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
Marble Ace Arvidson
Marble, date, approximate 2011; Age-progression to age 23 (date, approximate 2017)
Date Missing 08/27/2011
Missing From
Brattleboro, Vermont
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/14/1994 (28)
Age 17 years old
Height and Weight 6'2, 165 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black button-down shirt, black pants, black hiking boots and a black fedora.
Medical Conditions Marble is classified as a special needs child; he is, however, high-functioning.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Marble's nickname is Marb. His hair was shoulder-length at the time of his disappearance and he has scars on his arms and body from self-inflicted cuts. He smokes cigarettes.
Details of Disappearance Marble was last seen at his home on Marlboro Road in Brattleboro, Vermont on August 27, 2011. At 1:15 p.m., one of his housemates heard him answer the door and invite an unknown man inside.
He apparently left the house sometime afterwards, leaving a note saying he was going out for a walk and would be back shortly. He was supposed to meet his girlfriend at 4:00 p.m., but never showed up. He has never been heard from again.
Marble lived with foster parents and another child at the time of his disappearance; he had been in foster care since the ninth grade, having stayed with two families. He was still close to his first foster mother and visited her several times a week. All his loved ones stated they didn't think he had run away, as this was uncharacteristic of his behavior.
He was a good student, about to start his senior year at Brattleboro Union High School, and was considering colleges, including the University of Vermont. His family and friends stated he was happy and had no reason to leave home. He didn't own a cellular phone at the time of his disappearance.
Shortly after Marble was last seen, Tropical Storm Irene flooded most of the county. He is an avid hiker and there was speculation that he got lost or drowned as a result of the flood. Extensive searches of the area turned up no sign of him or his body. The person who visited him the day he vanished has never been identified. Marble's disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Brattleboro Police Department
802-257-7950
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
Bring Marble Home
The Brattleboro Reformer
The Examiner
WCAX
Vermont Public Radio
Seven Days
Locate the Missing
VT Digger
LostNMissing
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