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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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Bernice Morgan Cunningham
Cunningham, date, approximate 1992
Date Missing 10/18/1992
Missing From
Merritt Island, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/09/1915 (107)
Age 77 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 128 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow pullover shirt, beige pants and brown shoes.
Medical Conditions Cunningham suffers from a heart condition, asthma and allergies and needs to take life-sustaining medication every day. She doesn't have her medicine with her.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. White hair, blue eyes. Cunningham's nickname is Bernie. She wears prescription eyeglasses with plastic frames.
Details of Disappearance Cunningham was last seen by her neighbors at her residence in the 100 block of Palmetto Avenue in Merritt Island, Florida on October 18, 1992.
She was in the process of moving to Ocala, Florida to be near her sister. She had gotten a house there and had been moving her belongings to it. This was supposed to be her last trip to Merritt Island. She spoke to her sister on the phone twice on the day after her arrival, and their conversations were normal.
Cunningham has never been heard from again. Her car was found parked in her driveway after her disappearance, and there was no evidence of a struggle or a break-in at her home. Her belongings were all there and neatly packed, and the bedsheets had been washed and neatly folded. Her medication was in the bottom drawer of her nightstand.
Authorities aren't sure whether Cunningham was taken against her will, or became disoriented and wandered away. She is a widow and one of nine children, and was very close to her sister in Ocala. It's uncharacteristic of Cunningham to leave without warning. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Brevard County Sheriff's Office
321-264-5217
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
NamUs
Florida Today
The Tallahassee Democrat
The Orlando Sentinel
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