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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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Myair Adurah Mathis
Mathis, date, approximate 2009
Date Missing 06/03/2009
Missing From
Sneads, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 09/06/1979 (43)
Age 29 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 5'11, 200 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Mathis was last seen in Sneads, Florida on June 3, 2009. He lived with his mother and one of his brothers in a mobile home in the 7900 block of McKeown Mill Road. He left town that afternoon and apparently went to a party in Greenwood, Florida. He has never been heard from again.
Mathis's younger half-brother is Wesley Jonathan Williams. In October 2009, Williams was convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman and her three sons, two of whom were his own children. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Mathis himself had originally been a person of interest in the quadruple homicide. He submitted his fingerprints and a DNA sample to the police, but they did not match evidence found at the crime scene and so he was cleared. He disappeared just a few weeks before Williams's trial was scheduled, but the trial was later postponed until October.
Williams was in jail at the time of Mathis's disappearance. Authorities stated the two men weren't close and they don't believe Mathis's disappearance was related to the murders.
It's uncharacteristic of Mathis to leave without warning. Prior to his disappearance, he was in close touch with his family and called his girlfriend several times a day, but no one has heard from him since he went missing.
Although Mathis has been in trouble with the law in the past, he didn't have any warrants at the time of his disappearance. Authorities believe his disappearance may be drug-related. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Sneads Police Department
850-593-6403
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Jackson County Floridian
WCTV
WJHG
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