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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.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Natasha Alexandra Augusta Carter
Natasha, date, approximate 2000; Age-progression to age 29 (date, approximate 2018); Susan Gail Carter; Age-progression of Susan to an unknown age
Date Missing 08/08/2000
Missing From
Beckley, West Virginia
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/22/1989 (32)
Age 10 years old
Height and Weight 4'2 - 4'3, 50 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Natasha has a scar on her left eyebrow. Her nickname is Alex.
Details of Disappearance Natasha was last seen in Beckley, West Virginia on August 8, 2000. She was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Susan Gail Carter. A felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for her on November 13, 2000.
A photograph and an age-progressed image of Susan is posted with this summary. Her date of birth is March 8, 1959, making her 41 years old at the time of Natasha's abduction. She's described as Caucasian, 5'6 and 115 pounds, with blonde hair and green eyes.Susan may use the name Susan Gail Carter Webb. She may attempt to alter her appearance.
Susan had been involved in a contentious battle over Natasha's custody with the child's father, Ricky Lafferty, and had told Lafferty he would never see his daughter again. Natasha's grandmother stated the child was afraid of her mother and did not want to live with her.
Susan and Natasha may be in the company of an adult male. They may have left West Virginia. Natasha's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
West Virginia State Police
304-746-2100
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Child Search Ministries
Natasha Carter Missing
The Charleston Daily Mail
Facebook Page for Natasha Carter
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