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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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Takoda Tei Weed
Takoda, date, approximate 2004; Age-progression to age 18 (date, approximate 2016)
Date Missing 01/15/2004
Missing From
Portland, Oregon
Missing Classification Family Abduction
Sex Male
Race
Asian, Biracial, White
Date of Birth 11/12/1997 (24)
Age 6 years old
Height and Weight 4'5, 80 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (Asian/Caucasian) male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Takoda's nickname is Tei Chan and he may use the name Tei Oda. He is of Japanese descent.
Details of Disappearance Takoda and his sister Tiana have been missing from Portland, Oregon since January 15, 2004. Their parents, Brett Weed and Kyoko Oda, are divorced. With the court's permission, Kyoko moved back to her native Japan with the children in January 2004.
Brett was supposed to be given visitation time, phone calls and online contact with the children. Once she arrived in Japan, however, Oda reneged on the custody agreement and cut off Brett's access to the children.
Brett obtained full and physical custody of Tiana and Takoda in July 2005. He hasn't had any contact with them since they went to Japan, however.
Photographs and vital statistics for Oda are unavailable. Tiana and Takoda's s remain unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Portland, Oregon Office
503-224-4181
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Oregon State Police Missing Children Clearinghouse
BacHome
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire
The Japan 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