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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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Katherine Paquin
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
Paquin, date, approximate 2012; Christopher Blattner
Date Missing 08/15/2012
Missing From
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 62 years old
Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'8, 170 - 180 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair, blue eyes. Paquin's nickname is Kathy.
Details of Disappearance Paquin was last seen at her home near Eubank and Indian School in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 15, 2012. She has never been heard from again.
Authorities learned that Christopher Blattner and his wife, Brittany Blattner, who were Paquin's neighbors, had secretly withdrawn $63,000 from Paquin's bank account using her ATM card, including $25,000 taken in a five-day period just after she disappeared.
The couple bought computers, clothing, jewelry and two motorcycles with Paquin's money. Later in August, both were charged with fraud and forgery in connection with the thefts. According to court documents, Christopher told his wife he had murdered Paquin, dismembered her body and disposed of the parts.
Christopher had a prior criminal record for methamphetamine and heroin charges, and had been paroled in February 2012, just a few months before Paquin's disappearance. Authorities later admitted they had miscalculated his sentence and he should have been incarcerated until September 2015.
In August 2012, he was charged with second-degree murder in Paquin's . In 2014, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Paquin's , second-degree murder in the 2007 death of George Orozco, and aggravated assault on a police officer in an altercation with police in 2013.
Christopher was sentenced to 28 years in prison. Per the of the agreement, the forgery and fraud charges against him were dropped, as well as all the charges against Brittany. In 2015, he also pleaded guilty to federal narcotics charges and was sentenced to 30 more years. He later attempted to withdraw the federal plea, claiming he'd been under the influence of drugs and didn't know what was going on when he made it, but this was refused.
Although the of his plea agreement required Christopher to disclose the location of Paquin's body, her remains have never been recovered. Foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Albuquerque Police Department
505-768-2020
Other
NamUs
The Albuquerque Journal
KRQE

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