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.
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Oscar Alexander Campos
Oscar, date, approximate 2008; Age-progression to age 22 (date, approximate 2014)
Date Missing 04/19/2008
Missing From
Antioch, Tennessee
Missing Classification Endangered Runaway
Sex Male
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 01/18/1992 (30)
Age 16 years old
Height and Weight 5'3 - 5'6, 130 - 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A light blue shirt and black jeans.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic male. Black hair, brown eyes. Oscar's left ear is pierced. His hair was dyed purple and styled in a Mohawk at the time of his disappearance. He has previously fractured his right knee.
Details of Disappearance Oscar disappeared from his residence on Dory Drive in Antioch, Tennessee at 10:30 a.m. on April 19, 2008. He left his home upset after being disciplined by his parents, walked into the woods near his home, and never returned. Authorities believe he left of his own accord.
Oscar may be in Nashville, Tennessee, or in southern California or Florida. He had friends and family in those places and had talked about wanting to go back to California. He was a student at John Overton High School at the time of his disappearance. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
615-862-8600
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Tennessee Clearinghouse of Missing and Exploited Children
WTVF NewsChannel 5
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
California Attorney General's Office
WKRN
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
