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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
Allen Michael McPeak
Allen, date, approximate 2001; Age-progression to age 21 (date, approximate 2018); Henry Francis Claeys
Date Missing 08/09/2001
Missing From
Mission, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 10/30/1997 (24)
Age 3 years old
Height and Weight 3'0, 45 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Allen has a light red birthmark on his forehead. He may go by his middle name, Michael.
Details of Disappearance Allen was last seen in McAllen, Texas on November 6, 2001. He has never been heard from again. Allen is believed to be with his mother, Laura Leticia Ramirez, who disappeared from South Padre Island, Texas on December 27, 2002. They may be traveling with a companion, Henry Francis Claeys.
A photograph of Claeys is posted with summary. His date of birth is October 17, 1961, making him 39 years old at the time of Allen's disappearance. He's described as Caucasian, 5'11 and 205 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Ramirez and Allen's s remains unsolved. They are missing under suspicious circumstances. Some agencies give the date of their disappearances as November 6, 2001 and the place as McAllen, Texas.
Investigating Agency
Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office
956-383-8114
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
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