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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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Adrian Genti Gokaj
Gokaj, date, approximate 2016
Date Missing 04/15/2016
Missing From
Pomona, New York
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/09/1981 (41)
Age 34 years old
Height and Weight 6'0 - 6'2, 200 - 210 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A long-sleeved blue shirt with white stripes on the sleeves, light gray sweatpants and gray cloth house slippers.
Medical Conditions Gokaj suffers from bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia. He is also brain-damaged as the result of two car accidents and is mentally disabled as a result. He'd been taking medication for over ten years prior to his disappearance and is classified as disabled. Gokaj may be confused and disoriented as a result of his conditions.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, green eyes. Gokaj goes by his middle name, Genti. He was born in Albania and moved to the United States at age 17.
Details of Disappearance Gokaj was last seen in Pomona, New York at 4:20 p.m. on April 15, 2016, when he left his apartment in the 100 block of Country Club Lane to take out the garbage and never came back. He has never been heard from again.
Gokaj has a history of wandering away from home, but he wasn't familiar with the area; he had moved there from Lodi, New Jersey a few months prior to his disappearance. He left home without his wallet or cellular phone. He has a driver's license but doesn't have a car. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear and his remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Haverstraw Police Department
845-942-3730
Other
NamUs
The Hudson Journal News
The Hudson Valley News Network
New York Division of Criminal Justice Services
Adrian Gokaj's Mother's Facebook Page
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 Case Updates with Photos
