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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.



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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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Mercedes Zaevon Toliver
Toliver, date, approximate 2016
Date Missing 12/17/2016
Missing From
Prescott, Arkansas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Age 18 years old
Height and Weight 5'0 - 5'4, 115 - 125 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red hooded sweatshirt over a yellow shirt, and gray sweatpants.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Toliver's nickname is Cede.
Details of Disappearance Toliver was last seen walking south away from her residence in the 300 block of Rosston Road in in Prescott, Arkansas at around midnight on December 17, 2016. She had gotten into an argument with her mother, than left home without taking any belongings other than her cellular phone and $20 in cash. Her mother assumed she was walking to an aunt's house nearby, but she never arrived there. She has never been heard from again.
Toliver had graduated from Prescott High School earlier that year and spent the summer in Kansas, studying for ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) exam; she planned to join the Air Force. Since her disappearance, her cell phone has died and there's been no activity on her social media accounts. Prior to her disappearance, she used her phone and was on social media every day.
It's uncharacteristic of Toliver to leave without warning. Her loved ones stated she preferred staying home and reading books to going to parties. Her family fears she may have come to harm, but little evidence is available in her .
Investigating Agency
Prescott Police Department
870-887-2676
Arkansas State Police
870-777-8944
Other
Never Forgotten | Arkansas Missing Persons Campaign
NamUs
Mercedes Toliver's Facebook Page
The Texarkana Gazette
Black and Missing, Inc.
NBC 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.



Missing Person Photos

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