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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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Alexander Walter Roberts
Alexander, date, approximate 1960; Age-progression to age 69 (date, approximate 2016)
Date Missing 07/29/1960
Missing From
Phoenix, Arizona
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 10/26/1947 (74)
Age 12 years old
Height and Weight 4'11 - 5'1, 80 - 100 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white cotton short-sleeved t-shirt, blue Levi's jeans, brown high-top leather shoes and a gold wristwatch with a leather band. Carrying a brown wallet.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Sandy brown hair, brown eyes. Alexander's nicknames are Alex and Chicano. He has a scar under his left eye.
Details of Disappearance Alexander was last seen at his uncle's home in the 1300 block of east Brill in Phoenix, Arizona on July 29, 1960. He lived with his aunt in the 6400 block of west Cavalier at the time of his disappearance, and was an eighth-grader at St. Agnes School. He has never been heard from again.
Alexander's mother lived in San Francisco, California at the time of his disappearance, and his father lived in Glendale, Arizona. He also had relatives in Texas. Authorities thought he may have tried to go to either California or Texas after his disappearance; it's also possible he remained in the Phoenix area. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Phoenix Police Department
602-262-6151
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
The Arizona Republic
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