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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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Michael Eugene Golub
Golub, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 05/20/2005
Missing From
Stanton County, Kansas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 6'2, 165 - 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A t-shirt, jeans, a hat, work boots and sunglasses. Clothing is grease-stained.
Associated Vehicle(s) Gold and brown Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with toolboxes and Trego County, Kansas license plates (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Golub's nicknames are Mike and California Mike. He has a tattoo on his right shoulder of the cartoon character Sonic the Hedgehog with the words "milk man" written underneath.
Details of Disappearance Golub was last seen in Stanton County, Kansas at 6:00 p.m. on May 20, 2003. He has just finished work at his job at Kramer Harvesting and was supposed to pick up his five-year-old son at his ex-girlfriend's home, but apparently never arrived there. He has never been heard from again.
He left behind a fiancee, with whom he had an infant son. It's uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning.
Golub's gold and brown Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with toolboxes and Trego County, Kansas license plates was found abandoned on a remote county road in northwest Grant County, Kansas two days after his disappearance. After the truck was located, authorities began investigating his disappearance as a potential homicide.
Shannon Albers Floyd, Golub's ex-girlfriend, and her husband, Chad Floyd, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in Golub's in June 2006. Authorities believe he went to their home and was shot to death on the night of his disappearance.
There was a great deal of animosity between Shannon and Golub, and they frequently disagreed over child support and visitation issues relating to their son. The Floyds wanted to move to Montana, but they were unable to do so because Golub had filed for custody of his son. Chad, who comes from a wealthy family, told friends he planned to offer Golub $50,000 to drop his custody suit.
Golub's blood was found on the Floyds' front porch after his disappearance; it had dripped between the planks. The couple had also purchased a gun they day he went missing.
The Floyds' defense attorney said there was insufficient proof Golub was dead, however. The defense speculated he had committed suicide or left of his own accord, or that his role as an informant in a local drug had led to disappearance.
At the couple's July 2007 trial, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict and a mistrial was declared. A second trial was conducted in April 2008, but the jury was again unable to reach a verdict.
In November 2008, a judge dismissed all charges against Shannon and Chad without prejudice, meaning that prosecutors can refile charges at a later date if more evidence surfaces that strengthens their .
Golub is originally from California and moved to Kansas as a teenager. He never graduated high school and supported himself for a time performing odd jobs in the area, sometimes as an auto mechanic. His employers at Kramer Custom Harvest stated he was a good and reliable employee.
His body has never been found, but foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
800-KSCRIME
Other
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
The Southwest Daily Times
The Garden City Telegram
The Kansas City Star
CBS News
Unsolved in the News
The Hutchinson News
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