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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 William Johnston
Johnston, date, approximate 2019
Date Missing 10/15/2019
Missing From
Port Orchard, Washington
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/09/1976 (45)
Age 43 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 155 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly carrying a backpack.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, hazel eyes. Johnston's hair was waist-length at the time of his disappearance. He may have a beard. Johnston has tattoos on his left ankle, right leg and right calf as well as a two-foot-long tattoo of the word "LOST" down his back over the spine.
Details of Disappearance Johnston was last heard from on October 15, 2019, when he left voice messages for family and friends. He has never been heard from.
On November 1, his car was found abandoned on a Forest Service road in rural Mason County, Washington, near the High Steel Bridge. Inside it was his identification card, wallet, a pillow and blankets, clothes, and video games, but his backpack was missing. The truck keys were in the ashtray. After sitting in that spot for nearly two weeks, the truck was impounded.
Johnston was reported missing on November 12 and a search commenced of the area where his truck had been found, but searchers found nothing. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Kitsap County Sheriff's Office
360-337-7101
Other
NamUs
Washington State Missing Persons Search
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