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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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Margit Lillian Prichard
Prichard, date, approximate 2018
Date Missing 05/18/2018
Missing From
Piercy, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/28/1942 (80)
Age 76 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 106 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A purple shirt and blue capri pants.
Medical Conditions Prichard suffers from dementia.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance Prichard was last seen in the garden at her residence in the 1300 block of Pepperwood Springs Road in Piercy, California at 1:00 p.m. on May 18, 2018. Her husband realized she was missing at 4:30 p.m. and searched their property for her, then enlisted neighbors to help look around in the local area before calling the police. She left her purse and phone behind and has never been heard from again.
At the time of her disappearance, Prichard was very fit for her age and could walk long distances. She had disappeared about three months earlier and traveled seven miles on foot before she was located. After her May 2018 disappearance, an extensive search turned up no sign of her.
Prichard used to live on Bethel Island in the East Bay area of California, and may try to return there. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
707-463-4095
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
KRCR 7
The Redheaded Blackbelt
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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