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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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Calvin Willie Martinez
Martinez, date, approximate 2019
Date Missing 05/12/2019
Missing From
Farmington, New Mexico
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Male
Race
Native American
Date of Birth 03/06/1988 (34)
Age 31 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 200 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Martinez is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He has several tattoos, including the words "Martinez Family" on his right arm.
Details of Disappearance Martinez was last heard on May 12, 2019, when he called his mother from a truck stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico to wish her happy Mother's Day. Their conversation was normal and he said he would be coming back home to Farmington, New Mexico soon. He has never been heard from again.
Martinez was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation, one of eleven siblings. He moved to Farmington as an adult and lived with his girlfriend and their two sons. In 2014, however, Martinez's girlfriend and one of his sons were killed in a house fire. His family stated he became extremely depressed afterwards, could not work, and began drinking heavily.
In the months before his disappearance he had traveling back and forth between Farmington and Albuquerque to visit friends and work various construction jobs. He didn't have a vehicle and would usually walk or hitchhike where he needed to go. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear.
Investigating Agency
Farmington Police Department
505-599-1070
Other
NamUs
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
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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