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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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Joseph Paul D’Aquisto Sr.
D'Aquisto, date, approximate 2002
Date Missing 01/11/2002
Missing From
Asheville, North Carolina
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/29/1941 (81)
Age 60 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 150 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Red/burgundy Toyota Tacoma truck with the vehicle identification number (VIN) 4TAPM62N3WZ000878 and the license plates number BVJ2537
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying black hair, brown eyes. D'Aquisto is balding. His nickname is Joe.
Details of Disappearance D'Aquisto was last seen at his Asheville, North Carolina residence on January 11, 2002. He and his wife had an argument and he drove away in his red/burgundy Toyota Tacoma truck with the vehicle identification number (VIN) 4TAPM62N3WZ000878 and the license plate number BVJ2537, and has never been heard from again.
Six months after his disappearance, D'Aquisto's truck was later found in the parking lot of the La Quinta Inn in Kingsport, Tennessee. It had been parked there since January, and there is nothing to indicate that he checked into the hotel. D'Aquisto knew the area well; he traveled through Kingsport whenever he drove to New York to visit relatives.
D'Aquisto did not take any personal belongings with him when he vanished, including his camera. He is an avid photographer. He has not paid his bills or his union dues, which he paid faithfully up until the time he disappeared. His loved ones describe him as an honest, responsible man who was not impulsive and would not leave his wife of 30 years without warning. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Buncombe County Sheriff's Department
828-250-4436
Other
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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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