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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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Dawn Renee Silvernail
missing 2023 updates
Dawn, date, approximate 1991
Date Missing 11/08/1991
Missing From
Hubbardston, Michigan
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/29/1970 (52)
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 125 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Dawn has a lazy eye. She has a scar on her abdomen and a scar in the middle of her forehead.
Details of Disappearance Dawn was last seen in Hubbardston, Michigan on November 8, 1991. She had just given birth to her second son at Providence Hospital. She has never been heard from again.
Dawn grew up in the Ithaca, Michigan area. She and her husband, Andrew, had lived in California, Georgia and Florida before returning to Michigan, where they lived in Hazel Park.
Dawn's family reported her missing to different police agencies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The Michigan State Police took over the investigation in 2006.
After Dawn went missing, different people told the police Andrew had bragged about killing her and burying her body at the bottom of Dugway Hill. Andrew is considered a person of interest in her disappearance, but he has never been charged.
Her remains unsolved and is being investigated as a homicide.
Investigating Agency
Michigan State Police
616-527-3600
Other
NamUs
The Ionia County Sentinel-Standard

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