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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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Charles Edward Bertram
Bertram, date, approximate 2002
Date Missing 10/27/2002
Missing From
Zephyrhills, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/29/1965 (57)
Age 37 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 300 - 320 pounds
Medical Conditions Bertram has bipolar disorder and is required to take medication to control his condition. He is mentally disabled, with the capacity of a second- or third-grader.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blonde/brown hair, blue/green eyes. Bertram has a scar on his abdomen. He may use the alias name Paul John Bertram.
Details of Disappearance Bertram had served nine years and nine months in prison sexually assaulting an eleven-year-old girl, then was paroled and required to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. His parole was scheduled to end on October 29, 2002.
Bertram was last seen in Zephyrhills, Florida at 5:00 p.m. on October 27. He was supposedly on his way to visit his niece in Crystal Springs, Florida. His truck was found parked at the Cumberland Farms store at the intersection of Highways 39 and 301. The keys were in the ignition, money was in the ashtray and Bertram's monitoring bracelet was cut off and on the floor. He has never been heard from again.
Investigators traced Bertram's monitoring bracelet to a nearby dairy farm, then to a Crystal Springs residence, where it was cut. Whoever cut the bracelet returned to the dairy farm and then left the bracelet in Bertram's vehicle. The parole and probation board has issued a warrant for Bertram's arrest, but his family doesn't believe he would have fled just days before his parole was up.
Bertram's loved ones stated he didn't use drugs and had a strict daily routine he never deviated from. He lived in a mobile home in the 38400 block of Always Avenue in Zephyrhills. He was supposed to start a new job at a septic tank company in Tampa, Florida a few days after he went missing.
The circumstances surrounding Bertram's disappearance are unclear. He is classified as a missing person rather than a crime victim.
Investigating Agency
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
800-706-2488
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Tampa Tribune
Pasco County Sheriff's Office
NamUs
Florida Department of Corrections
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