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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
Barbara Ann Waldron
Barbara, date, approximate 2002; David Waldron
Date Missing 05/17/2002
Missing From
Portland, Oregon
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 55 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 135 pounds
Medical Conditions Barbara has a history of depression.
Associated Vehicle(s) 1998 Chrysler Sebring convertible (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Barbara was last seen on May 17, 2002, after meeting with her husband of 27 years, David Charles Waldron, at their home on northwest Lambert Road in Portland, Oregon to discuss their finances. A photograph of David is posted with this summary.
The couple was estranged at the time of her disappearance; Barbara had reportedly been contemplating divorce for years. She had moved out of their home a month before she vanished and was living with a friend in Beaverton, Oregon. She was supposed to have met her business partner that afternoon, but never showed up.
Barbara's roommate reported her missing on May 21, four days after she was last seen. She was employed as a social worker at the time of her disappearance.
David was almost immediately identified as a suspect in Barbara's disappearance. Police took a sample of his DNA and searched his home and two cars. They found trace amounts of blood on a pillow in the bedroom, and some of Barbara's belongings, including her purse, hidden behind some books in the library.
David says Barbara left their house with a friend of hers whom he did not know. Her 1998 Chrysler Sebring convertible was left parked at the residence and her purse with her car keys, wallet, identification, and credit cards was found hidden behind some books on a book in the home. David told police he did not have the keys to Barbara's car, but one of his sons saw him driving it the day after her disappearance.
Police stated David had been uncooperative in the investigation. For three days after Barbara's disappearance he could not be located; he was eventually found in a motel in Washington County. He had cuts on his legs and stomach.
David was indicted and charged with Barbara's murder in May 2004. He has no prior criminal record or any prior history of violent behavior. In May 2005, a year after his indictment, David pleaded no contest to second-degree manslaughter in connection with Barbara's . A no contest plea does not admit guilt but acknowledges that there is enough evidence to convict if the should go to trial.
David was sentenced to more than six years in prison. He stated that he was innocent and took the plea only to spare his and Barbara's adult children the ordeal of watching a trial. He was released from prison in 2010 and is believed to be living in the Seattle, Washington area.
Barbara has not been located. Foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
503-251-2422
Other
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
KOIN 6
KATU News
The Oregonian
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