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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
Porschette Charslyn Evans
Evans, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 05/10/2004
Missing From
Washington D.C., Washington D.C.
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Date of Birth 02/12/1981 (41)
Age 23 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 115 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gold necklace with a Lady of Guadalupe pendant, a black Timex watch with a wide band on her left wrist, a gold Lee High School class ring set with a garnet on her left hand, a heart-shaped ring on left pinky, small gold hoop earrings, and possibly N.Y. jeans, a t-shirt, and gray Skechers sneakers. Possibly carrying a yellow and blue backpack with wheels.
Medical Conditions Evans has a medical condition which required extensive treatment and left scars. She is also deaf and cannot speak.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Evans has pierced ears. She may wear her hair in braids and may walk with a limp. Her nickname is Porcia. She may be missing some of her teeth and she wears metal orthodontic braces. Evans has a dark-colored oval birthmark on her outer right thigh, scars on her chest from a breathing machine, a three-inch surgical scar on her neck, and a three-quarter inch surgical scar on her left calf.
Details of Disappearance Evans was last seen at approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 10, 2004 at Gallaudet University in the vicinity of the 800 block of Florida Avenue northeast in Washington D.C. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her . Her family believes she may be homeless.
Investigating Agency
Metropolitan Police Department
202-727-9099
Other
NamUs
Project Jason
The Washington 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