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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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Diona Maria Peterson
Diona, date, approximate 2005; Age-progression to age 17 (date, approximate 2018); Mika Mochizuki
Date Missing 10/04/2005
Missing From
Santa Ana, California
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Female
Race
Asian, Biracial, White
Date of Birth 08/27/2001 (21)
Age 4 years old
Height and Weight 3'0, 38 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Asian/Caucasian) female. Light brown hair, hazel eyes. Diona may use the last name Mochizuki. She is of Japanese descent and speaks English and Japanese.
Details of Disappearance Diona was last seen in Santa Ana, California on October 4, 2005. She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Mika Mochizuki. An FBI warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued for her on January 5, 2007.
A photo of Mochizuki is posted with this summary. Her date of birth is June 19, 1973, making her 32 years old at the time of Diona's abduction. She's described as Asian, of Japanese descent, 5'2 to 5'5 and 112 to 132 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.Mochizuki may use the name Mika Maria Peterson. Some agencies give her last name as Mochizulti. She speaks English and Japanese.
Diona and Mochizuki are believed to be in Japan; Mochizuki was born in Tokyo, Japan. The child's whereabouts are unknown and her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Orange County Sheriff's Office
714-647-7000
Federal Bureau of Investigation
California Office
310-477-6565
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Orange County District Attorney's Office
Interpol
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