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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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Jerry Lynn Whaley
Whaley, date, approximate 2007
Date Missing 11/02/2007
Missing From
Sullivan, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/06/1962 (60)
Age 45 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 185 pounds
Medical Conditions Whaley was depressed at the time of his disappearance.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black Ford Escape truck with Missouri license plates numbered 516-RR7 (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Whaley may go by his middle name, Lynn, or the first name Terry.
Details of Disappearance Whaley was last seen at his fiancee's home in Sullivan, Missouri on November 2, 2007. He has never been heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, he was staying at the Stanton Motel in Stanton, Missouri. Several of his belongings, including his checkbook, were left behind at the motel.
On November 19, Whaley's black Ford Escape truck with Missouri license plates numbered 516-RR7 was found abandoned in the Miramiguoa Village at Meramec State Park in Franklin County, Missouri. It was parked on a power line road, over a hill and out of sight of the main road.
More of his possessions, including his wallet and identification, were inside the truck, but there was no sign of Whaley at the scene. His disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
636-583-2560
Other
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Sullivan Independent News
Missouri Missing Adults
NamUs
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
