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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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Jorjanna Murray
Murray, date, approximate 1989
Date Missing 03/08/1989
Missing From
San Luis Obispo, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 02/17/1947 (75)
Age 42 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 133 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Renaissance-style clothing.
Medical Conditions Murray suffers from schizophrenia. She is a dependent adult.
Associated Vehicle(s) Gray 1988 Dodge truck with California license plates numbered 2AGV071
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Murray was missing several teeth at the time of her 1989 disappearance. Her nickname is Jorja. Murray may use the last name Goeckerman.
Details of Disappearance Murray called her mother from Cambria, California on March 8, 1989. She said her vehicle, a gray 1988 Dodge truck with California license plates numbered 2AGV071, had broken down and she planned to search for employment in the Cambria area.
She also called her brother and said she had been traveling southbound on Highway 1, possibly near the Ragged Point area, before she got stranded. Murray's mother deposited $50 in her daughter's bank account to help pay for the car repairs, but Murray never withdrew the money.
She has never been heard from again. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department
805-781-4550
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune
The Doe Network
KSBY
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