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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
Gabriel Ivan Cordova Tejada
Cordova Tejada, date, approximate 2018
Date Missing 02/22/2018
Missing From
St. Petersburg, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 09/25/1997 (25)
Age 20 years old
Height and Weight 5'8 - 5'10, 160 - 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark gray or dark blue t-shirt and jeans.
Medical Conditions Cordova Tejada suffers from bipolar disorder. However, his mother stated he was stable at the time of his disappearance and had been so for about three years.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Cordova Tejada may have facial hair.
Details of Disappearance Cordova Tejada was last seen in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 22, 2018. He was a mechanical engineering major at the University of South Florida and had a midterm exam that morning. He lived with his mother and brother at Enclave Apartments in the 9100 block of MLK Jr. Street.
When they came home for lunch they realized something was wrong. Cordova Tejada wasn't at the house, but all his belongings were there, including his keys and the car he used to commute to college. He left a suicide note behind. He has never been heard from again and the circumstances of his disappearance are unclear.
Investigating Agency
St. Petersburg Police Department
727-893-7780
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Facebook Page for Gabriel Cordova Tejada
NamUs
The Vanished Podcast
St. Petersburg Police Department
WTSP 10
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