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

Harry Weldon Kees









Kees, date, approximate 1955
Date Missing 07/18/1955
Missing From
San Francisco, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 02/24/1914 (108)
Age 41 years old
Height and Weight Unknown
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair. Kees goes by his middle name, Weldon, and many accounts refer to him by that name. He smokes cigarettes.
Details of Disappearance Kees was last seen in San Francisco, California on July 18, 1955. He spoke to some friends on the telephone that afternoon. He has never been heard from again. His 1954 Plymouth Savoy was found on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge, with the keys in the ignition, on July 19.
When his apartment was searched, his cat was found left there and there was a pair of red socks in the sink. Kees's wallet, watch, savings account book and sleeping bag were gone. Kees had eight hundred dollars in his savings account at the time of his disappearance and has not withdrawn any money since he went missing.
Prior to his disappearance, Kees was a successful jazz pianist, filmmaker, art critic, and painter; he wrote poetry and short stories, and was involved in the Beat scene. He also made experimental short films and wrote the music for short films made by others.
He was born and raised in Beatrice, Nebraska and attended Doane College before transferring to the University of Missouri and then the University of Nebraska. He briefly attended graduate school in Chicago, Illinois in 1935, then moved to California in 1936. At the time of his disappearance, he lived alone in an apartment in the 1900 block of Filbert Street. He was divorced and childless.
Kees had spoken of wanting to take his own life prior to his disappearance. Early in July, he told a friend he had made an attempt, but "I couldn't get my feet over the rail." He had also suggested he might start a new life in Mexico. His disappearance was treated as a presumed suicide, but his body was never found.
Investigating Agency
San Francisco Police Department
415-553-0123
Other
The Doe Network
Wikipedia
The New Yorker
MySpace Page for Harry Weldon Kees
The San Francisco Examiner
The Lincoln Journal Star
The Poetry Foundation
Dazed Magazine
The Dan Wynn Archive

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