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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.



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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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Justin William Hooiman
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Hooiman, date, approximate 2017
Date Missing 11/20/2017
Missing From
Salt Lake City, Utah
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/07/1989 (32)
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 180 pounds
Medical Conditions Hooiman has a history of drug abuse. He became addicted to the painkiller Oxycontin after he was prescribed it following an injury, and later progressed to using heroin.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Hooiman has the following tattoos: a rose and a cross on the back of his left shoulder, the initials "DH" on his right arm, and the phrase "Remember who you are" on his right upper arm at the shoulder. He had a mustache and goatee at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Hooiman was last seen in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 20, 2017. He was on parole for drug- and theft-related offenses and was staying at the Fortitude Treatment Center, a men's halfway house, at the time of his disappearance. He would leave the center each day to go to work.
He spoke to his mother that morning and made arrangements for them to have lunch together. They were going to meet near a construction site at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. Hooiman's mother tried to call him to get a more specific location to meet him at, but her call went straight to voicemail, indicating the phone was turned off. He never showed up for lunch and has never been heard from again.
It's uncharacteristic of Hooiman to leave without warning or to be out of touch with his mother. He was reportedly having some problems with unspecified individuals at the Fortitude Treatment Center at the time of his disappearance.
Because of his status as a parolee, he was listed as an absconder from parole until late 2019, then police decided to reclassify him as a missing person. In March 2021, authorities stated they were treating the as a possible homicide; a confidential federal informant has claimed Hooiman was murdered. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Salt Lake City Police Department
801-799-3454
Other
NamUs
Utah Arrests
The Utah Standard Examiner
The Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification
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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.



Missing Person Photos

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