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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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Nicholas Jay Foster
Foster, date, approximate 1998
Date Missing 03/05/1998
Missing From
Winchester, New Hampshire
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/04/1980 (42)
Age 18 years old
Height and Weight 5'11 - 6'0, 130 -140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A sweatshirt and a black and white checked quilted flannel jacket. He usually dressed in layers.
Medical Conditions Foster has a history of drug abuse, including LSD. He completed drug rehabilitation prior to his disappearance, but relapsed afterwards and began abusing drugs again.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Foster wears wire-framed eyeglasses.
Details of Disappearance Foster was last seen near a disused railroad trestle in Winchester, New Hampshire on March 5, 1998. A friend supposedly left him there and got a ride with another friend. He has never been heard from again, but a few days later some of his belongings, including his wallet, cigarettes, lighter and jacket were found along the tracks, across from the entrance to Thicket Hill.
Foster had dropped out of Thayer High School in the eleventh grade. At the time of his disappearance, he was living with his parents and working at Cerosimo Lumber. He was saving money for his own apartment, closer to work, but hadn't mentioned wanting to move away from the local area.
He left some paychecks behind at his workplace, which lead police to speculate he may have taken his own life, but if he did his body has never been found. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Winchester Police Department
603-239-4814
Other
The Rutland Daily Herald
The Brattleboro Reformer
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