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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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Katrina Montgomery
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Montgomery, date, approximate 1992
Date Missing 11/28/1992
Missing From
Los Angeles, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 08/29/1972 (50)
Age 20 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 120 pounds
Medical Conditions A white t-shirt and denim coveralls.
Associated Vehicle(s) Toyota pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, brown eyes. Montgomery has a six-inch birthmark on her upper right arm.
Details of Disappearance Montgomery was last seen in Los Angeles, California on November 28, 1992. She attended a party in the 1200 block of Azalea Street in Oxnard, California on the day of her disappearance, left alone and disappeared afterwards, at 5:00 a.m.
Her Toyota pickup truck was found abandoned the next day in the Angeles National Forest in northern Los Angeles County, thirteen miles off the Foothill Freeway. The keys were still in the ignition and the bed was bloodstained. There was no sign of Montgomery and she has never been heard from again.
In 1999, Justin Merriman, a white supremacist and member of the Skin Head Dogs gang, was indicted for raping and killing her. He knew Montgomery and she had rejected his advances in the past. On the night of her disappearance, he attended the same party she did and she got into two physical altercations with him.
At his 2001 trial, witnesses stated that Merriman took Montgomery to his mother's condominium in Ventura, California, raped her, then stabbed and beat her to death and forced two associates to help him dispose of her body. They said they buried it in a rural area near Sylmar, California.
Merriman's attorneys argued that he suffers psychological problems and brain damage which cause him to act impulsively and violently. He maintains complete innocence in Montgomery's disappearance, but was convicted of first-degree murder, rape, conspiracy, and witness intimidation. Merriman was sentenced to death for Montgomery's murder and is awaiting execution.
Montgomery is a graduate of Ventura High School. She was working as a waitress at Jerry's Famous Deli in Marina Del Rey, California and attending Santa Monica College at the time of her disappearance. She dreamed of becoming a professional photographer.
Her remains have never been found, but foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved. Robert Scott wrote about her in a book called Dangerous Attractions.
Investigating Agency
Los Angeles Police Department
213-996-1800
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
The Los Angeles Times
The Contra Costa Times
The Sacramento Bee

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