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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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Courtney Allan Sholar
Sholar, date, approximate 2019; Some of Sholar's tattoos
Date Missing 06/29/2019
Missing From
Ranger, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/28/1981 (41)
Age 37 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 180 - 200 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) White 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck with Oklahoma license plates, a short bed, a club cab and possibly a toolbox (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Red hair, blue eyes. Sholar often has a goatee, but prior to his disappearance he was either clean-shaven or just had a mustache. His nickname is Opie. He has several tattoos on his chest, shoulder and arm; photos of them are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Sholar was last seen in Ranger, Texas on June 29, 2019. He was in the process of moving to Oklahoma, but had returned to Texas for the weekend to finish up a few things.
He was driving a white 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck which he'd just purchased from a friend that week; it had Oklahoma license plates, a short bed, a club cab and possibly a toolbox. It's not clear whether he had yet registered it under his name.
The truck was found abandoned in a wooded area in Ranger sometime around July 17, and Sholar's fiancee retrieved it on July 19. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Eastland County Sheriff's Office
254-629-1774
Other
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.
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