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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Jose Gonzalez
Gonzalez, date, approximate 2002
Date Missing 09/17/2002
Missing From
El Paso, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 10/05/1963 (59)
Age 38 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 230 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black t-shirt, black shorts and black and white sneakers.
Medical Conditions Gonzalez is a diabetic and in need of medication.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black and gray Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck with the Texas license plate number 6GVT69
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Gonzalez is balding. He has a large bump on the arch of his right foot and he wears eyeglasses. His nickname is Peanut and he may use the aliases Jose Luis Gonzalez or Luis Gonzalez. Some agencies spell his last name "Gonzales."
Details of Disappearance Gonzalez was last seen on Yarbrough Drive and Interstate 10 in El Paso, Texas at 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2002. He has never been heard from again.
Gonzalez may be driving a black and gray Chevrolet Avalanche pickup truck with the Texas license plate number 6GVT69. His is unsolved.
Investigating Agency
El Paso Police Department
915-872-3600
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
Heidi Search Center
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
