Missing Mary Elizabeth Dietz Dietz, approximately 1997 Date reported missing : 10/14/1997 Missing location (approx) : Selbyville, Delaware Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 05/20/1919 (102) Age at the time of disappearance: 78 years old Height / Weight : 4'9 - 4'10, 90 - 110 pounds Medical conditions : Dietz suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Gray hair, blue eyes. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Dietz was last seen at her residence on Lantern Lane in Selbyville, Delaware at 3:30 a.m. on October 14, 1997. She was waiting for the morning newspaper at the time. She has never been heard from again. Her son reported her missing. Foul play is not suspected in Dietz's disappearance. She was often seen in a disoriented state, sometimes digging through a dumpster behind her home. Around the time of her disappearance, a trash collector saw the empty dumpster with a door open at the side. Operating on the theory that Dietz was accidentally taken to a landfill after getting stuck in the dumpster, authorities searched the landfill. No tEthnicity : of her was located and her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Delaware State Police 302-739-5939 September 2021 updates and sources The Doe Network 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. October 12, 2004. November 6, 2010; DOB : , Height / Weight : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : updated. |