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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
Norma Jane Cavilee
Cavilee, date, approximate 2015; Thor's hammer pendant
Date Missing 09/03/2015
Missing From
Salem, Oregon
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/17/1972 (50)
Age 43 years old
Height and Weight 5'0 - 5'1, 115 - 135 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A necklace with a Thor's hammer pendant, silver hoops in her nipples, and a red ruby ring. A photo of the pendant is posted with this summary.
Medical Conditions Cavilee suffers from arthritis. She has a history of drug abuse.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Graying black hair, blue eyes. Cavilee has two ravens tattooed on her chest; one is in black ink on the left side, and the one on the right side was unfinished at the time of her disappearance. She has a tattoo of a rose on her left breast and possibly other tattoos. Her nipples are pierced and she has a long scar on her left leg. Cavilee's nickname is Stormy.
Details of Disappearance Cavilee was last seen in Salem, Oregon on September 3, 2015. She was supposed to move to Grants Pass, Oregon, but never arrived there and has never been heard from again.
Cavilee may have boarded a bus in Eugene, Oregon early that month, but authorities couldn't confirm that any ticket was purchased in her name. She was supposedly carrying a backpack and a large black duffel bag that would have needed to be checked if she'd taken the bus.
Prior to her disappearance, Cavilee had had a rough life and had served a ten-year sentence in prison. She was on parole at the time she went missing, and had violated it. Authorities initially believed she was simply hiding to avoid being arrested, and it wasn't until March 2016, six months after she was last seen, that she was listed as a missing person.
In spite of her history, it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Salem Police Department
503-588-6123
Other
NamUs
Facebook Page for Norma Cavilee
KOIN 6
The Statesman Journal
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