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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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Margaret Eileen Pennington
Margaret, date, approximate 1999
Date Missing 07/02/1999
Missing From
Silver Springs, Nevada
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/20/1959 (63)
Age 40 years old
Height and Weight 5'1, 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A short-sleeved blue sweater, black jeans, white sneakers and a yellow metal wedding band.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Margaret's nickname is Peggy, and she may use the last name Bernald-Pennington. She has a birthmark on her upper right buttock.
Details of Disappearance Margaret was last seen in Silver Springs, Nevada on July 2, 1999. She left her home at the 5 Star Mobile Home Park in the 1300 block of west 5th Street while her son, Timothy Ray Pennington, and his wife were watching television. Timothy and his wife said she wasn't acting unusual on the day of her disappearance. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing on July 9.
Although Margaret has dropped out of sight before, she's never been gone for this long, and she would always return home to pick up her Social Security check. Investigators believe she was the victim of a homicide and they have a suspect in her , someone close to her.
According to Margaret's friends, her husband had threatened her life on several occasions. Timothy was known to be violent as well; in 2000 he was convicted of kidnapping his estranged wife during their separation. He held her at gunpoint, shot at her, and held her captive for three or four hours. In 2012, after his release from prison for the kidnapping, Timothy murdered his girlfriend and then took his own life.
It's not clear whether either Timothy or Margaret's husband were ever ruled out as suspects in her disappearance. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Lyon County Sheriff's Office
775-463-6600
Other
NamUs
The Reno Gazette-Journal
CrimeBlogger1983
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