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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.
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Steven G. Alyea
Alyea, date, approximate 1992
Date Missing 01/30/1992
Missing From
Kansas City, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/20/1961 (61)
Age 30 years old
Height and Weight 6'2, 180 pounds
Medical Conditions Alyea wears a heart monitor and an internal pacemaker. He has a severe heart condition and requires medicine on a daily basis; he did not have the medication with him when he disappeared. He was depressed over his health at the time that he disappeared.
Associated Vehicle(s) Green 1990 Honda Accord LX (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Alyea has surgical scars from two heart operations.
Details of Disappearance Alyea was last seen leaving his home in the vicinity of 103rd Street and Hillcrest Road in Kansas City, Missouri at 8:30 a.m. on January 30, 1992. He carried a large amount of cash with him at the time. He told a neighbor that he was going to Lamar, Missouri to meet someone at about 1:30 p.m., but would be back home by 6:30 p.m.
Alyea did not return home and has never been heard from again. He may have traveled to Siloam Springs, Arkansas after his disappearance. His green 1990 Honda Accord LX was found abandoned in a motel parking lot in Fayetteville, Arkansas on November 1, 1992, ten months after his disappearance. Authorities said it had been there at least a month. There was no sign of Alyea near the vehicle.
Foul play is suspected in Alyea's disappearance. He left all his medication and personal property behind at his home. He was close to his family and stayed in regular contact with them, but they have not heard from him since January 1992. Alyea's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Kansas City Police Department
816-234-5136
Other
The Doe Network
Kansas City Police Department
NamUs
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