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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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John C. Podniestrzanski
Podniestrzanski, date, approximate 1995
Date Missing 03/01/1995
Missing From
Clearwater, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/09/1963 (59)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 210 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Podniestrzanski's street name is Johnny Pod. He has a scar on the inside of his right forearm, and he had a mustache and collar-length hair at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Podniestrzanski was last seen by family members in Clearwater, Florida sometime during March 1995.
He had no permanent address at the time of his disappearance, living instead with various friends and girlfriends. The address he used at the time of his disappearance was listed as Keystone Mobile Home Park in the 600 block of Clearwater-Largo Road; he worked as a part-time mechanic and a repossession agent.
Podniestrzanski was due to go on trial on charges of driving without a valid license and dealing with stolen property, namely parts from a Ford Thunderbird, on April 6, 1995. Police issued warrants for his arrest when he failed to show up for court, but Podniestrzanski was not actually reported as a missing person until May 30, 1997, over two years after his disappearance.
His loved ones think he met with foul play and is no longer alive. Police now share the same view; they don't believe Podniestrzanski fled to avoid prosecution.
Podniestrzanski is originally from New Jersey and moved to Florida with his family in 1981; some of his relatives still live in Clearwater.
He has outstanding warrants against him. He has a criminal record for aggravated battery, auto theft, driving without a valid licence, disorderly conduct and probation violation. His criminal activity may have played a role in his disappearance, which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Clearwater Police Department
727-562-4080
Other
The St. Petersburg Times
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Clearwater Police Department
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