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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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Braulio Mayorquin
Mayorquin, date, approximate 2014
Date Missing 09/24/2014
Missing From
Chula Vista, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 03/26/1930 (92)
Age 84 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 162 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A plaid shirt, brown pants, a black belt and a black backpack.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Gray hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Mayorquin was last seen in Chula Vista, California on September 24, 2014. He and his wife walked to the bus stop at 3rd and Main Streets after a doctor's appointment. Mayorquin got tired of waiting for the bus and walked away.
His wife tried to follow him but couldn't keep up.After the bus arrived she took it home to Bonita, California and assumed Mayorquin would arrive later, but he never did. He has never been heard from again.
Mayorquin is high-functioning for his age, didn't have any known medical or mental conditions, and wasn't taking any medications. However, his family stated he'd started to become forgetful prior to his disappearance.
He was carrying a bus pass and $20 in cash at the time he went missing. He frequently makes trips to Mexico, but there's no evidence that he traveled there after he disappeared. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Chula Vista Police Department
619-422-8477
San Diego County Sheriff's Department
858-974-2143
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Chula Vista Police Department
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