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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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Margarita Gonzalez-Almazan
Gonzalez-Almazan, date, approximate 2013; Osman Galicia-Escobedo
Date Missing 12/01/2013
Missing From
Bluffton, South Carolina
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Age 47 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 115 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) 2001 Dodge Stratus (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Gonzalez-Almazan's ears are pierced.
Details of Disappearance Gonzalez-Almazan was last seen at her home in Bluffton, South Carolina at 3:00 a.m. on December 1, 2013. She disappeared after attending a birthday party for her grandson. Her daughter heard her say to her boyfriend, Osman Galicia-Escobedo, "What is my granddaughter going to do when I leave you?" Galicia-Escobedo, who had been drinking, started to cry.
A few hours later, relatives went to Gonzalez-Almazan's apartment and found it deserted. There were two plates of unfinished food in the kitchen, and the television remote had been smashed. Gonzalez-Almazan has never been heard from again. Her cellular phone turned up on the roadside off Highway 170, near the Lemon Island Bridge over the Chechessee River. Her 2001 Dodge Stratus was found several days later, outside of the Keller Flea Market in Savannah, Georgia.
Photos of Galicia-Escobedo are posted with this summary. He was sighted in south Savannah several hours after Gonzalez-Almazan disappeared; he spent the night with some acquaintances there. Witnesses said Gonzalez-Almazan wasn't with him, and he had what appeared to be fresh fingernail scratches on the side of his face. The place where he was seen is just a few miles from where Gonzalez-Almazan's car was later located.
Galicia-Escobedo purchased a plane ticket at the Savannah Airport for a flight to his native Guatemala, but never made his flight; he dropped out of sight and hasn't been seen since. He is not listed as a missing person, but authorities have been trying to locate him to question him about his girlfriend's disappearance.
According to Gonzalez-Almazan's family, Galicia-Escobedo was a demanding and sometimes violent partner. Authorities believe she met with foul play at his hands, but no charges had been filed against anyone and her is unsolved.
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Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
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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.
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
