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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
DeNeka Dashay Walker
Walker, date, approximate 2011
Date Missing 08/13/2010
Missing From
Muskegon, Michigan
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Date of Birth 12/18/1979 (42)
Age 30 years old
Height and Weight 5'8 - 5'10, 150 - 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt and white capri pants.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black Cadillac CTS
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Walker's teeth protrude slightly, and her nose and ears are pierced. She has a tattoo of her name "DeNeka" on her left arm and a handmade, poorly done tattoo of the words "Sexy Bitch" on her leg. Her nickname is Neka.
Details of Disappearance Walker was last seen in Muskegon, Michigan on August 13, 2010, getting into a black Cadillac CTS. The driver, an African-American man nicknamed Brick, has ties to the Chicago, Illinois area. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing on August 24, nine days after she was last seen.
Authorities later had contact with Brick, but there was nothing to implicate him in Walker's disappearance and he was released from custody.
Walker left behind four children, who were placed in foster care after she went missing. She lived in the 300 block of Amity Avenue in Muskegon at the time of her disappearance.
Since she went missing, her family has heard rumors that people thought she was involved in the theft of a large amount of drugs and money. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Muskegon County Sheriff's Department
231-724-6750
Other
NamUs
Fox 17
Wood TV 8
WWMT News Channel 3
The Black and Missing Foundation
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