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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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Patricia Sue Tolhurst
Tolhurst, date, approximate 2014
Date Missing 04/18/2014
Missing From
Twain Harte, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/08/1968 (54)
Age 46 years old
Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'8, 120 - 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black pullover top, blue jeans, a brown leather necklace with a charm, and a California State University at Stanislaus 2006 class ring.
Associated Vehicle(s) White Toyota 4Runner (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Tolhurst's nickname is Patty, and she may use the last name Kelly. She has a scar on her ankle, and a scar on her left cheek that looks like a dimple.
Details of Disappearance Tolhurst was last seen in Twain Harte, California on April 18, 2014. On April 20, she sent mailed letter to some friends saying she was going to go to Kennedy Meadows to "put her feet in the water." She has never been heard from again.
On April 22, her white Toyota 4Runner was found abandoned at Donnell Vista Point on Highway 108. Tolhurst's purse and other belongings were inside it.
She owned a restaurant, Patty's Shack in East Sonora, California, at the time of her disappearance. Her loved ones stated she was having financial problems and may have been distraught over them at the time of her disappearance. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office
209-694-2953
Other
California Attorney General's Office
Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office
NamUs
The Union Democrat
My Motherlode
Facebook Page for Patricia Tolhurst
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
