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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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Bruce Douglas Whelton
Whelton, date, approximate 2006
Date Missing 06/06/2006
Missing From
Saginaw, Michigan
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/24/1961 (61)
Age 44 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 220 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gold watch on his left wrist and possibly camouflage-print pants and white sneakers. Carrying a gun and a backpack.
Associated Vehicle(s) Older model red three-speed Schwinn bicycle
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, green eyes. Whelton has small scars between the middle and index fingers of his right hand. He has previously fractured his left wrist. Whelton wore eyeglasses at the time of his disappearance. He sometimes wears clear Acuvue extended wear contact lenses, but left them behind when he went missing.
Details of Disappearance Whelton was last seen at approximately 2:30 a.m. on June 6, 2006 at his residence in the vicinity of north Frost and Gratiot Road in Saginaw, Michigan. He placed a call at 4:00 a.m. on the day of his disappearance, but he has not been heard from since. His older model red three-speed Schwinn bicycle, which has with upright handlebars and ten-speed tires, is also missing.
At the time of his disappearance, Whelton was employed as a department manager at the Meijer store in Thomas Township, Michigan; he had worked there for nearly thirty years. His family stated that he called in sick the day he went missing, but his employers do not have any records of such a call and they said he was not even scheduled to work the morning he vanished.
Whelton left behind his wallet and his contact lenses. He is described as an avid hunter and fisherman who owned an extensive collection of hunting weapons. His mother had died shortly before his disappearance. His family stated that although he was upset over her death, he was not showing signs of depression. His loved ones believe he is deceased. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Saginaw Township Police Department
989-793-2310
Other
NamUs
The Saginaw News
ABC 12
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