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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
Dewey Dountain Shawver III
Shawver, date, approximate 2016
Date Missing 11/19/2016
Missing From
St. Maries, Idaho
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/17/1960 (62)
Age 56 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 250 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon 2006 Ford F-350 pickup truck with the Idaho license plate number KV2800
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Shawver's nickname is Duke.
Details of Disappearance Shawver was last seen in St. Maries, Idaho on November 19, 2016. His last contact was a text message he sent to his wife from the Seattle, Washington area. He has never been heard from again.
The police canceled Shawver's missing person's report on December 11, 2016, after someone claiming to be a friend of his called the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office on his behalf and said Shawver was fine and wanted to be alone for awhile.
Shawver never contacted his family, however, and the Shoshone sheriff's deputy who spoke to the caller couldn't remember the caller's identity, so they reopened the missing persons investigation in June 2017.
He may be driving a maroon 2006 Ford F-350 pickup truck with the Idaho license plate number KV2800. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Benewah County Sheriff's Office
208-245-2555
Other
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation
KHQ Q6
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