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Missing John Chocha Jr. 
Chocha, approximately 1969 Date reported missing : 05/01/1969 Missing location (approx) : Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 54 years old Height / Weight : 6'0, 145 - 173 pounds Medical conditions : Chocha suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Chocha was confined to the Harrisburg State Mental Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1969, but he had privileges to go off campus and visit the town. His sister visited him sometime during May or June of that year. A few weeks later, Chocha's wife called the hospital to say she was visiting him, and was told that he had disappeared. No one had informed his relatives of this beforehand. Chocha has never been heard from again. There has been no activity on his Social Security number since his disappearance. He was declared legally dead seven years after he vanished, but few details are available in his case and it remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Pennsylvania State Police 717-671-7500 September 2021 updates and sources The Doe Network 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. October 12, 2004. March 20, 2012; height added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : updated. |