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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.



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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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Carol Jean Fillion Aungst Clark Pierce
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Carol, date, approximate 1975; Age-progressions to an unknown age; Richard Pierce in 2018
Date Missing 09/08/1975
Missing From
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/04/1939 (82)
Age 35 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 115 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue/hazel eyes. Carol has a small scar on her upper lip. She has a surgical pin implanted in her right femur.
Details of Disappearance Carol was last seen at her residence in the vicinity of west Elm Street and north Hudson Avenue Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin at 8:00 a.m. on September 8, 1975. Her husband, Richard Gale Pierce, stated he had had coffee with her that morning, then left for work. When he returned home between 4:00 and 4:30 p.m., she was gone, and so was their savings.
Carol left behind her purse, pet cat, makeup and other belongings at her home. She and Richard had only one vehicle between them, and he had it when she disappeared.
Carol was a housewife at the time of her disappearance and did not work outside the home. Her marriage to Richard was her third, and his second. Carol's loved ones described her as a homebody who enjoyed gardening in 1975. Richard was a crewman on the United States Coast Guard cutter Mesquite.
Prior to Carol's going missing, the Pierces had had plans to move to Cheboygan, Michigan, where they owned some property, on Richard's upcoming retirement. It wasn't until his retirement party weeks later that Carol's mother realize she was missing; she made Richard file a missing persons report. The report was filed on September 15, 82 days after Carol was last seen.
Richard did retire and move to Michigan. He obtained a divorce from Carol in 1977 and remarried a short time later.
Carol and Richard's relationship was troubled and they'd been in marriage counseling. Just prior to her disappearance, Carol signed over to Richard her interest in titles to their truck and the mobile home. He said she did this after she threatened to leave him, but Carol's friends and family stated she was happy in her marriage and had no plans to leave Richard. She was saving money to buy him a Coast Guard ring as a surprise gift for his retirement.
Police didn't begin to thoroughly investigate her disappearance until the 1980s. A grand jury investigated Carol's in 1988, but didn't issue any indictments. In 2008, police searched Richard's farm near Cheboygan, looking for Carol's body, but the search didn't uncover any evidence.
In October 2018, Richard, now 82 years old, was charged with Carol's murder. Authorities noted he had "motive and opportunity to end her life, and benefitted from her demise in numerous ways" and also that he had given inconsistent statements about her disappearance for decades.
A photo of Richard is posted with this summary. He had been the prime suspect in her disappearance for years. He is awaiting trial.
Carol's passport and Social Security number have not been used since 1975. Foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Sturgeon Bay Police Department
920-746-2450
Other
Wisconsin Advocates for the Families of Missing People
NamUs
The Doe Network
Sturgeon Bay Police Department
The Green Bay Press Gazette
The Hudson Star-Observer
The Chicago Tribune
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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.



Missing Person Photos

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