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
Kelly Marie Vazquez
Vazquez, date, approximate 2021; Some of Vazquez's tattoos
Date Missing 05/23/2021
Missing From
Valrico, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/27/2000 (22)
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 115 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark blue jacket, a long-sleeved cropped black t-shirt, light gray shorts with the word "Pink" on the front and black stripes down the side, and white Nike sneakers.
Medical Conditions Vazquez has a drug abuse problem.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Vazquez has the following tattoos: a dream catcher on her right thigh, a rose on her left hip, a red dollar sign on her finger, the name "Chris K" on her wrist, a spider and spiderweb on her the inside of her left forearm. Photos of some of them are posted with this summary. Her left nipple is pierced. Her hair was dyed pink or purple at the time of her disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Vazquez was last seen in Valrico, Florida on May 23, 2021. She left her family's home at about 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. with a man she was dating, after telling her grandmother she'd be back that afternoon. She left her makeup, extra clothing and hygiene products behind, and never returned home.
Vazquez had a text message conversation with an out-of-state friend later that day. She said she was shopping at Walmart with two men and might go to the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida. The call was cut off. Vazquez messaged her friend again later saying she was "in the middle of nowhere" and cellular reception was bad.
The next day, Vazquez's grandmother got a text from her phone asying she was headed home. She never arrived, though, andthis is the last time anyone heard from her. The police began investigating her disappearance on May 26. The man she left her grandmother's house with said he last saw her on May 24 and dropped her off at a friend's house.
In June, a person came forward with Vazquez's two iPhones, one of which was an older model with no service and the other of which she had been using at the time of her disappearance. The person who had them said they got them after someone tried to sell the phones to the person's daughter. Both phones had been reset to factory settings and the SIM card was missing from one of them. Neither of them could be activated because they'd been reported as stolen.
According to Vazquez's family, she struggled with a drug problem. She had gone into recovery and gotten a job as a restaurant server, but then she got injured, lost her job and began using drugs again. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
813-247-8000
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
NamUs
Facebook Page for Kelly Vazquez
The Tampa Bay Times
The Missing Truth
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