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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
Hector Noel Rivera
Rivera, date, approximate 2000
Date Missing 01/27/2000
Missing From
Santa Ana, California
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 07/04/1978 (44)
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A silver Century High School class ring, a silver Guess? watch, and possibly a white t-shirt, black shorts, jeans, white New Balance shoes and a black hooded sweatshirt or a long-sleeved red Abercrombie shirt.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with a standard cab, no camper shell and the California license plate number 6B31169
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Rivera may wear gray contact lenses.
Details of Disappearance Rivera was last seen in Santa Ana, California on January 27, 2000. He was driving his black 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with a standard cab and the California license plate number 6B31169. The truck is not equipped with a camper shell. He may have been headed to San Francisco or West Hollywood, California at the time of his disappearance.
Rivera has never been heard from again and his vehicle has never been located. There has been no activity on his bank account or on his cellular phone since January 2000.
Investigating Agency
Santa Ana Police Department
714-245-8700
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
310-855-8850
Other
NamUs
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; West Hollywood Station
Hector Rivera: Missing
California Attorney General's Office
Twitter Account for Hector Rivera
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