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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.
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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Jeremy Wayne Goodwin
Goodwin, date, approximate 1998
Date Missing 12/23/1998
Missing From
Texarkana, Arkansas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/08/1972 (50)
Age 26 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 225 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A Dallas Cowboys t-shirt and jeans or gray jogging pants.
Medical Conditions Goodwin has schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. He also suffers from high blood pressure and seizures. He has been diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder that causes abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and weight loss. He went into recovery for an addiction to painkillers shortly before his disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Goodwin has a circular scar on his left elbow and scars on his nose, his left ring finger and on his lower lip. He may have a mustache, beard or a goatee. His teeth were in excellent condition at the time of his 1998 disappearance. Goodwin's right chest muscle is missing and he has no hair on that side of his chest.
Details of Disappearance Goodwin was a patient at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Arkansas on December 23, 1998. He called his mother from the facility after receiving a painkiller injection for abdominal discomfort. Goodwin said he needed a ride back to his trailer in the Liberty/Eylau, Texas area. He called his mother again shortly afterwards and said that he planned to take a taxi.
Authorities believe he received a ride to the Ritz Motel on eastbound U.S. Highway 67 and East Broad Street in Texarkana sometime afterwards. He phoned his mother at approximately 11:00 p.m. from the motel, but she was not able to answer the call. He has never been heard from again.
Goodwin's loved ones said that it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. He had custody of his son every weekend and looked forward to their visits.
Goodwin was treated for a painkiller addiction at a nursing facility earlier in 1998. He was released from the program four months before his disappearance. He was close with his family members and resided alone. He enjoys watching movies and football games.
Goodwin's family members got a tip that he may have been placed in a psychiatric facility, Living Hope Hospital of Texarkana, shortly after his disappearance, and was then possibly transferred to a state-operated facility in Arkansas. (Living Hope Hospital of Texarkana closed in 2008.)
This information has not been confirmed and Goodwin has not been located. Authorities have not ruled out foul play as a possibility in his .
Investigating Agency
Texarkana Police Department
903-798-3154
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texarkana Police Department
Child Protection Education Of America
Arkansas Crime Information Center
The Texarkana Gazette
KSLA 12
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
