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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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Kathrynn Sholly Seefeldt
Kathrynn, date, approximate 2002; Age-progression to age 30 (date, approximate 2019)
Date Missing 10/14/2002
Missing From
Independence, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/07/1989 (32)
Age 12 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt with blue on the sleeves, black sweatpants or nylon pants with a white stripe down the side, and blue sneakers.
Medical Conditions Kathrynn's mother believes her daughter may have been about five months pregnant at the time of her disappearance, but this has not been confirmed.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Kathrynn has a scar near her nose. Her nicknames are Katie (sometimes spelled "Kadie" or "Kadi") and P. Her first name may be spelled "Katherynn" by some agencies.
Details of Disappearance Kathrynn was last seen at her home near 18th Street and Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri on October 14, 2002. She was grounded and she and her mother argued after her mother refused to let her attend a party at an apartment complex.
Kathrynn received a phone call at 1:00 a.m. and told the caller she wasn't allowed to have calls that late and to stop calling. Since the family didn't have caller ID, it isn't known who was calling. When her mother woke up later that morning, her daughter was gone, along with a lot of her clothing.
Kathrynn had run away from home before for short periods, so her mother was not initially concerned and didn't report her missing until two days later. She disappeared the day before a routine doctor's appointment; her mother believes, based on her behavior before she went missing, that she may have been pregnant. Her mother now lives in Buckner, Missouri.
Police believe Kathrynn left of her own accord, at least initially, but no one has heard from her since 2002 and her mother thinks foul play may have been involved in her disappearance. She may still be in the local area.
Kathrynn was a seventh-grader at Osage Trail Middle School at the time of her disappearance. She wasn't usually a good student, but her final report card had mostly A and B grades. She enjoys writing and chalk drawing and she may be affiliated with the gothic subculture.
Kathrynn may still be in the local area. Although she left home of her own accord, police stated there's no evidence she's still alive and foul play is suspected. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
816-524-4302
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Examiner
A Lost Child
Kansas City Child Search
KMBC 9
KCTV 5
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
