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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.
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Tai Yung Lau
Lau, date, approximate 1981
Date Missing 06/20/1981
Missing From
Tampa, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Asian
Date of Birth 06/06/1938 (84)
Age 53 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 128 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian male. Black hair, black eyes. Lau is originally from China and he speaks poor English.
Details of Disappearance Lau was last seen in Tampa, Florida on June 19, 1981.He started walking to work that morning, but never arrived.
Lau had moved to the United States from China as a refugee in 1969. He had fled a Chinese forced labor camp two years earlier and swam for eight hours to safety in Hong Kong, where he bribed a man to get him a job on a ship. When it docked in New York two years later, he jumped ship and got a job in a Chinese restaurant.
Later, he got a work card, moved to Tampa and started working at restaurants there, hoping to bring his wife and their daughter over to the United States. He worked as a cook ata Chinese restaurant on Buffalo Avenue at the time of his disappearance. His boss, who reported him missing, stated he was a very reliable employee, never missed work and was never even late.
Lau has never been heard from again. He left all his belongings behind in his apartment. Some reports stated he didn't own a car and couldn't drive; others maintain he sold his car on the day of his disappearance and said something about returning to China. The circumstances of his disappearance are unclear.
Investigating Agency
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
800-873-8477
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
The Tampa Bay Times
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