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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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Mario Rodriguez Hernandez
Hernandez, date, approximate 2005; Rebeca Diaz-Nivarez; Ricardo Diaz-Nivarez
Date Missing 03/17/2005
Missing From
Santa Ana, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 01/19/1937 (85)
Age 68 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 140 pounds
Medical Conditions Hernandez has had multiple strokes in the past.
Associated Vehicle(s) Blue 1993 Mazda MPV van (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Hernandez needs a cane to walk.
Details of Disappearance Hernandez was last seen in Santa Ana, California on March 17, 2005. He left his home in the Town and Country Village mobile home park at 5th Street and Harbor Boulevard and has never been heard from again.
At the time of his disappearance, he worked selling jewelry door to door out of his blue 1993 Mazda MPV van. His last appointment was with a regular customer, Rebeca Diaz-Nivarez.
About a week after Hernandez's disappearance, his van was found abandoned in Mission Viejo, California. The interior smelled of gasoline, but there were no indications of foul play and no sign of Hernandez. There has been no activity on his bank accounts since his disappearance, and his loved ones stated it was uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning.
In November 2007, two and a half years after Hernandez's disappearance, Rebeca was arrested and charged with his robbery and murder. She pawned dozens of jewelry items, worth about $2,500 in total, at several Santa Ana pawn shops shortly after he went missing. She also asked her daughter to hold a bag of jewelry for her and not tell anyone about it.
Rebeca's son, Ricardo Dagoberto Diaz-Nivarez, was also charged with murder. Authorities were initially unable to locate him, but he was later arrested in his native Mexico and was extradited to California in August 2008.
Photographs of Ricardo and Rebeca are posted with this summary. Rebeca was convicted of robbery and first-degree murder in February 2011. Ricardo was tried in September of that year, but the jury deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial. He was convicted on his second trial in May 2012. Both defendants were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Hernandez has never been located, but foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Santa Ana Police Department
714-245-8600
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Orange County Register
North American Missing Persons Network
OC 180 News
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
