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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
Lakerian Demell Thomas-Peters
Thomas-Peters, date, approximate 2016; Some of Thomas-Peters's tattoos
Date Missing 05/30/2016
Missing From
Pensacola, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 12/27/1993 (28)
Age 22 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray, red and white shirt, pink and white polo shorts and white shoes.
Medical Conditions Thomas-Peters was depressed over personal problems at the time of his disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Thomas-Peters's nickname is Smerff. He has multiple tattoos on his chest, abdomen, arms and shoulders, including the phrase "Vanity First" on his upper chest. Photos of some of his tattoos are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Thomas-Peters was last seen walking along the railroad tracks between Lincoln Park and Wedgewood in Pensacola, Florida on May 30, 2016. According to his family, he was an aspiring rapper who also worked for a distribution company, but he had recently lost his job and was depressed about it. He has never been heard from again.
Thomas-Peters left his car behind; he had asked to borrow his mother's car before his disappearance, but she had refused. Since his disappearance his phone has been turned off and his bank account hasn't been touched. Foul play is not suspected in his , but it remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
850-433-7867
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
WEAR TV 3
RapSheets.org
Concerned Citizens of Pensacola Florida
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