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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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Maria Isabel Elizalde
Maria, date, approximate 2015; Age-progression to age 17 (date, approximate 2017)
Date Missing 11/25/2015
Missing From
Dallas, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Runaway
Sex Female
Race
Biracial, Hispanic, Native American
Date of Birth 05/11/2000 (22)
Age 15 years old
Height and Weight 5'0, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue sweater, blue jeans and high-heeled shoes.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Hispanic/Native American) female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Maria's hair was dyed blue at the ends at the time of her disappearance. She has a scar through her right eyebrow.
Details of Disappearance Maria disappeared from Dallas, Texas on November 25, 2015. The family was preparing the Thanksgiving meal the night before Thanksgiving Day, when Maria and her two sisters asked if they could go outside and play with the neighbors. They left the house between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m., and Maria's stepfather saw all three girls in the yard at 9:00.
A few minutes later, Maria's mother, Kathleen Rodriguez, called for her children to come inside. The other two girls did, but Maria never returned and has never been heard from again.
Maria spent most of her life in Mexico. When she was a baby, her paternal grandmother took her there and Rodriguez wasn't allowed to have contact with her for years. About a year before Maria disappeared, she was returned to Rodriguez's care after there were allegations that she had been sexually abused by a relative in Mexico. She occasionally acted out, possibly because of the sexual abuse, and once ran away from home, but she was only gone for a few hours.
On the night of her November 2015 disappearance, Maria had no money and no coat. Her mother described her as a very naive, trusting teenager. She may still be in Dallas, or she may be in Balch Springs, Texas or Cedar Hill, Texas. Although Maria is classified as a runaway, her mother believes she may be in danger. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Dallas Police Department
214-744-4444
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
CBS Dallas-Fort Worth
NamUs
Oxygen
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