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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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Katherine O’Neil Anderson
Anderson, date, approximate 1979
Date Missing 04/20/1979
Missing From
Annapolis, Maryland
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/16/1954 (67)
Age 24 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 100 - 110 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A pink v-neck pullover sweater over a blouse, tan trousers or greenish-blue corduroy slacks, Dr. Scholl's sandals, a silver bracelet, a silver band ring, a silver ring with a blue stone, and a brown and white beaded necklace.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Anderson has a scar over her left eye. Her nickname is Kitty.
Details of Disappearance Anderson had her metallic blue van with Maryland license plates numbered GRD114 repaired at Tate Dodge Chrysler on West Street in Annapolis, Maryland on April 20, 1979. She returned to the dealership later during the day to retrieve her vehicle. She was supposed to drive it directly to K&K Seafoods in Chester, Maryland, where she worked as a waitress.
Anderson has never been heard from again. She was normally a very reliable worker and her boss became concerned and contacted police when she did not arrive at work and did not call to say she would be late or absent.
Anderson's van was later found at in a shopping center parking lot in Glen Burnie, Maryland. From the mileage log investigators determined it had been driven 45 miles between the time it left the dealership and the time it was parked in the lot. There was no sign of Anderson at the scene. She is believed to have been carrying no credit cards and only about $20 in cash when she went missing.
Anderson was a student at the University of Maryland at the time of her disappearance. She lived with her boyfriend in Chester. Her parents lived near Boston, Massachusetts. Anderson and her boyfriend were scheduled to travel to Pennsylvania for a family reunion a few days after her disappearance.
Her remains unsolved. Authorities believe she may have been taken against her will.
Investigating Agency
Maryland State Police
410-290-0050
Other
The Doe Network
Maryland Missing Persons Network
The Capital
Porchlight International for the Missing and Unidentified
NamUs
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