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
Hy’Shawn Mandall Curry
Curry, date, approximate 2016; Tattoos on Curry's arm and shoulder; Curry's BMW; Tremaine Nickerson
Date Missing 01/31/2016
Missing From
Thomasville, Alabama
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 05/25/1988 (34)
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 5'9, 130 - 170 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Gray BMW (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Curry's ears are pierced and he wears eyeglasses. He has numerous tattoos on his right arm and shoulder, including a music note; a photo of some of these tattoos is posted with this summary. Curry's nickname is Shawn.
Details of Disappearance Curry was last seen in Thomasville, Alabama on January 31, 2016. He has never been heard from again. Tremaine Nickerson was seen driving Curry's gray BMW after his disappearance, and when the vehicle was recovered in the Yellow Bluff area of Wilcox County, Alabama in early February, Curry's blood was found inside. Photo of Nickerson and the car are posted with this summary.
In January 2020, Nickerson was charged with capital murder in Curry's disappearance. Curry's body has not been located, but foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Clarke County Sheriff's Office
251-275-3773
Other
NamUs
Hy'Shawn Curry's Facebook Page
WSFA 12
Alabama News Network
Black and Missing but Not Forgotten
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
