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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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Anne Marie Kirrane
Kirrane, date, approximate 1985
Date Missing 09/12/1985
Missing From
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/04/1930 (92)
Age 55 years old
Height and Weight 5'3 - 5'6, 115 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Blue 1982 Datsun (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Kirrane's nickname is Nancy.
Details of Disappearance Kirrane left her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home on September 9, 1985, headed west. She was apparently depressed at the time and planned to start a new life away from her family and her former home. She was last seen on the morning of September 12, when she checked out of a Bedford, Pennsylvania motel.
Later that day, her blue 1982 Datsun was found abandoned along State Route 56, five miles west of Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. The keys were in the ignition and Kirrane's belongings, including her purse, traveler's checks and three letters, were inside the car.
About 300 yards away from the car was a sweater belonging to Kirrane. She had recently purchased it and it still had the price tag attached. Search dogs traced Kirrane's scent from the sweater back down to the car, then to the road, where they lost the trail; it appeared as if Kirrane had caught a ride from a passing motorist.
One of the items in Kirrane's car was a newspaper with several classified ads circled. Authorities called the numbers listed and determined Kirrane had called a person in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to see about renting an apartment. This was the day before her disappearance. She never contacted the person again, however, and an extensive search of the area turned up no sign of her.
Little information is available in Kirrane's , which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Pennsylvania State Police
814-623-6133
814-696-6100
Other
NamUs
The Altoona Mirror
The Bedford Gazette
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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