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
Tyress Lamun Gipson
Gipson, date, approximate 2020; Tattoo on Gipson's arm; Derrick Hicks; Breonna Jimenez; Jermaryon Lane; Cameron Shead
Date Missing 08/22/2020
Missing From
Jacksonville, Texas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 07/01/2002 (20)
Age 18 years old
Height and Weight 5'9 - 6'0, 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, black pants or gray shorts, white Nike Air Max sneakers and a baseball cap.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Gipson has several tattoos, including praying hands with a rose on his right arm, the letters "BG" and a dollar sign on his left forearm, and the name "Lavance" on the right side of his chest. At the time of his disappearance, he styled his hair in dreadlocks with red tips, and wore braces on his teeth.
Details of Disappearance Gipson was last seen in Jacksonville, Texas on August 22, 2020. He told his mother he was going out for the evening. He may have been headed to a party in Palestine, Texas. He never returned and has never been heard from again. The next day his mother reported him missing.
Less than two weeks after Gipson disappeared, four residents of Palestine were charged in his : Derrick Deon Hicks Jr., Breonna Marie Jimenez, Jermaryon D'Shun Lane and Cameron Dewayne Shead. Lane was initially unnamed in the press because he was a minor, but his name was published after a judge ruled he should stand trial as an adult.
Photos of the four suspects are posted with this summary. They were all originally charged with aggravated kidnapping, but Shead's charge was later upgraded to capital murder. They are awaiting trial, and authorities stated they were not being cooperative in the investigation.
Gipson is a 2020 graduate of Jacksonville High School, where he played on the football team. Foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Jacksonville Police Department
903-586-2546
Other
The AWARE Foundation
Central Texas Crime
KLTV
CBS 19
LaVance Hill Wooten
KTRE 9
The Vanished Podcast
The Palestine Herald
Texas Arrests
NamUs
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