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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
Eric Michael Peterson
Peterson, date, approximate 2010
Date Missing 01/19/2010
Missing From
Bloomington, Minnesota
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 03/11/1985 (37)
Age 24 years old
Height and Weight 6'3, 175 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly blue carpenter's jeans and a white shirt.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Peterson has a long scar extending from his elbow down the back of his forearm. He previously broke his elbow and has titanium plates and screws inserted in his ulna. He has a tattoo on his left shoulder of a card hand with four aces, the Ace of Spades foremost, and the words "Ace of Spades" underneath.
Details of Disappearance Peterson was last seen in Bloomington, Minnesota on January 19, 2010. That morning he left the Lakeville, Minnesota home he shared with his father and went to Bloomington to meet friends. He has never been heard from again.
Two days later, his car was found locked and abandoned in the parking lot of Aqua Port in the 11100 block of Lyndale Avenue south in Bloomington, near the Minnesota River. His wallet, car keys and cellular phone were on the front seat.
Both Bloomington and Lakeville police are investigating Peterson's disappearance, which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Bloomington Police Department
952-563-8893
Lakeville Police Department
952-985-4812
Other
NamUs
The Saint Paul Pioneer Press
Project Jason
The Minnesota Sun
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