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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
Susana Torres-Salto
Torres-Salto, date, approximate 2021; Javier Chavez
Date Missing 04/11/2021
Missing From
Modesto, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 10/18/1991 (30)
Age 29 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 152 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Silver 2009 Chevrolet Impala with the California license plate number 7RTB273.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Black hair, brown eyes. Torres-Salto may use her last names together or separately. Her ears are pierced.
Details of Disappearance Torres-Salto was abducted outside Richy's Mini Mart in the 600 block of Butte Avenue Modesto, California at 5:30 p.m. on April 11, 2021. She was kidnapped by her estranged husband, Javier Chavez, the father of her younger son. A photo of Chavez is posted with this summary.She had full custody of her and Chavez's son, who was three, and taken out a temporary restraining order against Javier. She was supposed to go before a judge on April 12 to make the restraining order more permanent.According to court documents, Torres-Salto was afraid for her own safety and the safety of her two sons, and stated her relationship with Chavez had been abusive. At the time of the abduction, Chavez had a warrant out for his arrest on a charge of marital rape. Another warrant has since been issued for him, for kidnapping Torres-Salto.Surveillance footage of the store parking lot that evening showed Chavez pointing an object at Torres-Salto as she got into a vehicle, a silver 2009 Chevrolet Impala with the California license plate number 7RTB273. Torres-Salto's two sons were in the car, and the children were dropped off at Chavez's parents' house at 10:00 p.m. before Chavez left with Torres-Salto.By the time the police were notified of the kidnapping, Chavez and Torres-Salto were believed to be in Mexico. Torres is known to have been near the Tijuana International Airport, just over the Mexican border, but he has since left that location and his whereabouts are unknown.Torres-Salto's sons are now separated: the older boy lives with Torres-Salto's cousin, and the younger with Chavez's parents. Torres-Salto's family still hopes for her safe return. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office
209-525-7117
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Modesto Bee
Telemundo 33
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