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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.
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George Tsolakis
Tsolakis, date, approximate 1992
Date Missing 02/23/1992
Missing From
Marlborough, Connecticut
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 38 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 200 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Dark gray nylon Nike pants with zippered pockets, brown leather ankle boots and a Citizens watch with a silver and gold band.
Associated Vehicle(s) Red Fiat (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Tsolakis has a scar on his right side, and a mustache. His nickname is Georgie. He has B-positive blood.
Details of Disappearance Tsolakis was last seen at the Greek American Sports Club in the 600 block of Maple Street in Marlborough, Connecticut on February 23, 1992. At 11:30 p.m. he called his wife to say he was on his way home.
He never arrived and none of his family members ever heard from him again. On March 20, nearly a month later, his red Fiat was found at the Foxwoods Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, covered in snow.
An employee at the casino claimed Tsolakis had been issued a complimentary buffet ticket at the casino on March 16. The business's security cameras from that time period were erased before the police could look at them, however, and they weren't able to prove whether Tsolakis had really been there or not.
He was heavily in debt to many creditors in the community at the time of his disappearance; he reportedly owed at least $200,000, including $147,000 in back taxes. He had gotten in trouble with the law for non-payment of taxes, writing bad checks and operating his pizza business without a permit.
The court ordered him to pay $5,500 in restitution over two years, but Tsolakis hadn't been making the restitution payments. Some of his friends believe he was afraid of going to jail, but others said he didn't seem depressed and was behaving normally before his disappearance.
None of Tsolakis's relatives in the local area, in Florida or in Greece have heard from him. Although some theorize he fled the country to avoid his financial problems, his family stated he was a devoted husband and father to his three children and wouldn't have abandoned them. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Connecticut State Police
860-537-7520
Other
NamUs
The Hartford Courant
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