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
Andrew James Torii
Torii, date, approximate 2010; Torii's tattoo
Date Missing 11/29/2010
Missing From
Gardena, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Asian
Date of Birth 07/25/1990 (32)
Age 20 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, a gray coat, blue jeans and blue sneakers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Torii has a tattoo of a barcode with the word "imagine" underneath it on the back of his neck; a photo of the tattoo is posted with this summary. He wears eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Details of Disappearance Torii was last seen in Gardena, California on November 29, 2010. He left home in the early morning hours, leaving a note saying he was going to get picked up by a friend and spend the night with his friend. He said he was very stressed out and would return home on November 30, after he finished his day's classes at El Camino College.
Torii has never been heard from again. He left his car and cellular phone behind, but took his California driver's license, camera, contact lenses, eyeglasses, skateboard, backpack and Apple MacBook laptop computer.
Torii graduated from Bishop Montgomery High School in 2008. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Gardena Police Department
310-217-9600
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Facebook Page for Andrew Torii
Bishop Montgomery High School
Andrew Torii Tumblr
Andrew Torii's sister's blog
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
