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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.



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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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Janita Gay Sites
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Janita, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 10/05/2005
Missing From
Las Vegas, Nevada
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/14/1944 (77)
Age 60 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 165 pounds
Medical Conditions Janita spends much of her time in a wheelchair due to debilitating back, leg and hip injuries. She is classified as disabled.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes. Janita's nickname is Jan.
Details of Disappearance Janita was last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 5, 2005. She was not reported missing for several months after her disappearance.
She had placed an infant daughter for adoption decades earlier, and her daughter, Michelle Perkins, got in touch with her in 2004. The two women maintained regular contact afterwards and last spoke in September 2005. Perkins became concerned when she was unable to reach her afterwards, and conferred with other members of her biological family.
The last confirmed contact was reported by a cousin, who saw Janita on October 5. None of her relatives had seen her since, and they contacted police in early 2006.
Police officers made a welfare check on Janita's apartment on west Las Vegas Drive on February 21, 2006, and her husband of eighteen years, William Sites, answered the door. William told the investigators his wife had returned to California, where the couple had lived until moving to Las Vegas 2004.
The police accepted his explanation and left without actually entering the apartment or seeing Janita. When Perkins heard the story, she became more concerned and filed a missing persons report.
William was the prime suspect in Janita's disappearance from the onset of the investigation. Their marriage had been troubled and they had frequent arguments over money and other issues. Authorities secretly placed a GPS device on his car so they could track his movements.
When investigators searched the Siteses' apartment, they found bloodstains and many of Janita's personal belongings, including her pets, cellular phone and driver's license.
William began dating another woman in December 2005, two months after his wife went missing. In July 2006, he reportedly told her he had killed Janita. His girlfriend kept his story to herself for two months before going to authorities.
Investigators interviewed William about Janita's disappearance four times. He initially claimed Janita had moved back to California alone, then said she had left him for another man. On the third interview he said Janita was deceased; he claimed she had threatened him with a knife and he hit or pushed her in self-defense, causing her death.
On the fourth interview he confessed to murder, stating he had beaten Janita to death with a hammer sometime during October 2005. William said he had dismembered his wife's body three days after her death, put the remains in bags, and put the bags in the trash.
In October 2006, William was arrested and charged with Janita's murder. Authorities stated they had not found Janita's body and did not expect to find it, but they believed they had enough evidence to prove she was murdered by her husband.
William admitted to causing Janita's death and concealing her body, but maintained it had been self-defense. In September 2007, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, destroying evidence, and the theft of $2,500 in Janita's Social Security benefits. He was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison.
Janita had been a Bank of America executive, but retired on disability prior to her disappearance. Foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Las Vegas Metro Police Department
702-229-3716
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Las Vegas Sun
WKYT
The Las Vegas Review-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.



Missing Person Photos

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