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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.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos

Kinsey Maxfield Otto
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Otto, date, approximate 2000
Date Missing 05/19/2000
Missing From
Las Vegas, Nevada
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/05/1976 (46)
Age 24 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray button-up shirt, jeans, a blue hat with yellow lettering, a silver navel ring and a silver tongue stud.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Otto has five small scars on his back as the result of mole removal. His tongue and navel are pierced. Otto may use the name Trent.
Details of Disappearance Otto lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2000. He took a Sun Country Airlines flight from Minnesota on May 13, 2000 to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. Authorities confirmed that Otto arrived in Las Vegas and visited several clubs in the city during the following days. Otto has a history of drug usage and investigators believe that he was in Las Vegas to complete a large deal for the drug Ecstasy. Otto was carrying a blue duffel bag and least $10,000 in cash when he departed from Minnesota.
Otto called his father sometime after May 13 and claimed he was in Minneapolis visiting a friend who was hospitalized as the result of automobile accident injuries. Authorities believe that Otto's story was fabricated and that he was in Las Vegas when he phoned his father. Otto's father said that his son had signed a contract with a modeling agency in Chicago, Illinois prior to May 2000. He said Otto was planning to move to Illinois, but did not have enough money for the relocation.
Authorities believe that Otto was hoping the drug deal would provide him with the funds to move. They suspect that Otto met with his drug dealer's contact in Las Vegas during his stay. The individual refused to cooperate with authorities regarding Otto's disappearance. This person had outstanding warrants against him at time Otto arrived in Nevada, for unrelated drug and weapons charges.
Otto was scheduled to return home to Minneapolis on May 19, but his return ticket was never used. He has not been heard from again. Otto's family members stated he was devoted to his young son and would not have abandoned him. Investigators think it's unlikely that he completed the suspected drug deal and left with the money. Authorities believe that foul play was involved in Otto's and theorize that he may have murdered as the result of a drug deal gone awry. His remains unsolved. Both Nevada and Minnesota police are investigating.
Investigating Agency
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
702-229-3521
Minneapolis Police Department
612-673-5542
Other
NamUs
The Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Star Tribune

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