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

Colleen Elizabeth Perris











Perris, date, approximate 2000; Age-progression to age 36 (date, approximate 2018); Perris's butterfly tattoo
Date Missing 09/30/2000
Missing From
Plantation, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/24/1982 (40)
Age 18 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 95 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue earrings. Clothing unknown, but she normally wears jeans, t-shirts and platform shoes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Perris's hair had red highlights at the time of her disappearance. She often dyes her hair; it has been colored dark brown, black and red before. Her hair naturally curly but she often straightens it. Perris has a tattoo of a large multicolored butterfly on the small of her back; a photograph of the tattoo is posted below this summary. She has Chinese characters tattooed on her right ankle and an unspecified tattoo on her left ankle. Her ears, tongue and navel are pierced. Perris smokes Newport Menthol cigarettes.
Details of Disappearance Perris received a call on her cellular phone at approximately 3:00 p.m. on September 30, 2000. She was at her family's residence near Flamingo Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard in Plantation, Florida at the time.
Perris told her parents that she was going to Coral Springs, Florida for a short time and would return home by 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. She planned to attend a Florida Marlins baseball game with her family that evening. Perris has never been heard from again.
All of her personal belongings were left behind at her family's residence, except her cellular phone which she took with her. Perris's father still pays the basic maintenance charges on the phone and calls it every two weeks, leaving a message each time, but he has never gotten an answer.
Perris's family stated that they did not why her car would be parked at the shopping center. Her father said that Perris enjoyed playing pool and the Bull and Cue sports bar was located inside the center. Perris's equipment was at her home, however, and no witnesses recalled seeing her inside the bar.
Perris's loved ones said that it is extremely uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. She does not have a history as a runaway.
She was employed part-time as a hostess at a restaurant at the time of her disappearance, and had saved $1,000. She purchased plane tickets for a Colorado vacation in December 2000 and was scheduled to take a cruise at a later date. Perris's travel tickets have never been used.
She is described as a shy but strong-willed, free-spirited and experimental person who enjoys singing, playing the piano, bowling, and playing darts and billiards. She does not like to drive. Perris gets her nails done frequently and she prefers to date men older than herself.
Authorities have been unable to trace the call she received on her cellular phone prior to her disappearance. It is not known if the call is connected to her .
Before her disappearance, Perris had dropped out of Plantation High School, even though she had been an excellent student there. She later re-enrolled and took summer classes, and was supposed to receive her diploma a short time after she disappeared. She dreamed of becoming an actress.
Her friends stated Perris used LSD and Ecstasy and named her uncle was her drug supplier. They said the man was also trying to get Perris a role in a pornographic film. He denies having supplied his niece with il drugs or having anything to do with pornography, and there is no proof to support the allegations.
Perris was allegedly planning to visit her uncle on the day of his disappearance, but he stated there was no scheduled meeting.
Investigators have received numerous unconfirmed sightings of Perris since her disappearance, including in the states of California and Alabama and in the Bahamas, but her remains unsolved. She may be employed in the restaurant industry or as a lingerie model.
Authorities do not believe that she left of her own accord, but are uncertain of the exact circumstances surrounding her . She was declared ly dead in November 2007.
Investigating Agency
Plantation Police Department
954-797-2118
Other
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NamUs
WPLG-10
WSVN TV-7
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
CrimeNews 2000
The Miami Herald
North American Missing Persons Network
Missing and Unidentified
America's Most Wanted
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Local 10
Unsolved in the News
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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