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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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Derrell Robert Sims
Sims, date, approximate 2011
Date Missing 12/10/2011
Missing From
Detroit, Michigan
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 150 - 175 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray and navy blue Nike hooded sweatshirt, a blue and white Detroit jacket, denim pants, a blue and white Detroit hat, and blue and white Air Max sneakers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Sims's nickname is Rell. He has a small scar on his head and the following tattoos: the phrase "Fast Cash" across his knuckles, the phrase "Street King" on his hands, the word "Loyalty" on his face, the word "Blessed" on his neck, and tattoos on his arms. He had a mustache and goatee at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Sims was last seen in the 5000 block of east Outer Drive in Detroit, Michigan on December 10, 2011. He went to pick up a friend from the hospital; the friend had been injured in a situation his family believes Sims was involved in. His family later found out that by the time Sims went to pick up his friend, he had already been released from the hospital.
Sims was driving his mother's car at the time of his disappearance. He has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, his mother's car was found abandoned at Minnesota and Anglin on the east side of the city.
It's uncharacteristic of Sims to leave without warning. He left behind a girlfriend and two young children. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Detroit Police Department
Other
NamUs
Click on Detroit
The Detroit Free Press
Fox 29
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