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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
Mark Roger Shearer
Shearer, date, approximate 2016
Date Missing 09/29/2016
Missing From
Phoenix, Arizona
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/11/1963 (59)
Age 53 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 5'11, 205 - 215 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle with the Arizona license plate number 5MC8ZM (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Shearer had a mustache at the time of his disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Shearer was last seen at his residence in the area of north 23rd Avenue and west Union Hills Drive in Phoenix, Arizona on September 29, 2016. When his loved ones were unable to reach him, a friend stopped by his house and noticed things out of place. His friend thought Shearer had had a medical emergency inside the house, but there was no sign of him.
He has never been heard from again. After his disappearance, his 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle with the Arizona license plate number 5MC8ZM was found abandoned in the area of west 21st Avenue and west Larkspur.
Shearer's sister and a family friend reported him missing on October 1. They stated it was uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. He is considered missing under suspicious circumstances and his remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Phoenix Police Department
602-495-2019
Other
NamUs
BOLO Cop
The Vanished Podcast
Facebook Page for Mark Shearer
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