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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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Laurie Lynn Bradshaw
Bradshaw, date, approximate 1987
Date Missing 06/12/1987
Missing From
Cumberland, Virginia
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 130 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Aqua 1964 Oldsmobile
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Light brown hair, hazel eyes. Bradshaw wears eyeglasses. She has a tattoo of a marijuana leaf on her right forearm and a tattoo of Harley Davidson wings on her left forearm. She is missing one upper front tooth.
Details of Disappearance Bradshaw was last seen at a shared Cumberland, Virginia residence on June 12, 1987. That day she called Frisby's Store and Restaurant where she worked as a stock clerk. She said she would be at work the next day, but she never showed up. She disappeared from the home during the night of June 12/13, leaving behind her car, money and other personal belongings. She has never been heard from again.
On June 24, twelve days after Bradshaw was last seen, a man was driving Bradshaw's aqua 1964 Oldsmobile when police stopped him and issued a traffic citation. He was the brother of a friend of Bradshaw's.
It's unclear why this man was using her vehicle or whether he had anything to do with her disappearance, but after police realized Bradshaw was missing, they were unable to find either the man or Bradshaw's car.
Bradshaw had been living in Cumberland for about six months prior to her disappearance; prior to that, she lived with her brother in Powhatan, Virginia. He reported her missing on July 7. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Virginia State Police
804-674-2026
Other
Virginia State Police
NamUs
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
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