Road residence. Miyagi's remains unsolved. Both Utah and Arizona police are investigating.
Investigating Agency
Yavapai County, Arizona Sheriff's Office
928-771-3260
American Fork, Utah Police Department
801-763-3020
Other
Utah Department of Public Safety
Haruchika Haru Miyagi is Missing
The Arizona Independent News Network
Haruchika Miyagi's Facebook Page
NamUs
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
