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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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Joliet Elizabeth Cedano
Joliet, date, approximate 2006; Age-progression to age 16 (date, approximate 2022); Mercury Marquis; Chevrolet Silverado; Maria Cedano Ayala
Date Missing 09/11/2006
Missing From
Palmdale, California
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Female
Race
Biracial, Hispanic, White
Date of Birth 04/17/2006 (16)
Age 4 months old
Height and Weight 1'11, 10 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue denim overalls and a red and white shirt.
Associated Vehicle(s) Black 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with the California license plate number 7D92423; Blue four-door 1995 Mercury Marquis with the license plate number 5RSK813
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Caucasian/Hispanic) female. Black hair, black eyes. Joliet may use the last name Serrano.
Details of Disappearance Joliet disappeared from Palmdale, California on September 11, 2006. She was with her foster mother at William J. McAdam Park at at 30th Street East and Avenue R when she was abducted by a Hispanic male. The abductor fled with Joliet in a red or maroon 1989 Buick Regal with the license plate number 2MFC968.
Authorities arrested the male kidnapping suspect, Jose Martinez, at 6:00 p.m. that same day, and charged him with child stealing. He did not have Joliet with him when he was apprehended. He told police he gave the baby to her biological mother, Maria Ayala. Joliet had been taken from her mother at birth because she was born addicted to narcotics.
A photograph and vital statistics for Ayala are posted with this summary. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on September 12, 2006.
Joliet and Ayala may be traveling in a black 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with the California license plate number 7D92423, or a blue four-door 1995 Mercury Marquis with the license plate number 5RSK813. Photographs of both vehicles are posted with this summary.
A photo of Ayala is posted with this summary. Her date of birth is January 5, 1963, making her 44 years old at the time of Joliet's abduction. She's described as Hispanic, 5'5 and 150 pounds, with blonde or brown hair and brown eyes. Ayala may use the last names Cedano and/or Cruz-Cena. She has a tattoo on her left ankle.
Joliet and Ayala may be in Mexico. The child's whereabouts are unknown and her remains unsolved.
Some agencies state Joliet was abducted from Lake Los Angeles, California.
Investigating Agency
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
661-272-2400
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
California Attorney General's Office
America's Most Wanted
Someone is Missing
CBS 13
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