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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Jason Lewis Kyles
Kyles, date, approximate 2013
Date Missing 02/01/2013
Missing From
Santa Rosa, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/28/1978 (44)
Age 34 years old
Height and Weight 6'6, 185 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Naked except for a plain white gold wedding band on his left ring finger.
Medical Conditions Kyles has a history of seasonal depression and took medical marijuana to control his condition; he stopped taking the drug prior to his disappearance. He is apparently suffering from a severe form of mental illness, possibly bipolar disorder, and may be in need of medical attention.
Associated Vehicle(s) Ford pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Kyles may have a reddish-colored beard.
Details of Disappearance Kyles was last seen on on Lawndale Trail near Marsh Trail in Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa, California. He has never been heard from again. Authorities searched the park for him for six days before giving up.
Kyles, who has a history of seasonal depression, had been exhibiting increasingly bizarre behavior prior to his disappearance: he couldn't sleep, talked very fast, became hyperactive and fixated on religion, and bought an expensive top hat that he wore during walks along the river.
A few days later, he packed his Ford pickup truck with miscellaneous objects including a bird bath, some photos and his son's guitar. He drove away from his Sacramento, California home, leaving a note for his wife saying he was going to visit a cousin in New York and would make a fortune in the music industry. He was wearing a heavy tan canvas hunting jacket, a t-shirt, blue jeans, black and orange sneakers and a tan baseball cap.
The next morning, Sonoma County authorities found his truck parked near Lawndale Road and Annadel, parked on private property just outside the eastern border of Annadel State Park. The local resident whose land it was found him in her barn sometime after 9:00 a.m., where he was crying and saying the horses were sad.
Later, a cyclist reported seeing him in the park, naked and chanting. His discarded clothing and shoes were later discovered in the woods, with the tags torn off each item and Christmas ornaments and refrigerator magnets in the pockets.
Authorities theorize Kyles experienced a psychotic break and cannot recall his identity or how to get home. He may be living on the streets in the Santa Barbara, California area; there have been possible sightings of him in that vicinity. He attended college at Humboldt State University and may try to go to that area.
Kyles may be frightened and try to avoid the police and other people searching for him. He worked as a landscape contractor prior to his disappearance and had studied Buddhism in recent years. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Sonoma Sheriff's Department
707-565-2569
707-565-2185
Other
California Attorney General's Office
NamUs
KEYT 3
KIEM-TV 3
The Sacramento Bee
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Find Jason Kyles
Fair Oaks/Carmichael Patch
KTVU 2
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
