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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 Ray Orsborn
Michael, date, approximate 2006
Date Missing 01/31/2006
Missing From
Provencal, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/01/1967 (54)
Age 38 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 130 - 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly blue jeans, a white t-shirt and white sneakers.
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon four-door 1984 Mercury pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Michael was last seen at approximately 3:15 a.m. on January 31, 2006, leaving a residence on Highway 120 in Provencal, Louisiana. He has never been heard from again.
His maroon four-door 1984 Mercury pickup truck was located that same day in a ditch on Highway 120 at Sparks Road in Provencal. This location is only about a mile from his home, which he shared with his ex-wife and four children. His wallet was found about seventy-five yards from the truck.
Michael was reported missing by his family a week after he was last seen. His remains unsolved.
Cynthia Orsborn, Michael's daughter, disappeared from Calvin, Louisiana in 2017, eleven years after he did, and has never been found. There is no indication that the two disappearances are related.
Investigating Agency
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Department
318-352-6432
Other
NamUs
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
The Shreveport Times
KSLA 12
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