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 Photos
Noquisi Ama Blossom
Noquisi, date, approximate 1995; Age-progression to age 32 (date, approximate 2012)
Date Missing 10/18/1995
Missing From
Makawao, Hawaii
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/22/1980 (42)
Age 15 years old
Height and Weight 5'1 - 5'2, 115 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue/gray/green eyes. Noquisi has scars near her left eyebrow and on her left index finger, and a self-made inscription of the words "until death" on her forearm. Her ears and nose are pierced and, at the time of her disappearance, she wore braces on her teeth. She previously fractured her lower leg. Noquisi's nickname is Quis. She may use the aliases D'Asia Noquisi, D'Asia Gunn, Sorrow Knight, Alex Gunn and/or Sorrow Terre Alex Gunn. Some agencies refer to her as "Noquisi-Ama" or "Naquisi."
Details of Disappearance Noquisi was last seen leaving her residence in Makawao, Hawaii on October 18, 1995. She has never been heard from again.
Noquisi was raised by her mother, a single parent, and they moved all around the United States during Noquisi's childhood. They lived in Washington, Vermont, Florida, Oregon and New Mexico before moving to Hawaii in June 1995. Her mother describes Noquisi an extremely social person who made friends easily. She had been well-behaved and a good student, but shortly before her disappearance she her grades dropped and she started breaking rules and violating curfew.
Noquisi fought with her mother and finally dropped out of school altogether. She began dating a 25-year-old man, then moved out of her family's home and in with some friends. Her mother stated Noquisi began abusing drugs and alcohol at this time. She became pregnant, and her mother advised her to terminate the pregnancy. Noquisi had an abortion on October 9, just nine days before her disappearance.
Authorities believe that Noquisi may have left her home of her own accord, but the circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain unclear and her mother is not sure whether or not she ran away. She did not take any of her personal belongings with her, and her boyfriend said he had no knowledge of her whereabouts. Noquisi may have left Hawaii with a male companion after her disappearance. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Wailuku Maui Police Department
808-244-6400
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Hawaii State Clearinghouse on Missing Children
California Attorney General's Office
Maui Police Department
Maui Weekly
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 Photos
