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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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David Kenneth Tyll
Tyll, date, approximate 1985; Donald "Coco" Duvall; Raymond "J.R." Duvall; Black 1980 Ford Bronco
Date Missing 11/22/1985
Missing From
St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/21/1958 (64)
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 6'2, 175 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) 1980 Ford Bronco with the license plate number 447 HRZ
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Tyll had a beard at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Tyll left his residence in St. Clair Shores, Michigan on November 22, 1985. He was accompanied by his close childhood friendBrian Ognjan. The two men planned to spend the weekend deer hunting in White Cloud in northern Michigan, at Tyll's family's cabin on Base Line Road.
The last unconfirmed sighting of Ognjan and Tyll took place in the Houghton Lake/Mio area of Michigan on the day they vanished; they cashed a $50 check and left in Tyll's black 1980 Ford Bronco with the license plate number 447 HRZ. They never arrived at the cabin or purchased hunting licenses.
The Bronco they were driving has never been located; a photo of it is posted with this summary. The two men were carrying $140 between them at the time of their disappearances.
In May 2003, almost eighteen years after Tyll's and Ognjan's disappearances, two brothers were arrested in connection with their s. Police believe Raymond Wilbur "J.R." Duvall Jr. and Donald Dean "Coco" Duvall killed Ognjan and Tyll on the night they disappeared. Before their arrests, the men led a rough existence living off the Michigan woods, shooting game and sleeping in small cabins and trailers. Photographs of the Duvalls are posted with this summary.
Witnesses reported seeing the Duvalls beat Ognjan and Tyll to death outside the Linker's Lounge bar in Mio, and other witnesses who heard the brothers brag about feeding the missing men's bodies to pigs. The informants allegedly did not come forward for so long because they had been threatened by the brothers and were afraid of retribution. Several of them have died since 1985.
There is no blood or other physical evidence linking the Duvalls to Tyll's and Ognjan's presumed deaths, and their attorneys said they were being framed and the witnesses were all either lying or mistaken. The star prosecution witness admitted to having had nine alcoholic drinks prior to witnessing Tyll's and Ognjan's murders.
Nevertheless, both defendants were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in October 2003. They were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Tyll was married and worked as a machinist for his father-in-law at the time of his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in his and Ognjan's disappearances due to the circumstances involved. Their s were the subject of a 2006 book, Darker Than Night, by Tom Henderson.
Investigating Agency
St. Clair Shores Police Department
586-445-5305
Other
CrimeStoppers International Inc.
The Detroit News
The Detroit Free Press
The Bay City Times
Michigan Department of Corrections
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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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos