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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 Kresge DeArment
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Carol, date, approximate 1983; Donald DeArment
Date Missing 10/26/1983
Missing From
Troy, Michigan
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 10/08/1947 (74)
Age 36 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A navy blue blazer with red and white plaid, a maroon blouse and tan slacks.
Associated Vehicle(s) 1981 Buick (accounted for); 1978 Mercedes (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Carol's hair had frosted blonde tips at the time of her disappearance. She has pierced ears.
Details of Disappearance Carol was last seen in Troy, Michigan on October 26, 1983. She visited her boyfriend at his apartment, stayed about two hours, and was last seen between 11:00 and 11:45 p.m., when she left to go home. She has never been heard from again.
Her 1981 Buick was found parked in the driveway of her house on Wentworth Place, with the keys in the ignition and her purse and eyeglasses on the front seat. She didn't leave a note for her three children, which is uncharacteristic of her behavior. She also left behind all her clothes, belongings and money.
Carol was in the process of a divorce in 1983; the supposed to go before a judge in November. Her relationship with her husband, Donald, was volatile, with many bitter arguments. He was 21 years older than his wife. Two of Carol's friends stated Donald was a controlling spouse who wouldn't permit her to choose her own friends or activities. A photo of him is posted with this summary.
Carol told friends that Donald had repeatedly abused her and that she was afraid for her safety. In court documents, she alleged he had struck her in the face and neck with his fists, and sexually molested her when she started sleeping on the couch. At one point, Carol gave a neighbor a sweatshirt she found rolled up on the floor of Donald's closet; it contained a combat knife, a hunting knife and a machete.
There were six police reports on file about Carol and Donald; none of them recorded that she was the victim of any assault. Once, Carol told police no assault occurred, although in court documents related to the divorce she accused Donald of striking her three times and chipping a tooth.
Carol also filed three complaints about Donald tapping her phone; he planned to record her conversations and use the recordings against her in their custody battle; she was seeking custody of their children. Carol retaliated by recording Donald's phone conversations. Her mother, stated that although there was violence between the couple, it wasn't as bad as Carol alleged, and that sometimes she was the aggressor in their arguments.
At the time of Carol's disappearance, she and Donald were still living in the same house. Donald said they kept apart from each other and claimed he hadn't seen her since October 19, a week before her disappearance. He was court-ordered not to enter the house's study, which Carol was using as a bedroom.
Carol's great-grandfather, Sebastian Kresge, founded the business that would become that K-Mart store chain, and some news accounts about her disappearance described her as an heiress. However, Carol lived a middle-class existence: she sold makeup part-time and was taking a course in court reporting at a local college.
Her family said she wasn't destined to inherit a fortune, as her grandfather's estate would be split between his three children and fifteen grandchildren. According to court documents, prior to her marriage at age 21, her net worth was only about $3,000, and her total income from wills, trusts or gifts was $4,000.
Donald, by contrast, owned four businesses. Although he listed his net worth in the divorce documents as $297,000, others estimated it to actually be about two to four million dollars. Carol's divorce attorney arranged for an accountant to audit Donald and determine his true worth, but Carol disappeared a few days before the audit took place.
Police found blood, matching Carol's blood type, on a sofa in the house and in the trunk of Donald's 1978 Mercedes. He is the prime suspect in his wife's . Authorities believe he struck and strangled her to death and put her body in the trunk of his car. When Donald was dying of cancer in 1986, at the age of 59, the detective in charge of Carol's went to his bedside, but Donald refused to speak to him. After his passing, the investigation stalled.
Carol's loved ones stated she was stressed about the divorce, but they didn't believe she would have walked out on her life or abandoned her children, who were between the ages of thirteen and eight. She was declared ly dead in 1993. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Troy Police Department
248-524-3449
Other
NamUs
The Toledo Blade
The Ludington Daily News
The Detroit Free Press
The Windsor Star
The Indianapolis Star

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