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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.



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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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Jose Alberto Ramirez
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Ramirez, date, approximate 1989; Juan Garcia Abrego
Date Missing 08/06/1989
Missing From
Brownsville, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 11/23/1970 (51)
Age 18 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red tank top and gray shorts, no socks or shoes.
Associated Vehicle(s) Gray Chrysler New Yorker
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ramirez has a mole on his neck. His nickname is Albert.
Details of Disappearance Ramirez was abducted at gunpoint from his family's residence in the 300 block of Fern Drive in Brownsville, Texas on August 6, 1989.
Two armed men, posing as police officers with badges, forced him into the back of a gray Chrysler New Yorker. The abductors told Ramirez's parents they would take him to the local police precinct, but when his parents contacted law enforcement they discovered their son wasn't in custody. He has never been heard from again.
Investigators determined that Juan Garcia Abrego, the head of the Gulf Cartel, had orchestrated Ramirez's abduction and murder in order to avenge the murder of his girlfriend's son. He hired Daniel Rodriguez, Julio Gonzalez and Feliz Moyet Sanchez to commit the crime. They regularly ran drugs from Mexico to the East Coast of the U.S. A photo of Garcia Abrego is posted with this summary.
Rodriguez was arrested in 1999, when he arrived in the United States from Colombia. He was ultimately convicted of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in Ramirez's , and sentenced to life in prison. Gonzalez in Colombia, fighting extradition to the United States. Sanchez's whereabouts are still unknown.
Garcia Abrego was convicted of numerous drug trafficking and money laundering charges in 1996 and sentenced to eleven life prison . He has never been charged in connection with Ramirez's , although Ramirez's parents won a $6 million settlement from him in February 1996. They received the award after accusing Garcia Abrego of ordering their son's kidnapping. Officials do not believe Ramirez's parents will receive the payment as the result of minimal funds.
Investigators believe Ramirez was wrongfully targeted by Garcia Abrego. He was a quarterback on the football team at Hanna High School and planned to become a sports coach after graduation, and his parents don't believe he was involved with using or selling drugs. Foul play is suspected in Ramirez's disappearance due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Brownsville Police Department
956-548-7000
Other
Child Search Ministries
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Organized Crime Syndicates
The United States Department Of Justice
The Dallas Morning News
The Valley Morning Star

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.



Missing Person Photos

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