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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 P. Hay
Hay, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 06/08/2005
Missing From
St. Louis, Missouri
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Female
Race
Asian
Date of Birth 10/23/1960 (61)
Age 44 years old
Height and Weight 5'0, 135 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light green sweatshirt with a picture of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse on the front, and blue jeans.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Black hair, brown eyes. Hay has a scar on her knee. She wears eyeglasses with oval-shaped gold wire frames. Hay is of Filipino descent. She may use the last names Mecayar, Melayar and/or Portalegre.
Details of Disappearance Hay was last seen at a Laclede's Landing store in the vicinity of the 600 block of north Second Street in St. Louis, Missouri at 5:00 p.m. on June 8, 2005. She had gone to the establishment on business and got some money from an individual shortly before she was last seen. She has never been heard from again. Hay's husband reported her missing on June 23.
Hay sold purses and other items for a living and resided in the 2200 block of Alexandria Street in Granite City, Illinois at the time of her disappearance; she had moved there in about 2000. She was separated from her husband in 2005; he lives in Bunker Hill, Illinois. They had been married for 23 years by 2005.
Hay has relatives in California and Texas; they have not heard from her since her disappearance. They stated that she does not use il drugs, is not mentally ill and has no health problems requiring medication. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
St. Louis Metro Police Department
314-444-5338
Other
NamUs
KMOV-TV
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Belleville News-Democrat
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