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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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Elizabeth Barbara Bartholomew
Bartholomew, date, approximate 1991
Date Missing 01/08/1991
Missing From
Midpines, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/24/1910 (111)
Age 80 years old
Height and Weight 5'0, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A down jacket and jeans.
Medical Conditions Bartholomew suffers from memory loss as a result of Alzheimer's Disease and several strokes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair, brown eyes. Bartholomew has a scar on her neck. She wears eyeglasses. Her nickname is Betty.
Details of Disappearance Bartholomew was last seen by her husband at approximately 12:00 p.m. on January 8, 1991. She was near their residence by Carstens Road and Plumbar Road in Midpines, California at the time of her disappearance. The area is approximately eight miles east of Mariposa, California near the Sierra National Forest.
She had been riding on a tractor with her husband when she asked to be allowed to walk. He let her off the tractor and told her to keep in sight, but the next time Bartholomew's husband looked up, she was gone.
Bartholomew was carrying food at the time of her disappearance. Authorities believe she became disoriented and wandered away. An extensive search of the area produced no clues as to her whereabouts. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Mariposa County Sheriff's Department
209-966-3614
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Fresno Bee
The Orange County Register
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