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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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Christine Marie Ludwig
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Ludwig, date, approximate 2012
Date Missing 01/17/2012
Missing From
Richland County, South Carolina
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 43 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red shirt over a white shirt, a blue jacket and blue pants.
Medical Conditions Ludwig has an unspecified medical condition.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe with the South Carolina license plate number U22471 (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes. Ludwig has a scar near her right eye and a tribal tattoo on the right side of her abdomen. She wears eyeglasses. Some agencies give her hair color as red.
Details of Disappearance Ludwig was last seen at a business in the 1400 block of Bluff Road in Richland County, South Carolina on January 17, 2012. She has never been heard from again.
The day after her disappearance, her black 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe with the South Carolina license plate number U22471 was found in the Bi-Lo parking lot in the 7800 block of Garners Ferry Road. Few details are available in Ludwig's .
Investigating Agency
Richland County Sheriff's Department
803-576-3083
803-576-3462
Other
Richland County Sheriff's Department
WIS TV 10
Northeast Columbia Patch
The State
NamUs

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