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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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Maurice Dale Wing
Wing, date, approximate 1987
Date Missing 02/08/1987
Missing From
Havre de Grace, Maryland
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Age 34 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 6'0, 160 - 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A brown pullover shirt, a long gray hooded coat and blue jeans.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Wing has a gap between his front teeth, and one of his knees is crippled. He has a scar on his right shoulder and a scar on his right hand.
Details of Disappearance Wing was last seen on February 8, 1987. He went to go visit a friend who lived at Terrace Garden Apartments in Havre de Grace, Maryland, but he never arrived there and has never been heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, he was divorced, unemployed and living with his parents on north Stokes Street.
Wing has a criminal record; he was arrested at least eight times between 1973 and 1983 and convicted of various charges including disorderly conduct, burglary and battery. He has an outspoken character and occasionally got into fights as a result.
Just hours before his disappearance, he told his brother someone was "after him" because of a relationship he was having with a married woman. He was carrying two guns for protection.
Wing has seven siblings and also left behind a daughter. Authorities believe foul play may have been involved in his , as it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Havre de Grace Police Department
410-939-2121
Other
Maryland Missing Persons Network
The Baltimore Sun
NamUs
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