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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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Randal Paul Gary
Gary, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 05/16/2003
Missing From
Ketchikan, Alaska
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 10/31/1952 (69)
Age 50 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 200 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly a Medic Alert bracelet for diabetes.
Medical Conditions Gary has diabetes and is insulin-dependent. He was also taking Viagra at the time of his disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Gary was last seen on May 16, 2003. He was employed as a psychotherapist and resided in Ontario, Canada at the time of his disappearance. He was on vacation in May 2005 and on the cruise ship Veendam. Gary boarded the ship in Ketchikan, Alaska. He spent most of his nights in the ship's casino, and was a late riser.
The ship made stops in Juneau and Skagway, Alaska, but Gary didn't disembark in either place. He was last seen at 10:30 p.m. on the last day of the cruise. When the vessel docked in Vancouver, British Columbia, Gary was nowhere to be found. He has never been heard from again.
The "do not disturb" sign was on the door of the cabin for most of the trip. His bed showed signs that someone had been in it, but it had not been slept in. Three partially empty bottles of different kinds of alcohol were found inside the cabin, but Gary rarely drank and none of the bottles were of a kind he liked.
Suicide was looked at as a possible explanation for Gary's disappearance, but this theory was deemed implausible. Gary had no history of mental illness and never indicated he felt suicidal, and if he had wanted to take his own life he could have done so painlessly with his insulin instead of jumping overboard. At the time of his disappearance, he was in good spirits and was not having any personal problems.
Gary is described as a very private person. He didn't even tell his family when he won $150,000 in the lottery. His remains unsolved. Vancouver police are investigating.
Investigating Agency
Vancouver Police Department
604-717-2530
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Cruise Bruise
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