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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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Oded Gordon
Gordon, date, approximate 1989
Date Missing 05/12/1989
Missing From
Greenfield, New Hampshire
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 135 - 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red checkered or plaid flannel shirt, new blue jeans and knee-high black rubber work boots.
Medical Conditions Gordon is autistic and has great difficulty communicating with others as a result. He often talks to himself. On the rare occasions when he speaks to others, it is usually in a low tone of voice with intervals of silence. He is not considered dangerous to other people, but he has the functioning of a seven-year-old and cannot care for himself. In addition to having autism, Gordon is also anemic.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Gordon's nickname is Detti. He has a mustache and a sparse beard. He has scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, and has a badly hunched posture as a result.
Details of Disappearance Gordon was living at the Lyris Foundation Plowshare Farm, a farm for autistic and mentally disabled young adults in Greenfield, New Hampshire, at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen working on the garden at the farm on May 12, 1989.
Gordon was apparently bothered by flies and left the garden to get away from them. His caregivers thought he was going to sit in the car, but he did not go there and has never been heard from again. He did not have a coat, identification or any money with him at the time of his disappearance.
Dogs tracked Gordon's scent for three miles along Route 31 before it suddenly stopped. Authorities believe Gordon may have hitched a ride from a passing motorist. There were possible sightings of him in Merrimack, New Hampshire; Fitchburg, Massachusetts; and Lunenburg, Massachusetts after his disappearance. None of the sightings were confirmed, however.
Gordon was recognized as learning disabled at age nine, but continued to attend public school until age sixteen. He earned good grades at school, particularly in mathematics, and won prizes for his scholarship in various languages, even though he couldn't speak them due to his disabilities.
However, he was bullied by other students and his performance deteriorated to the point where he eventually had to be withdrawn from school. He had been living at Lyris Farm for six weeks prior to his disappearance, and the staff there stated he made great progress.
Gordon's mother described her son as an extremely fearful individual who tends to relate better to older people rather than people his own age. He is originally from New York state and may have tried to travel there after he went missing. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
New Hampshire State Police
978-745-8908
Other
The Doe Network
The Worcester Telegram
The New Hampshire Union Leader
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
