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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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Donnie Edward Pennington
Pennington, date, approximate 2006
Date Missing 03/04/2006
Missing From
Gaffney, South Carolina
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/22/1963 (59)
Age 42 years old
Height and Weight 6'0 - 6'2, 210 - 230 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark gray pocket t-shirt, a camouflage-print jacket, blue jeans, brown and black boots, and a gold-colored watch. Carrying a brown wallet.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Pennington is balding. His nicknames are Beardy and Chuck. He has a cyst removal scar on his back, scars on his shoulders, and a tattoo on his left arm of three crosses in a row with his initials, D.P.
Details of Disappearance Pennington was last seen at approximately 8:00 p.m. on March 4, 2006, at a residence in the vicinity of Timken Road and the 2200 block of Old Georgia Highway in Gaffney, South Carolina. He said he was going to visit a friend and would be back in an hour. He has never been heard from again.
Pennington was reported missing by his wife on March 7. She stated he has spent several days at a time with friends before, but he has never been gone for this long.
Pennington was employed as a carpenter at the time he went missing. He is an outdoorsman and enjoys fishing. Authorities do not suspect foul play was involved in his , but it remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
864-489-4722
Other
NamUs
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
The Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Gaffney Ledger
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