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
Kimberly Ann Riley
Riley, date, approximate 1998; Age-progression to age 29 (date, approximate 2008); Omar Seymore, date, approximate 1998
Date Missing 12/23/1998
Missing From
Lorain, Ohio
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/12/1979 (42)
Age 19 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 122 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Gold hoop earrings, gold chain necklaces, and possibly jeans.
Medical Conditions Riley was taking medicine at the time of her disappearance for a blood disorder that affects her platelets. She did not have her medication with her when she vanished.
Associated Vehicle(s) Orange 1989 Mazda (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. The nail is missing on Riley's left ring finger; due to a childhood accident the fingernail cannot grow. She often wears a fake nail to cover the defect. Riley's nicknames are Kim and Kimmy. She has a scar on her forehead, an appendectomy scar on her abdomen and a mole on her neck.
Details of Disappearance Riley disappeared with Omar Scharief Seymore Sr., who is the father of her two sons. A photograph of Seymore is posted with this summary.
Riley's grandmother, Vernice Akers, last saw her on December 20, 1998 and said everything seemed to be normal with Riley at the time. Seymore's mother, Linda D. Waters, reportedly was the last one to see Riley, on December 23. On Christmas Day Riley did not arrive at her family's holiday celebration.
Akers called Waters, and Waters claimed Riley, accompanied by Seymore, had dropped her children off at Waters's apartment on December 23 and said she was going to do some last-minute Christmas shopping at a mall in Elyria, Ohio, but never returned to pick up her sons.
Akers was worried and she and her husband collected Riley's sons from Waters's house. The children had only one bottle each and their car seats; they had no diapers, no extra clothing and no extra milk.
Akers claims Waters told three different stories about what happened when Kimberly dropped off the children at her house. The next day, Waters called Akers to ask if she'd heard from Riley and Seymore. She suggested that perhaps they had run away together.
Riley had left behind wrapped Christmas gifts in her apartment, which was unusually clean and decorated for the holiday season. The only things missing from her apartment in the 1600 block of Cooper Foster Park Road were some blankets off the bed, two photo albums containing pictures of the children, and a large plastic trash bin from the kitchen. Riley's medication, groceries, toothbrush and curlers were left behind. All of Seymore's belongings were missing, however, except one sock.
On December 31 of that year, Riley's mother got a towing bill for Riley's orange 1989 Mazda, which disappeared with her and Seymore.
The car had been found on Diece Street in Cleveland, Ohio and was towed to an impound lot. When it was returned to her mother, it had been stripped of all Riley's belongings, including the stereo. The car seat had been moved back to accommodate a person much taller than Riley.
The police did not inspect the car until the spring of 1999. There were bloodstains on the passenger side of the car, and some hair and some bloodstained pieces of cardboard in the trunk. Five years later, police investigators tested the cardboard from the trunk and found that the blood was Riley's.
A small amount of blood was also found in her and Seymore's shared apartment in the 1600 block of Cooper Foster Park Road. Riley's mother also located a photograph of Riley in her home, where Riley had onced lived with Seymore; the picture had the words "die soon" written across the front.
Seymore was located in 2004 and arrested on drug charges. He was sentenced to time served and released after his conviction. He was rearrested in California in June 2005, on identity theft charges unrelated to Riley's disappearance. He had been impersonating his mother's boyfriend. He was extradited back to Ohio and sentenced to prison for parole violation.
Riley was not with him when he was located. Authorities have repeatedly questioned him as to her whereabouts but he has refused to divulge any information. Seymore was released from prison in July 2007.
Riley's mother stated her daughter had a rocky relationship with Seymore; he was arrested once for hitting her, but no charges were filed against him in that incident. Seymore does have a criminal record for drug possession. Riley was declared ly dead in 2006.
In 2007, Riley's mother filed a civil suit against Seymore for Riley's wrongful death, seeking upwards of $25,000 in damages. A civil judge found Seymore liable for Riley's death and ordered him to pay $4.5 million to her mother. He did not defend himself against the suit and refused to answer any questions about Riley's disappearance, citing his right to avoid self-incrimination.
Riley's mother stated she did not expect to actually receive any money, as Seymore has few assets. He has not faced criminal charges in connection with Riley's disappearance.
Riley's remains unsolved. Authorities suspect foul play was involved in her disappearance; they and her family believe she is deceased.
Investigating Agency
Lorain Police Department
440-204-2105
United States Marshall Service
216-522-8320
216-522-2228
216-701-8427
Other
NamUs
Outpost for Hope
Missing Persons Throughout the World
The Morning Journal
The Free Times
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain Police Department
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
