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
Brandon Terrell Bankhead
Bankhead, date, approximate 2016; Tattoos on Bankhead's arm
Date Missing 05/28/2016
Missing From
St. Louis, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 02/17/1997 (25)
Age 19 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red hooded sweatshirt, a multicolored Burberry shirt, black pants and blue and white shoes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Bankhead has the following tattoos: flames on his wrist, the words "RIP Pusha Cheaa" on the inside of his left arm, the word "GRAND" on his right hand, the word "GAME" on his left hand, the name "SHANETTA CTII" on the inside of his left arm, and "T3" on his right upper arm. Photos of some of his tattoos are posted with this summary. Bankhead's hair was styled in a mohawk at the time of his disappearance, and his ears are pierced.
Bankhead's family believes foul play was involved in his disappearance. His mother got an anonymous phone call after her disappearance, saying he was being held captive in a closet in a vacant home in the Walnut Park neighborhood and was about to be murdered. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
St. Louis Police Department
314-231-1212
Other
Missouri State Highway Patrol
NamUs
CBS St. Louis
Looking For An Angel Inc.
Brandon Bankhead's Instagram Account
Shanetta Bankhead (Brandon's mother)'s Facebook Page
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