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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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Tina Raye Wilson
Wilson, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 04/18/2005
Missing From
Whitehall, Ohio
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/24/1961 (61)
Age 43 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 140 pounds
Medical Conditions Wilson may be in need of medication for unspecified reasons.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, blue eyes. Wilson has a tattoo of a flower (possibly a rose) on each breast and a tattoo of a black panther on her right shoulder.
Details of Disappearance Wilson was last seen in Whitehall, Ohio on April 18, 2005. She called a rental store and asked them to pick up the 61-inch television set she'd rented. By the time store employees arrived at Wilson's apartment, she was gone and so was the TV and her pet cat. She has never been heard from again.
She left behind all her belongings, including her car and all her money, and she never picked up her last paycheck from the Wendy's restaurant where she worked. There was no sign of forced entry to her apartment and everything was in place inside.
Wilson was a practicing Wiccan in 2005. When police checked her home, they found a clean knife on the bed, and witchcraft books and cards around a used candle. It's unclear whether her religion was a factor in her disappearance.
Wilson's coworkers at Wendy's describe her as a hardworking and dependable employee who wouldn't have left her job without notifying the manager. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Whitehall Police Department
614-237-6333
Other
NBC4i
WBSN 10TV
NamUs
OhiO Attorney General's Office
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