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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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Clayton Randolph Quayle
Quayle, date, approximate 1978
Date Missing 06/06/1978
Missing From
Bozeman, Montana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/23/1953 (69)
Age 24 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 155 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Brown 1976 Volkswagen (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Quayle had collar-length hair and a beard at the time of his disappearance. His nickname is Clay and he may use the last name MacPhail.
Details of Disappearance Quayle was last seen in Bozeman, Montana on June 6, 1978. He has never been heard from again. Because he enjoyed traveling, sometimes without telling his loved ones in advance, he wasn't reported missing until September 8.
In October, rock climber found his brown 1976 Volkswagen parked on an old ranch road on the edge of a ravine in the Revenue Flats area, about five and a half miles southwest of Norris, Montana. Authorities believe the car had been there deliberately and that it had been there for a long time; local ranchers reported having seen it as early as July.
There car's doors were locked, the hand brake was on and there were no fresh tire tracks nearby. There were dark stains on the car's upholstery, which police initially thought were blood, but laboratory analysis showed they were in fact berry juice. There were also fast food wrappers inside the car, but no camping equipment or anything of value. The keys to the car were in a crevice about fifteen feet away.
There has been no indication of Quayle's whereabouts since his car was discovered. He was declared ly dead in 1989 and his mother was named the conservator of his estate, which included $30,000 in a trust account. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Bozeman Police Department
406-582-2000
Other
Montana Missing Persons Clearinghouse
NamUs
The Montana Standard
The Billings Gazette

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