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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
Sasha Marrie Bishop
Bishop, date, approximate 2015; Tattooed sleeve on Bishop's arm
Date Missing 05/09/2015
Missing From
Bakersfield, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 07/25/1977 (45)
Age 37 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 120 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Bishop may use the last names Medrano and/or Serna, and may spell her first name "Xasha." She has the following tattoos: a sleeve with stars and a blue and red background on her right arm, stars on the left side of her face, and tattoos on the upper left side of her chest and on the center of her upper back. A photo of Bishop's sleeve tattoo is posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Bishop was last seen at a residence in the 5500 block of Dustin Street in Bakersfield, California on May 9, 2015. She has never been heard from again. Authorities stated she disappeared under unusual circumstances and is considered to be at risk. She left behind three children.
The home where she was last seen is frequented by transients. 48-year-old Joe Ray McBath, whom Bishop knew, was shot to death there on June 7, less than a month after her disappearance. His murder has never been solved and it's unclear whether it is related to Bishop's . Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Bakersfield Police Department
661-327-7111
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Bakersfield Police Department
KBAK and KBFX Eyewitness News
Missing Pieces Network
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