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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.
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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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Noel Annette Marcotte
Marcotte, date, approximate 1990
Date Missing 03/24/1990
Missing From
San Francisco, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/12/1970 (51)
Age 19 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 110 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white blouse with black trim, a black leather jacket, black jeans, white shoes, and a silver-colored ring with a design of a dolphin wrapped around head-to-tail.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Marcotte has a four-inch scar on the back of her head and a one-inch scar at the nape of her neck, and her ears are pierced. She is of Italian descent.
Details of Disappearance Marcotte was last seen at Cliff House in the Sutro Baths area of San Francisco, California, at approximately 10:15 p.m. on March 24, 1990. She was visiting the area with about fourteen friends.
According to witnesses, Marcotte was sitting on one of the outer rocks near Point Lobos Avenue when she reached down to adjust a shoelace, slipped, and fell. Her friends said she hit her head on a rock as she fell into the ocean below. They ran down to try to help her, but by the time they got there, her body had been swept out to sea.
An extensive search turned up no sign of Marcotte, but she is presumed drowned. She is the youngest of five children and was a senior at Monte Vista High School at the time of her disappearance. Her body has never been found.
Investigating Agency
United States Park Police
415-561-5505
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
The San Francisco Examiner
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