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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
Brandon Lee Sandoval
Sandoval, date, approximate 2017
Date Missing 09/03/2017
Missing From
Coppermine, Arizona
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Native American
Date of Birth 09/16/1984 (38)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 5'10 - 5'11, 195 - 207 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and work boots.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Sandoval is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He has following tattoos: red lips on the left side of his neck, his last name "Sandoval" on the right side of his neck, the letters "NP" on his back between his shoulders, a long-haired woman on his upper left arm at the shoulder, the names "Bennie" and "Adrian" on his left forearm, and a star on his wrist. His arms and hands are tattooed also.
Details of Disappearance Sandoval was last seen walking away from his parents' Coppermine, Arizona home at 4:30 a.m. on September 3, 2017. He told his mother he was going towards Phoenix, Arizona and then to Torreon, New Mexico.
He has never been heard from again. Although he has dropped out of sight before, he had always kept in touch with his family. His mother reported him missing after two months.
Around the time of his disappearance, Sandoval was using and dealing methamphetamine and had been acting paranoid. He claimed drug cartels were chasing him, but wouldn't say why. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Tuba City Police Department
928-283-3111
Other
Navajo Nation Missing Persons
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Missing and Murdered Native Americans
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NamUs
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