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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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Kenny Manuel Naidas Jr.
Naidas, date, approximate 2005; Seal of Guam
Date Missing 05/18/2005
Missing From
Radcliff, Kentucky
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Biracial, Pacific Islander, White
Date of Birth 06/25/1981 (41)
Age 23 years old
Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'9, 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red t-shirt, blue jeans, red and white Nike Air Jordans sneakers, diamond stud earrings, a First Communion crucifix necklace with an image of praying hands, and carrying a brown bi-fold wallet.
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon four-door 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Caucasian/Pacific Islander) male. Black hair, brown eyes. Naidas is of Guamanian descent. He has a tattoo of the seal of Guam on his left shoulder blade (an image of the seal is posted with this summary), the words "Chamorro Style" tattooed on between his shoulder blades two inches below his neck, and a mole on the right side of his face. His ears are pierced and he may have a thin mustache. Naidas's right retina became partially detached prior to his disappearance and the defect was corrected with laser surgery. His nickname is Junior.
Details of Disappearance Naidas was last seen in Radcliff, Kentucky on May 18, 2005. His fiancee had sent him out that morning to buy diapers and baby formula. He called her at 1:30 p.m. to say he was on his way home, but he never arrived there and has never been heard from again.
Naidas was reported missing after he failed to return to his residence in the 1300 block of Bramblett Road in Radcliff. His maroon four-door 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe was located the next day in the parking lot of the Dollar General store and Corbanos Italiana Restaurant on south Dixie Boulevard, in the vicinity of U.S. Highway 31 west. Authorities stated there was nothing suspicious at the scene.
Naidas's father stated his son had not planned to visit either Dollar General or the Italian restaurant the day he disappeared. He normally drove his Honda, but chose for some reason to drive the Tahoe on May 18. He usually only drove that vehicle when he had his children with him.
Naidas was employed as a computer technician with United Parcel Service (UPS) in Louisville, Kentucky in 2005; he had just completed his probationary period. He is described as a good employee with a good work ethic; it is uncharacteristic of him to be absent from work without calling.
His loved ones stated Naidas was a good parent and close to this children and would not have willingly abandoned them. He planned to marry his fiancee on his birthday in June 2005. Naidas's fiancee has since married someone else.
Two of Naidas's close friends, Victor J. Brown and Jeffrey Puckett, were charged with trafficking nearly $100,000 worth of marijuana and cocaine three days after Naidas disappeared. The men were later convicted of the charges.
Authorities believe Naidas was involved in his friends' drug activity and his disappearance may be related to that. Brown stated a group of Hispanic males attempted to kidnap him while he was trafficking the drugs in Murray, Kentucky. It was his call to police to report the attempted abduction that led to his own drug arrest. The kidnapping suspects have never been identified and no arrests have been made.
Naidas's family believes he may have gone into hiding to avoid prosecution or retaliation as a result of his own alleged drug activity. Although investigators stated there was no hard evidence of foul play in his , his family is concerned for his welfare, as his disappearance is unusual. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Radcliff Police Department
270-351-4477
Other
The News-Enterprise
WDRB Louisville
Kenny's Page
NamUs
MySpace Page for Kenny Naidas
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