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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
Sandra Ann Burris
Burris, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 07/25/2005
Missing From
Opelousas, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/16/1969 (53)
Age 35 years oild
Height and Weight 5'6, 114 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black t-shirt and a blue denim skirt.
Medical Conditions Burris has unspecified medical problems and may be in need of medical attention.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Burris's nicknames are Sandy and Cash. She speaks with a Cajun accent.
Details of Disappearance Burris was last seen in Opelousas, Louisiana on July 25, 2005. She left her grandmother's home on Port Barre Highway with a female companion at 1:40 p.m., and has never been heard from again. She may have been sighted in north Lafayette, Louisiana in April 2007, but this hasn't been confirmed.
Burris has abused drugs in the past, but her family says she was substance-free at the time she vanished. She worked at Ryan's Family Steakhouse, attended church and was taking classes at Louisiana Technical College. It's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Burris left behind two children. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Opelousas Police Department
337-594-8565
Other
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
The Opelousas Daily World
St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers
MissingAbducted
Project Jason
The Baton Rouge Daily Advertiser
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