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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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Arisoneide Oliveira Gosselin


Arisoneide, date, approximate 1992
Date Missing 05/28/1992
Missing From
Turlock, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/24/1960 (61)
Age 31 years old
Height and Weight 5'1, 110 pounds
Medical Conditions At the time of her disappearance, Arisoneide was having health problems stemming from a 1988 traffic accident.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Arisoneide has a twelve-inch scar on her abdomen. Her nickname is Neide. She was born in Brazil and speaks Portuguese and English with a slight Portuguese accent.
Details of Disappearance Arisoneide was last seen in Turlock, California on May 28, 1992. Her nine-year-old daughter saw her before she left home for school. They lived in the 2700 block of Jeannie Court. The last person known to have seen her was a friend, who said Arisoneide was driving her car near her home at 2:00 p.m.
Arisoneide's daughter went to a friend's house after school, as per a regular arrangement. That evening, her friend's family drove her back home to drop her off.
The house was locked and Arisoneide was gone, but her car was parked in the garage and her wallet and keys were on the kitchen table. The front door was unlocked and Arisoneide left behind her identification, credit cards, clothing and luggage. She has never been heard from again. She is missing under suspicious circumstances, as her loved ones don't believe she would have abandoned her child.
Arisoneide was born and raised in Brazil, and this is where she met her husband Matthew, an American citizen from a missionary family. Both of them were devout Jehovah's Witnesses. They married when she was 21, and moved to the United States two years later.
The marriage was reportedly troubled and Matthew was using heroin. Their daughter stated he would disappear for days at a time and Arisoneide would go out looking for him. They had separated prior to Arisoneide's disappearance, but Matthew moved back in two weeks before she went missing.
After Arisoneide's disappearance, her daughter was sent to live with relatives elsewhere in California as Matthew became more dependent on heroin. He has been in recovery since 2002, however, and has rekindled a relationship with his child. Matthew denies involvement in his wife's disappearance and hasn't been named as a suspect.
Foul play is suspected in Arisoneide's .
Investigating Agency
Turlock Police Department
209-668-1200
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
The Turlock Journal
The Modesto Bee

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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