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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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Guy Howard Heckle
Guy, date, approximate 1973
Date Missing 02/03/1973
Missing From
Linn County, Iowa
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/20/1961 (60)
Age 11 years old
Height and Weight 4'5, 60 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A Boy Scout shirt, a light blue nylon quilted parka, striped maroon jeans and chukka boots.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Guy wears eyeglasses, but he wasn't wearing them at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Guy was a member of Boy Scout Troop 101 in Linn County, Iowa 1973. The group camped at the Kiwanis Cabins along the Cedar River between Palo, Iowa and Toddville, Iowa on February 3, 1973. The area was near the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
Guy was last seen at approximately 8:00 p.m. He was playing a game of "Capture the Flag" with other members of his troop at the time of his disappearance. Guy has never been heard from again. He was not missed until bed-check that evening. The Scouts attempted to locate him for 90 minutes before summoning authorities to the scene.
Volunteers searched the reserve near the river's ice-clogged backwaters for evidence. Guy's nylon parka was found snagged on a log along the Cedar River's east bank. The jacket was still partially zipped at the bottom. No other sign of him was uncovered. The weather was mild at the time he disappeared, but shortly afterwards there was a snowstorm in the area.
There is no indication of foul play in Guy's disappearance. Investigators generally believe he fell into the river and drowned, but it's possible something else caused him to go missing.
He was a fifth-grader at Eisenhower Elementary School in 1973, and was considered to be a good student. Guy resided with his parents and two older sisters in the 1500 block of 48th street northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Des Moines Police Department
515-283-4800
Other
Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
KCRG-TV
NewspaperArchive
The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa Cold s
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