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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
Patricia Marie Dudek
Dudek, date, approximate 2002; Age-progression to age 51 (date, approximate 2020)
Date Missing 01/07/2002
Missing From
Salisbury, Maryland
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 33 years old
Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'8, 135 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A tan jacket, a dark blue sweatshirt, dark-colored pants, black socks and black Reebok sneakers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Dudek has a one-inch scar on her left hand.
Details of Disappearance Dudek was last seen arguing with her boyfriend at her home in Salisbury, Maryland at 7:30 a.m. on January 7, 2002. She offered her teen daughter a ride to school, but her daughter declined.
Her boyfriend stated he returned home from work at 10:00 a.m. and Dudek was gone, but her car was in the driveway and Dudek's infant son was in his car seat. When her daughter came home from school several hours later, Dudek still wasn't home and her car was still parked outside. She has never been heard from again.
Her daughter, who was the one who reported her missing, believes she's deceased, as she doesn't think Dudek would go so long without contacting her loved ones. Her remains unsolved and she's considered missing under highly suspicious circumstances.
Investigating Agency
Salisbury Police Department
410-548-3165
Other
The Delmarva Daily Times
NamUs
LostNMissing
Facebook Page for Patricia Dudek
Missing Persons s Network
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