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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
Haydn Gomez
Haydn, date, approximate 2010; Haydn, sometime after his abduction; Lin Lan
Date Missing 01/28/2010
Missing From
Fairfax, Virginia
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Male
Race
Asian, Biracial, Hispanic
Date of Birth 09/22/2007 (15)
Age 2 years old
Height and Weight 2'6, 35 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Asian/Hispanic) male. Black hair, brown eyes. Haydn has a birthmark on his right shoulder. He may use the alias name Junyu Lan.
Details of Disappearance Haydn disappeared from Fairfax, Virginia on January 28, 2010. He was abducted by his non-custodial mother, Lin Lan. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on February 17, 2010.
A photo of Lan is posted with this summary. Her date of birth is May 1, 1972, making her 37 years old at the time of Haydn's abduction. She's described as Asian, 5'4 and 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.Lan may use the alias date of birth May 7, 1972 and the alias first names Maggie and/or Pepper. She has birthmarks on the outside of her right thigh.
Authorities believe Lan and Haydn are in China, where Lan was born. The child's whereabouts are unknown and his remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Fairfax County Police Department
703-691-2131
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Facebook Page for Haydn Gomez
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