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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
Genoveba Ortega Alvarez
Alvarez, date, approximate 2016; Ceasar, person of interest
Date Missing 12/31/2016
Missing From
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Age 29 years old
Height and Weight 5'1 - 5'5, 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white sweater, a black blouse and black pants.
Associated Vehicle(s) Gray 2011 Hyundai. (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Alvarez has tattoos on both arms, including a clown face on her left forearm.
Details of Disappearance Alvarez was last seen in Harrisonburg, Virginia on December 31, 2016. She was driving her gray 2011 Hyundai. She has never been heard from again. At 1:00 p.m. on January 1, the Hyundai was found wrecked and abandoned in a ravine in the 3400 block of Bust Head Road outside The Plains, Virginia.
Investigators identified a person of interest in Alvarez's disappearance, a Hispanic male whose first name is believed to be Ceasar. He may use the alias name Pepe. A photo of Ceasar is posted with this summary. The circumstances of Alvarez's are unclear and her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Rockingham County Sheriff's Office
540-564-3800
Fauquier County Sheriff's Office
540-347-3300
Other
Virginia State Police
NamUs
The Fauquier Times
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