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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
Giovanna Katie Tyler
Tyler, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 03/28/2004
Missing From
Tacoma, Washington
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Native American
Date of Birth 02/27/1975 (47)
Age 29 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 5'10, 130 - 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Native American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Tyler has a large multicolored tattoo of a dragon on her upper arm and shoulder.
Details of Disappearance Tyler was last seen at her home in the 2000 block of east Gregory Street in east Tacoma, Washington on March 28, 2004. She has never been heard from again. Her family reported her missing on April 15.
Tyler had a stormy relationship with her husband at the time of her disappearance; she had filed for an order of protection from him in August 2003 and she would occasionally leave him for short periods to stay with friends. He moved to Neah Bay, Washington with their four children after she vanished; they had been planning the move beforehand. Tyler's husband has cooperated with police in the investigation.
Tyler is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is possible in her . Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Tacoma Police Department
253-591-5506
Other
Tacoma/Pierce County Crime Stoppers
KIRO TV
The News Tribune
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Washington State Missing Persons
Crime Stoppers of Tacoma/Pierce County
NamUs
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