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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 Earl Irwin
Irwin, date, approximate 1995
Date Missing 07/21/1995
Missing From
Cassopolis, Michigan
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/30/1941 (81)
Age 52 years old
Height and Weight 6'1, 150 pounds
Medical Conditions Irwin is an alcoholic. He has suffered from two previous heart attacks.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance Irwin was last seen in Cassopolis, Michigan on July 21, 1995. He went out fishing on Birch Lake that evening and never returned. He frequently fished late at night, sometimes staying out on the water until 1:00 or 2:00 a.m., but would always come home. He has never been heard from again.
After his disappearance, his fishing boat was found washed ashore near a campground; inside it was a wallet, a whiskey bottle, a shirt, a pair of pants and fishing gear. Irwin's truck was parked near the boat launch, opposite the lake from where his boat was located. A neighbor reported having seen the empty boat going in circles in the lake at 2:00 a.m. on the night of Irwin's disappearance, but hadn't found this suspicious at the time, and when the boat was located, its motor was switched off.
Irwin had reportedly mentioned that he might go swimming, but his wife didn't think he would have done so while out on the open water. An eight-day search of the lake with divers turned up no sign of Irwin. Birch Lake is clear, but it's up to 100 feet deep in the center and has about 300 acres of surface water.
Authorities could find no evidence of foul play or a voluntary disappearance in Irwin's and believe he probably drowned.
Investigating Agency
Cass County Sheriff's Office
269-445-1560
Other
NamUs
The South Bend Tribune
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