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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
Marisol Hernandez
Hernandez, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 01/16/2004
Missing From
San Antonio, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 09/11/1971 (51)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 5'2 - 5'3, 130 - 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black long-sleeved button-down sweater with the words "Fiesta Texas Flags" in white letters on the back and a white collar which gives the affect of wearing a shirt underneath, a black t-shirt, dark blue Gap jeans, black Easy Spirit closed-toe clog shoes size 6 1/2, silver shrimp-shaped earrings, a silver James Avery necklace with a heart pendant, and a gold ring with multiple gold hearts on it. Carrying a silver Sprint camera phone and a Fiesta Texas handbag with red sides and the words "Fiesta Texas Flags" on it. The bag held her billfold and identification.
Associated Vehicle(s) Hunter green 1996 Ford Mustang with the Texas license plate number F19SBT (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Hernandez had blonde highlights in her hair at the time of her disappearance. She has a red heart tattooed on her upper left arm and her ears are pierced. Her nickname is Mari.
Details of Disappearance Hernandez was last seen at approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 16, 2004, at Avance Head Start Child Care on Acme Castroville Roads in San Antonio, Texas. She dropped her toddler daughter off at the child care center, then left to meet the father of her children and speak to him about their child support payments. She never arrived at her destination.
Her car, a hunter green 1996 Ford Mustang with the Texas license plate number F19SBT, was later found abandoned at a strip mall in the 4800 block of West Commerce Street, near General McMullen Drive, on the west side of San Antonio. There was no sign of her at the scene, and no indications of foul play. The strip mall is only about a mile from Hernandez's apartment but her loved ones say she did not go there.
Hernandez was involved in a custody battle at the time of her disappearance; the father of her oldest son had been attempting to get full custody of him. She has three children, who are now staying with her parents. Hernandez's ex-boyfriend, the father of her two younger children, maintains his innocence but has refused to take a lie detector test in connection with her disappearance. The father of her older son is still trying to get custody of him.
Foul play is suspected in Hernandez's disappearance. She reportedly told her mother that if she did not return from her appointment, it was because she had been murdered. Her remains unsolved.
Some agencies state Hernandez was last seen leaving her home, which is in the 2400 block of Rivas Street.
Investigating Agency
San Antonio Police Department
210-207-7662
Other
Texas Department of Public Safety
Project Jason
San Antonio Police Department
The San Antonio Express-News
News 9 San Antonio
The Heidi Search Center
The Carol Sund/Carrington Memorial Foundation
NamUs
News 4 San Antonio
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