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
Erica Anne Vik
Vik, date, approximate 2018; Some of Vik's tattoos
Date Missing 12/16/2018
Missing From
San Jose, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/23/1992 (30)
Age 26 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 190 pounds
Medical Conditions Vik suffers from depression and anxiety.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Vik's ears and nose are pierced. She has numerous tattoos, mostly in black ink, including the silhouette of a leafless tree on the outside of her right forearm, three chevrons on both thumbs and two chevrons on both index fingers, a pink rose with green leaves on the back of her right hand, the words "It's Okay" on the tops of both thighs, a flower on her breast, an arrow on both big toes, script on the top of one foot, a vine on the side of her foot, a design with two circles on the top of the other foot, a geometric design on her lower leg, an elephant with colorful flowers inside it on her hip, a heart shape with a design of mountains and trees inside it on her left shoulder, a tribal band around her left forearm, a triangular design on the inside of her left forearm, a vertical line of five triangles on her back just below her neck, and additional tattoos on both arms, both legs and the edge of her ear. Photos of some of Vik's tattoos are posted with this summary. She has dyed her hair many different colors.
Details of Disappearance Vik was last seen in San Jose, California on December 16, 2018. She has never been heard from again. Authorities believe she took her own life in the San Francisco, California area, possibly by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, but her body has never been found.
Investigating Agency
San Jose Police Department
408-277-4141
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Rock Rapids First Reformed Church
Erika Vik's Instagram Account
The Ashland Daily Press
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