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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Mary Anne Wesolowski
Mary, date, approximate 1971; Age-progression to age 63 (date, approximate 2021)
Date Missing 08/08/1971
Missing From
Glens Falls, New York
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/24/1958 (64)
Age 13 years old
Height and Weight 4'5 - 4'6, 85 - 91 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, red and white shorts, and a black leather belt.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Mary has a scar on her abdomen and a butterfly-shaped scar on her upper chest. Her teeth were crooked at the time of her 1971 disappearance. Some agencies give Mary's name "Mary Ann" or "Maryanne."
Details of Disappearance Mary was last seen walking away from her home on Broad Street in her hometown of Glens Falls, New York at 3:00 p.m. on August 8, 1971. She planned to meet friends to go swimming at Haviland's Cove Beach on the Hudson River. She has never been heard from again.
Mary left a note behind for her mother, saying, "I'm leaving. I might miss you." She had also written a note to her sister a few months earlier, but never mailed it; her family found it after her disappearance. In the letter to her sister, Mary wrote that she hated Glens Falls and couldn't wait for summer to start.
Mary's younger brother, who was seven when she disappeared, said there were "a lot of problems" at home. He believes she left of his own accord and is still alive. He described his sister as a shy and withdrawn girl but said she seemed generally happy prior to her disappearance.
Kenneth Arnold Yarter Jr. is considered a possible suspect in Mary's disappearance. In 1974, he was charged with the abduction and murder of a 16-year-old girl Susan Camel Zanta, in Argyle, New York. The charges were dismissed in 1977 after crucial evidence was thrown out of court.
After 1977, Yarter was convicted of three rapes, one in New Jersey and one in Florida. In 1995, Yarter was charged with Susan Zanta's murder again. He confessed and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1996, and is serving a life sentence in prison. He will be eligible for release in 2026.
Yarter has not been connected to Mary's disappearance, although he lived in Glens Falls in 1971 and worked at a restaurant near where Mary was last seen. No other suspects have been named in her . Since she went missing, her Social Security number has not been used anywhere in the country. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Glens Falls Police Department
518-761-3840
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
New York State Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse
New York State Troopers
The Schenectady Gazette
The Glens Falls Post-Star
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
