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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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Kent Jacobs
Jacobs, date, approximate 2002; Logo on the back of Jacobs's sweatshirt/jacket
Date Missing 03/10/2002
Missing From
Hope Mills, North Carolina
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Native American
Date of Birth 03/16/1960 (62)
Age 41 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A hooded Harley Davidson sweatshirt or jacket with a unique logo on the back, a t-shirt, blue jeans and black Reebok sneakers. A photo of his sweatshirt/jacket's logo is posted with this summary.
Medical Conditions Jacobs has Down Syndrome and is mentally disabled as a result; he has the mental capacity of a nine-year-old. He is required to take medication.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Native American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Jacobs has a tattoo of a small cross on his upper left arm. His eyesight is extremely poor. He is a member of the Lumbee Indian tribe.
Details of Disappearance Jacobs lived and worked in a group home in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 2002. He spent weekends at his mother's residence in the Colonial Heights area of Hope Mills, North Carolina. He was last seen at approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 10, 2002.
Jacobs planned to walk to his childhood neighborhood near McDonald Road and Interstate 95, which is two blocks from his residence. The walk was part of his normal routine; he would walk distances of several miles in any weather, and occasionally accepted rides from passing motorists.
He was seen entering a small car where Brooklyn Circle meets an access road next to U.S. 301. He never returned for his 6:00 p.m. curfew and has not been heard from again. He left $200 behind at his home.
Jacobs's family members became concerned for his safety shortly after his disappearance. They stated that the area near McDonald Road has a high crime rate and some of Jacobs's acquaintances were drug dealers and career criminals. His family maintains that Jacobs was vulnerable as the result of his diminished mental capabilities and some people he knew took advantage of him.
An extensive search of the region produced no clues as to his whereabouts. A witness reported observing an individual matching Jacobs's description near Porter Road in Hope Mills later that evening, but the sighting has never been confirmed.
Authorities announced that Jacobs's was being investigated as a presumed homicide in August 2002, five months after he disappeared. Officials stated that they received a credible tip from an informant who identified Jacobs's alleged assailant(s) and also revealed the location of his remains. His body has not been recovered and no arrests have been made in connection with his disappearance.
Authorities said that it appeared Jacobs was the victim of a planned attack and may have been robbed prior to his murder. His brother stated he believed a group of between three and ten local individuals were responsible for Jacobs's disappearances and that the suspects have been in and out of jail since he went missing. None of these people have been publicly identified.
Jacobs was occasionally employed through a group home in Robeson County, North Carolina in early 2002. His loved ones describe him as a happy person who was often in good spirits and was a good, reliable worker. His work duties included building wood pallets and cleaning rest stops off Interstate 95.
Jacobs enjoys Harley Davidson motorcycles, the rock group KISS and the Dallas Cowboys football team. He has been declared ly dead. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
910-323-1500
Other
NamUs
Rino Kids Online
Child Protection Education Of America
Kent Jacobs Is Missing
WRAL-TV
The Fayetteville Observer
The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Foundation
Up and Coming Magazine
WRAL
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