Missing Michael Lee Watkins Watkins, approximately 1998 Date reported missing : 11/01/1998 Missing location (approx) : Lincoln, Nebraska Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 49 years old Height / Weight : 5'8, 150 pounds Medical conditions : Watkins is classified as disabled for unspecified reasons. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Black hair, eyes. Watkins may use the last names Hamilton and/or Walkins. He has a tattoo of a marijuana plant on his left arm at the shoulder. He has one blue eye and one brown eye. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Watkins left Lincoln, Nebraska sometime in early November 1998. He was en route to Bakersfield, California to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his daughter. The police pulled him over on a routine traffic stop in Signal Hill, California on November 16; he wasn't listed as missing at the time. Watkins never arrived in Bakersfield. In December 1998, he was arrested in Tijuana, Mexico. He was released from jail on December 23; this is the last indication of his whereabouts. He left his car behind in Tijuana and disappeared. Watkins wasn't reported missing until 2002. Nebraska police are investigating his case. Other information and links : ncy Lincoln Police Department 402-441-6944 September 2021 updates and sources The Lincoln Journal-Star Nebraska State Patrol 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. September 6, 2016; . |