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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
Robin Kristine Ford
Ford, date, approximate 2016; Ford's necklace
Date Missing 08/29/2016
Missing From
Key West, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 03/25/1966 (56)
Age 50 years old
Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'9, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow metal necklace with a round, six-point pendant. A photo of the necklace is posted with this summary.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, blue eyes. Ford has a scar on her cheek. Her ears are pierced.
Details of Disappearance Ford was last seen in Key West, Florida between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. on August 29, 2016. She had moved to the area from Aurora, Illinois and was living on a sailboat with her boyfriend. She believed he was being unfaithful towards her, and witnesses reported hearing her screaming and yelling at him on the night of her disappearance.
Ford missed a court date about a drunk driving charge on August 30, and a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina on August 31. She has never been heard from again.
It's uncharacteristic of Ford to leave without warning, and her family doesn't think she would have voluntarily dropped out of sight, as her father was dying of cancer and one of her children was expecting her first grandchild. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
305-293-7407
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
CBS Miami
NBC 5 Chicago
WGN 9
Facebook Page for Robin Ford
CrimeFeed
NamUs
Key West: The Newspaper
Florida Arrests
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