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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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Tot Tran Harriman
Harriman, date, approximate 2001; Harriman's vehicle; Sketch of possible suspect
Date Missing 07/12/2001
Missing From
League City, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Asian
Date of Birth 02/20/1944 (78)
Age 57 years old
Height and Weight 4'11, 100 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Seven gold bracelets on her left wrist, a diamond necklace pendant, and possibly a shirt, shorts and sandals.
Associated Vehicle(s) Rose quartz 1995 Lincoln Continental with a white leather interior, chrome tailtops, a small "PJC" sticker on the right side of the rear bumper, vanity Florida license plates reading TOTSY, and the vehicle identification number (VIN) 1LNLM97V35Y755926
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Graying black hair, brown eyes. Harriman is of Vietnamese descent. She has scars on her abdomen as the results of a Caesarian section and a hysterectomy, and she wears eyeglasses. Harriman's nickname is Totsy and her maiden name is Tran. She may use the names Harriman Tottran, Harriman Tran, Harriman Tot, Tran Tot and/or Tot Harriman.
Details of Disappearance Harriman was a resident of Florida in 2001. She was visiting her family in Texas during the summer and had decided to purchase property in the state to be closer to her relatives.
Harriman mapped out a route between League City and Corpus Christi, Texas and planned to drive along Highway 35 searching for possible homes. She departed at approximately 5:00 a.m. on July 12, 2001 from her son's residence near League City.
Harriman said goodbye to her son and drove away in her rose quartz 1995 Lincoln Continental. A photo of her vehicle is posted with this summary.
One of Harriman's friends attempted to call her on her cellular phone at approximately 8:30 a.m. The phone rang four times and he was transferred to her voice mail, indicating that Harriman's phone was turned on.
The friend tried to call her again at 10:30 a.m. and was directly connected to her voice mail, signaling that her phone had been turned off.
Harriman's children became concerned when she did not contact anyone by that evening. One of her sons phoned the friend Harriman planned to stay with overnight on July 12 and learned that his mother had never arrived as scheduled. Her family reported her as a missing person shortly thereafter.
Harriman's Lincoln Continental has never been located. The car has a white leather interior and chrome tailpipes. A small sticker reading "PJC" is placed on the right side of the rear bumper. The vehicle has personalized Florida license plates featuring her nickname, "TOTSY." The vehicle identification number (VIN) is 1LNLM97V35Y755926.
Extensive searches of the area between League City and Corpus Christi have not produced any evidence regarding Harriman's whereabouts. There are few clues in her . Witnesses reported various unconfirmed sightings of Harriman in the Texas and Florida area shortly after she disappeared.
A sketch of a possible suspect in Harriman's disappearance is posted with this summary. The unidentified African-American male is believed to be in his twenties with a slim build. He was seen driving in the Houston area on the day Harriman vanished. Authorities do not know if the individual is connected to her .
Harriman lived in Vietnam and married Clinton Howard Harriman II while he was serving in the area with the United States Merchant Marines.
Her husband returned to America with their young daughter and Harriman stayed behind with her oldest son from a previous marriage. She and her child escaped from Vietnam and joined her husband in the United States some time afterwards.
The Harrimans had three children together. Her husband died of cancer in 1993 and Harriman's children are conducting the search for their mother. Foul play is suspected in her .
Investigating Agency
League City Police Department
281-332-2566
Other
Tot Harriman: Missing
NamUs
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team
The Houston Chronicle
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