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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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Kytana Ancog
Kytana, date, approximate 2021; Travis Rodrigues; Michael Carter
Date Missing 01/31/2021
Missing From
Aiea, Hawaii
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Asian, Biracial, Pacific Islander, White
Date of Birth 08/02/2019 (3)
Age 1 year old
Height and Weight 2'0, 40 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Asian/Caucasian/Pacific Islander) female. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Kytana was last seen on January 31, 2021, when her mother dropped her off at the home of her father, Travis Rodrigues, on Kaulainahee Place in Aiea, Hawaii. A missing persons report was filed on February 10 after Rodrigues did not return the child and her mother was unable to locate her.
A photo of Rodrigues is posted with this summary. He has been charged with second-degree murder in his daughter's disappearance. Investigators believe she died on February 4.
According to one witness, Rodrigues appeared to be high on crystal methamphetamine and was seen slapping, shaking, kicking and cursing at Kytana. The abuse left her bruised and bleeding, and Rodrigues told the witness the blood was actually chocolate and that Kytana had hurt herself when she fell in the shower. He also tried to give Kytana a meth pipe, claiming she liked it.
The witness left the residence at this point and returned the next day, and saw Kytana lying in a chair. She was covered with a blanket, but the witness noticed she appeared more bruised than before and was "dangling as if lifeless." In later statements to police, Rodrigues admitted he squeezed Kytana against his chest until she lost consciousness and appeared to be dead.
He wrapped her body in a bedsheet, put it in a duffel bag and got a ride, with the bag, from a friend, Scott M. Carter. A photo of of Carter is posted with this summary. He told Rodrigues he would "take care of" the remains. He has been charged with first-degree hindering prosecution in the .
Rodrigues and Carter are awaiting trial in the . Kytana's body has never been located, but foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Honolulu Police Department
808-529-3111
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
KITV 4
The Star Advertiser
Hawaii News Now
Pinas Today
Ashley Ancog
KHON 2
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