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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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David Sosa Arrieta
Arrieta, date, approximate 2001; Arrieta's tattoos
Date Missing 10/07/2001
Missing From
Phoenix, Arizona
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 02/11/1971 (51)
Age 30 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt and yellow shorts.
Associated Vehicle(s) White two-door 1994 Mercury Cougar with the Arizona license plate number NJL509 (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Arrieta had a beard and mustache at the time of his disappearance. He has the following tattoos: a lady and Jesus Christ on his chest, a bare-chested woman wearing a sombero on his upper right arm, a skull on his upper left arm and a spider on his leg. Photos of Arrieta's tattoos are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Arrieta was last seen at approximately 8:00 p.m. on October 7, 2001, leaving his residence in the vicinity of 21st Avenue and Wilshire Drive in Phoenix, Arizona. He has never been heard from again.
His car, a white two-door 1994 Mercury Cougar with the Arizona license plate number NJL509, was located abandoned on October 11 in the area of 18th Street and Washington Street. There was no sign of Arrieta at the scene. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance.
Investigating Agency
Phoenix Police Department
602-261-8042
Other
NamUs
Phoenix Police Department
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