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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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Stokes, date, approximate 2007
Date Missing 11/25/2007
Missing From
Oakland, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/19/1974 (48)
Age 33 years old
Height and Weight 5'3 - 5'4, 115 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Running pants.
Medical Conditions Stokes suffers from depression and alcoholism and may have been suicidal at the time of her disappearance. She was taking Antabuse at the time of her disappearance; the drug makes a person violently sick if they drink even a small amount of alcohol.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black 2001 Honda Accord (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Stokes has blonde highlights in her hair. Her nickname is Mandy and some accounts refer to her as Amanda Stokes. Her ears and navel are pierced. She has a scar on her forearm, a tattoo on her wrist and a small birthmark on her thigh.
Details of Disappearance Stokes was last seen at approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 25, 2007 at her residence on Merritt Avenue in Oakland, California. She was living with her brother, one of her seven siblings, at the time of her disappearance.
The morning she went missing, she and her brother got into an argument. He stated it was a minor disagreement, not serious enough to drive her away or cause her to commit suicide. Stokes's brother went to take a shower and while he was in there, she left in her black 2001 Honda Accord.
She later spoke to her boyfriend on her cellular phone while she was driving, but the call was cut short after the phone either lost service or got turned off. Stokes has never been heard from again.
Two days after her disappearance, her vehicle was found locked and abandoned next to a ravine in the 5000 block of Park Boulevard, near Leimert Boulevard. Her wallet, identification, MP3 player and cellular phone were inside it. The car's battery was dead. It had to be towed because it was blocking traffic.
In December 2007, investigators collected unspecified "potential evidence" from her apartment which indicated she may have met with foul play. Her was reclassified as a possible homicide.
Stokes is originally from North Carolina. She was a psychology major at John F. Kennedy University, but had taken a semester off from college at the time of her disappearance. She was preparing to move to the East Coast, where her boyfriend and her mother lived. Stokes's loved ones describe her as naive and trusting.
She was still grieving over her father's death four years earlier, and reportedly had a "mental breakdown" over this and other issues in her life just days before her disappearance. Due to her emotional problems, there is concern for her safety.
It is uncharacteristic of Stokes to leave without warning or to be out of touch with her family, and her cellular phone and bank account have not been used since her disappearance. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Oakland Police Department
510-238-3641
Other
NamUs
California Attorney General's Office
NBC 11
The San Francisco Chronicle
Project Jason
The Oakland Tribune
CNN
ABC 7 News
The San Francisco Bay Guardian
The Criminal Report Daily
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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 Case Updates with Photos