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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 Phillip Proctor
Proctor, date, approximate 2001
Date Missing 07/17/2001
Missing From
Houma, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 02/26/1956 (66)
Age 45 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white shirt, blue jeans and flip-flops.
Medical Conditions Proctor had been in poor health prior to his disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Proctor may have a mustache, beard or a goatee. He had shoulder-length hair at the time of his 2001 disappearance. Proctor has large scar on his thigh and a Budweiser tattoo on his left arm with the name "Sheila" written underneath. His nicknames are Chunky and Mike.
Details of Disappearance Proctor was last seen at The Lake Houmas Inn, his place of residence, in Houma, Louisiana on July 17, 2001. He is originally from Moulton, Alabama. He moved to Louisiana in 2000 after accepting a job at an offshore oil patch. Proctor was injured sometime afterwards, but his family members said he chose to remain in Houma.
Proctor was fascinated with the wildlife in the region and often looked in swamps for turtles and other creatures. Authorities conducted searches in marshes and other areas after his disappearance, but no trace of him was found.
Proctor's relatives visited Houma the week after he disappeared. He was last seen on July 17, 2001. His family became concerned when he did not contact his loved ones or pay his rent. Both were uncharacteristic of him. All of his personal belongings and identification were left behind in his room.
Proctor may be somewhere in Louisiana or Alabama. He may hitchhike or he may be travel by bus. Proctor's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Terrebonne Parrish Sheriff's Office
504-876-2500
Houma Police Department
985-857-0324
Other
Alabama Department of Public Safety
The Houma Courier
NamUs
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
The Moulton Advertiser
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