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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
Iulian Florin Duna
Duna, date, approximate 2006
Date Missing 05/03/2006
Missing From
Seattle, Washington
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/13/1979 (43)
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 6'0 - 6'2, 165 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A brown jacket, a gray vest, black slacks, a black hat and black shoes.
Associated Vehicle(s) Bicycle
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Duna's nickname is Iulica, and some agencies spell his name "Lulian." His left ear is pierced.
Details of Disappearance Duna, a graphic designer from Romania with a master's degree from an arts school, moved to the United States with his Romanian-American girlfriend in late 2005. In February 2006, the couple moved to Seattle, Washington. They had an argument on the night of May 2 and the girlfriend left the house to spend the night with friends.
By the next morning, Duna had disappeared and so had his bicycle, which he used as transport to work. His loved ones assumed he had gone to work and didn't realize he was missing until that evening when he didn't come home.
Duna has ties to the New York City area and has worked producing graphics for video games. He had kept in regular touch with his Romanian relatives over the internet, but all communication from him stopped after his disappearance. He had previously told them he was disappointed in America and hadn't been able to find a job suited to his skills.
The circumstances of Duna's disappearance are unclear. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
King County Sheriff's Office
206-296-0970
Other
Washington State Missing Persons Search
Clipa
Dorin's Personal Weblog
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