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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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Ann Lombard
Lombard, date, approximate 1996; James Taylor
Date Missing 04/29/1996
Missing From
Placitas, New Mexico
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 11/20/1962 (59)
Age 31 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 250 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A purple shirt, pink sweatpants and possibly black sneakers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Lombard may use the name Ana Lombard, and some agencies refer to her as Auriana Taylor. She has a burn scar on her back.
Details of Disappearance Lombard was last seen in Placitas, New Mexico on April 29, 1996. She got into a physical altercation with her live-in boyfriend, James Taylor, at their residence on Perdiz Canyon Road that day, and Taylor sustained injuries.Lombard has never been heard from again. She left behind seven children, four by Taylor and three by other men. Taylor claimed she had simply left him.
A photo of Taylor is posted with this summary. He and Lombard had a troubled relationship. In 1990, Lombard accused Taylor of holding her down and burning her on a stove. In 1992, one of Lombard's children claimed he saw Taylor rape his mother and spray chemicals in her face.
Taylor was seen digging a large hole in his front yard the day after Lombard vanished. He asked a neighbor for digging equipment to repair a leaky septic tank. Police searched the yard when they learned about this, but the search turned up no evidence.
In 2002, Taylor allegedly choked his wife and threatened to "kill her like he did Ann." In 2010, he was arrested at his Des Moines, Iowa home after a five-hour police standoff; he'd called 911 to say he was armed, poured gasoline all over his house and threatened to set it on fire. He has never been charged in Lombard's due to a lack of evidence.
Lombard had only been living in Placitas for a few weeks by the time of her disappearance; she had moved there from Austin, Texas early in April 1996. Her remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Investigating Agency
Sandoval County Sheriff's Office
505-867-7516
New Mexico State Police
505-841-9256
Other
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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