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
Randy James Michaels
Michaels, date, approximate 2021; Some of Michaels's tattoos
Date Missing 05/16/2021
Missing From
Youngstown, Ohio
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 04/24/1988 (34)
Age 33 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 165 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt and/or a white hooded sweatshirt, gray Nike pants and brown terrycloth slippers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Michaels's nickname is Ran. He may use the last name Rozay. His jaw was previously wired shut. He has a circular scar on his abdomen or chest, similar to a large chicken pox scar. Michaels has numerous tattoos on his chest, abdomen and arms, including: the words "Never Satisfied" on the inside of his forearm, praying hands with rosary beads, the name "Sally" and the dates "08-03-31" and "03-04-94" on the inside of his forearm, the number 330 on the back of his hand, pink lips on his collarbone, the name "Lisa" in cursive on his collarbone, three dice on his right arm, the name "Jessica" on the inside of his bicep, the name "Kristina" in cursive above his collar line on the back of his neck, a city skyline with the words "Soup City" on his chest, and the letters "CHP" on his abdomen. Photos of some of his tattoos are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Michaels was last seen leaving Steel City Bar and Grille at the corner of Shirley Road and East Midlothian Boulevard in Youngstown, Ohio at 1:30 a.m. on May 16, 2021. He has never been heard from again. Although he was homeless at the time of his disappearance, he kept in close touch with his mother and they spoke multiple times per day.
After Michaels went missing, his mother got a series of anonymous calls from a New Mexico phone number. The caller said they had Michaels and demanded a $1,500 ransom, but they would hang up after Michaels's mother asked several times to speak to him. His mother believes the calls were from a scammer who had nothing to do with her son's disappearance.
At the time of his disappearance, Michaels worked as a roofer. He has three daughters whom he often visited. He did not own a car and would walk to where he wanted to go.
The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear, but his mother believes he may be dead.
Investigating Agency
Youngstown Police Department
330-747-7911
Other
NamUs
WKBN 27
Ohio Arrests
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Facebook Page for Randy Michaels
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