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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
Bianca Isabella Lozano
Bianca, date, approximate 1995; Bianca in 2012, age eighteen; Juan Antonio Lozano Jr.; Juan in 2011
Date Missing 04/07/1995
Missing From
Baytown, Texas
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 08/19/1993 (29)
Age 1 year old
Height and Weight 2'0 - 2'8, 26 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Bianca has a light brown oval-shaped birthmark on her back, on her right shoulder blade. Her ears are pierced. She may use the alias names Fabiola Elizondo and/or Nina Suarez.
Details of Disappearance Bianca was last seen on April 7, 1995 in Baytown, Texas. She was abducted by her non-custodial father, Juan Antonio Lozano Jr. He picked up Bianca from the home of her mother, Deana Ann Hebert (sometimes referred to as Deana Ann Lozano), for what was supposed to be a weekend visitation, and never returned her. An FBI warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued for him on September 18, 1995, and there is also a warrant for his arrest on charges of interfering with child custody.
A photo and age-progression picture of Juan are posted with this summary. His date of birth is May 24, 1967, making him 27 years old at the time of Bianca's abduction. He's described as Hispanic, 6'2 and 300 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. Juan has a gap between his front bottom teeth. His left ear is pierced. Juan may have grown a beard after he abducted his daughter. He is a native of Mexico who moved to the U.S. in the 1970s and remained there until Bianca's abduction. He may use the alias name Genaro "Gino" Suarez Vasquez.
Bianca's parents were married for less than a year before deciding to divorce. They were still in the middle of divorce proceedings when Juan abducted Bianca. At the time of the abduction, he was awaiting trial for an unrelated charge of assault, and the divorce was due to be finalized in a few weeks.
Hebert sued Juan's parents, Juan Antonio Lozano Sr. and Blanca Suarez Lozano; and his three siblings, Monica I. Lozano, Eduardo A. "Alex" Lozano, and Sandra Lozano Warner, alleging that they are assisting Juan in hiding the child. They deny helping him and disclaim any knowledge of his whereabouts.
Juan Jr. initially went to his parents' home after picking up Bianca for the visitation; this had been agreed upon beforehand by all parties. His parents and his siblings, Alex and Monica, who lived with them, say Juan Jr. and Bianca disappeared without notifying anyone of their plans and then that he called later to say he and Bianca were fine but would not be returning home.
Police say the Lozanos were uncooperative in the investigation into Juan Jr. and Bianca's disappearances. Later, Monica, Alex and and Blanca admitted to removing and destroying missing person posters of Bianca which had been distributed to business owners in the Baytown area. They told the business owners that Hebert that abused Bianca and tried to convince them to take the fliers down. (Juan Jr. had alleged that Hebert abused Bianca, but a family court judge found his accusations to be without merit.) In August 1995, Hebert got an injunction ordering the Lozano family to not remove any more posters.
The suits against Juan Sr. and Warner were dismissed for lack of evidence, but Monica, Blanca and Alex were still named. They utilized their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination during the court proceedings. A jury found in favor of Hebert and awarded her $2.2 million, but the verdict was overturned on appeal. Hebert is now remarried, lives in Baytown, Texas, and has another child, but she has never stopped searching for Bianca.
Police believe Juan took Bianca to Latin America, probably Mexico. He is Mexican citizen, and he registered Bianca to be one when she was born. Juan has many extended family members, including his grandmother, living in Monterrey, Mexico. In December 2008, Hebert found evidence that Bianca was enrolled at a school in Monterrey. Her whereabouts are unknown, however, and her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Harris County District Attorney's Office
713-755-5892
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Baytown Sun
FindLaw: s and Codes
Happy Schools -- Safer, More Effective ESL Classrooms
MySpace Page for Bianca Lozano
The San Fernando Valley Sun
KTRK-TV
Missing Bianca Isabella Lozano
NamUs
The Houston Chronicle
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