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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
Genevieve Kathryn Alexander
Alexander, date, approximate 2013
Date Missing 04/04/2013
Missing From
Fort Bragg, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/15/1982 (39)
Age 30 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 115 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A maroon fleece jacket, dark-colored pants and dark-colored sneakers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Alexander's nickname is Genny.
Details of Disappearance Alexander was last seen by her boyfriend walking away from their residence at the Pomo RV Park and Campground in Fort Bragg, California at 3:30 p.m. on April 4, 2013. Her boyfriend reported her missing at 10:30 p.m. and the police launched a search of the area, which turned up no sign of her.
Authorities resumed the search the next morning and learned that, at 4:00 p.m. on April 4, a person who lived next to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens in the 18200 block of north Highway 1 had noticed someone matching Alexander's physical description and wearing similar clothes trespassing on their property.
Bloodhounds tracked a scent from the site of the trespassing down a trail to the beach, where police found Alexander's pants floating in the water. No other items were recovered, there was no other indication of her whereabouts and she has never been heard from again. She has never been found.
Investigating Agency
Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
707-463-4086
Other
Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
The Mendocino Beacon
The Fort Bragg Advocate-News
Facebook Page for Genevieve Alexander
The Ukiah Daily Journal
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