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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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Michelle Lyn Henri
Henri, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 01/24/2004
Missing From
Waynesville, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/11/1978 (44)
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 5'6 - 5'9, 145 - 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A watch with a black band and a silver hoop in her navel with a frog and a flower attached.
Medical Conditions Henri suffers from depression and has a history of self-harming by cutting. She's been hospitalized for her mental illness in the past. Her family stated she was taking medication and her condition was improving by the time of her disappearance; however, she left her medicine behind.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Henri has multiple scars on her arms and legs and both wrists. She has a scar under her right breast and a twelve-inch scar on the top of her left thigh. Her navel is pierced. Henri's nickname is Shelly. Her maiden name is Crossland.
Details of Disappearance Henri was last seen by her ex-husband in the afternoon of January 24, 2004 at her residence in the vicinity of the 26000 block of Highway 17 in Waynesville, Missouri. She frequented the Columbia and Jefferson City areas of Missouri prior to her disappearance. Her ex-husband was initially unconcerned about her disappearance because he thought she might be in the hospital getting treatment for her depression.
A few days before she was last seen, Henri told her sister she was going to visit a friend in Kansas City, Missouri. She said her own car was inoperable but she planned to get a ride. Henri never made it to Kansas City. She left her purse and medication behind at home and has never been heard from again.
Although she was unemployed at the time of her disappearance, Henri trained as a respiratory therapist. Her professional license, which is necessary for her to get work in that field, expired after she went missing and was never renewed. She doesn't have a driver's license in any state and her bank accounts and Social Security number haven't been used since her disappearance. She also never claimed her income tax refund.
Henri graduated from Laquey High School, where she was an excellent student. She left behind two young children. Her loved ones stated she was a devoted parent and very close to her other family members, and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Pulaski County Sheriff's Office
573-774-6169
Other
NamUs
Missouri State Highway Patrol
The St. James Leader-Journal
Lake News Online
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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