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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.



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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

Sharon K. Emery
missing 2023 updates
Emery, date, approximate 1981
Date Missing 09/03/1981
Missing From
Indianapolis, Indiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 03/04/1956 (66)
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 106 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A yellow t-shirt and blue jeans.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Emery has a scar on her right wrist and a homemade tattoo on her right arm.
Details of Disappearance Emery was last seen in the vicinity of east Washington Street and north State Street in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 3, 1981. She lived with a male roommate and had been out drinking with him that night. Her roommate stated she left after an argument at 3:00 a.m.
She has never been heard from again. She was last seen in an area noted for its prostitution activity. The day before her disappearance, she had left her son in the care of friends. A few days before Emery disappeared, someone tried to run her over with a car. A police officer was called the scene and cited the driver, and Emery walked away from the scene.
Neighbors reported hearing a violent argument at Emery's apartment the night she disappeared, and they saw a bloodstained rug lying next to her apartment building afterwards. Emery wasn't reported missing for two days, and by the time police arrived at her apartment to investigate, the bloodstained rug was gone and Emery's roommate had moved out of the apartment.
There were rumors that Emery died of a drug overdose and that her body was dumped somewhere in southern Indiana. Investigators believe she went back to her apartment after the argument with her roommate and met with foul play there. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Indianapolis Police Department
317-327-6160
Other
Indianapolis Police Department
The Indianapolis Star
NamUs
Indiana Missing Persons Bulletin
The Indianapolis Star

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.



Missing Person Photos

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