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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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Kimberly Ann Mericle
Mericle, date, approximate 2017
Date Missing 03/02/2017
Missing From
Williams, Oregon
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/16/1970 (52)
Age 46 years old
Height and Weight 5'3 - 5'4, 125 pounds
Medical Conditions Mericle was addicted to methamphetamines at the time of her disappearance, and been for a couple of years.
Associated Vehicle(s) Red Isuzu Rodeo with the Oregon license plate number 004 HSN (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Mericle's ears are pierced. Her nickname is Kim. Her hair was chin-length at the time of her disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Mericle was last heard from by phone by her sister on March 2, 2017. She was in Williams, Oregon at the time. She has never been heard from again.
Two and a half months later, her red Isuzu Rodeo with the Oregon license plate number 004 HSN was found abandoned on a side street in Grants Pass, Oregon. It had only been parked there for a couple of days.
At the time of her disappearance, Mericle was living with a boyfriend on and off, and her twelve-year-old son lived with his father. She was hoping to check into rehab and had found a place that would take her. She is missing under unclear circumstances and her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Oregon State Police
541-776-6111
Other
NamUs
KTVL 10
Oregon Arrests
Facebook Page for Kimberly Mericle
Mysteriously Missing
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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