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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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Deborah Ann Heriford
Deborah, date, approximate 2011
Date Missing 03/31/2011
Missing From
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/02/1959 (63)
Age 51 years old
Height and Weight 5'2 - 5'4, 160 - 170 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Deborah has a flat mole below her left eye. Her nickname is Debbie.
Details of Disappearance Deborah was last seen walking her Westie terrier near Academy Boulevard and Vickers Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 31, 2011. She has never been heard from again. Her husband reported her missing three days after she was last seen, after she didn't show up for her job as a crossing guard at Discovery Canyon Elementary School.
Deborah left behind her car and other belongings at her home in the 2700 block of Maroon Bells Avenue; she took only her cellular phone and keys. Her dog was found tied to a post behind a business a quarter of a mile from her home.
There were no indications of forced entry or foul play at her house, but Deborah's car was found parked in the street after her disappearance, and she always parked it in the garage.
Deborah was in the process of divorcing her husband, Harold "Bob" Heriford, the retired head of military police at Peterson Air Force Base. They had separated the previous summer and their divorce was to be final in May 2011, and Bob was engaged to another woman. The divorce stalled after Deborah's disappearance.
The couple's four adult children have a tense relationship with their father, and two of their daughters have restraining orders against him. Authorities haven't said whether Bob is a suspect in his wife's disappearance, but foul play is suspected in Deborah's . It remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Colorado Springs Police Department
719-444-7615
Other
NamUs
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
The Colorado Springs Gazette
KKTV 11
The Colorado Connection
KOAA
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