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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
Benjamin Ray Munoz
Munoz, date, approximate 2011
Date Missing 04/29/2011
Missing From
Tukwila, Washington
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 09/11/1978 (44)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'6, 200 - 210 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Munoz has numerous tattoos on his chest, back, neck, shoulders and forearms. His nicknames are Ben, Benny, Benz, Sugar Bear and Winkie.
Details of Disappearance Munoz was last seen in the 11000 block of First Avenue southwest in Tukwila, Washington April 29, 2011. His father heard him come home at 2:00 a.m. and go to bed. His father saw Munoz briefly later that morning before he left for the day. Munoz has never been heard from again. He was reported missing on May 5.
He was unemployed at the time of his disappearance and didn't have a vehicle. His cellular phone disappeared with him and was left on for a number of days afterwards, but although numerous calls were made to the phone, no one ever answered it.
Munoz's father, whom he was very close to, got sick and died in the year after he went missing. Munoz is considered missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is suspected in his .
Investigating Agency
King County Sheriff's Office
206-296-3311
Other
NamUs
Washington State Missing Persons Information
The Seattle Times
The West Seattle Herald
Facebook Page for Benjamin Munoz
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