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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.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos

Victor Cruz Sanchez
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Sanchez, date, approximate 2009; Jessica Wilson; Tamara Burns; Robert Burns; Victor Solarzano
Date Missing 03/23/2009
Missing From
Abbeville, Alabama
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 200 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Sanchez's nickname is Chuckie. He has two gold front teeth.
Details of Disappearance Sanchez was last seen in Abbeville, Alabama on March 23, 2009. He he has never been heard from again. He was reported missing after he didn't show up for work. He worked as a contract laborer performing manual jobs such as yard work, and it's uncharacteristic of him to miss work.
When investigators checked Sanchez's residence, they discovered his car was still there. They also found evidence of a struggle.
Only a week after Sanchez vanished, four people were charged with capital murder in his : his wife, Jessica Lynn Wilson, her brother, Robert Lee Burns, her mother, Tamara Lynn Burns, and Victor Manuel Solorzano. A grand jury subsequently indicted all but Tamara for capital murder; Tamara was indicted for conspiracy to commit capital murder.
Authorities believe Sanchez's death was premeditated and robbery was the motive. Jessica and Tamara were arrested immediately, but Robert and Solorzano had fled to Mexico. Robert was arrested there in late April 2009.
Three of the defendants ultimately reached plea deals with prosecutors. Tamara and Wilson pleaded guilty to manslaughter and both were sentenced to 17 years in prison. Robert pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Solorzano remains at large. Photos of all four suspects are posted with this summary.
Investigators believe Sanchez was beaten and stabbed to death in the yard outside his mobile home at about midnight on March 23. They think his body was buried somewhere in the vicinity, and offered plea bargains to the three defendants in their custody if they would point out the location of the remains.
Robert led police to a field in Henry County, Alabama, but when authorities excavated the field they found no evidence.
Foul play is suspected in Sanchez's due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Abbeville Police Department
334-585-2222
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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.



Missing Person Photos

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