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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Hope Danielle Meek
Hope, date, approximate 2002; Jerry Meek in 2012
Date Missing 02/21/2002
Missing From
Valliant, Oklahoma
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/26/1977 (45)
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 5'1 - 5'2, 90 - 105 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, sneakers, and possibly a wedding band.
Associated Vehicle(s) 1985 Chevrolet pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Sandy blonde to brown hair, blue eyes. Hope wears eyeglasses or contact lenses, but she left them behind. She has an indentation-type scar on her right thigh from boil removal, and her navel and ears are pierced. Some agencies spell her middle name "Danelle." Hope may use the last names Boggs, Boggs-Meek and/or Kid, or the first name Deanie.
Details of Disappearance Hope resided on Section Line Road in Valliant, Oklahoma with her husband of four years, Jerry, and their three children, the oldest of whom was six.
Jerry told authorities that he saw Hope inside their home at 3:00 p.m. on February 21, 2002, before he took their children on a camping trip. He said they were in the process of separating and he gave her $500 before he left.
At around midnight, Jerry returned home because he had decided it was too cold to go camping. Hope wasn't there when he got back, and the $500 was missing also, but she left her 1985 Chevrolet pickup truck, car keys, eyeglasses and cellular phone. Jerry didn't report her disappearance for five days.
Authorities stated that it is uncharacteristic of Hope to leave without warning or to be out of touch with her family. She was about to complete a bachelor's degree in criminal law at the time of her disappearance, and hoped to become a dispatcher.
She had a job with the McCurtain County Sheriff's Department; her duties included escorting prisoners from their cells to court appearances. She never picked up her last paycheck.
Jerry filed for divorce fifteen days after her disappearance, and received full custody of their children.
In August 2012, Jerry was charged with first-degree murder in Hope's . A photo of him is posted with this summary. Authorities believe Hope was murdered by her husband after a fight at their home. He was convicted in November 2013 and the jury recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Hope's body has never been found.
Investigating Agency
Valliant Police Department
580-933-4555
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
800-522-8017
Other
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
The Texarkana Gazette
Find Hope Meek
Healing Hearts for Bereaved Parents
KTEN 10
In Memory of Hope Danielle Meek
NamUs
The Criminal Report Daily
The Oklahoman
KXII 12
Facebook Page for Hope Meek
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
