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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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Patsy L. Baker
Baker, date, approximate 1999
Date Missing 06/03/1999
Missing From
Marked Tree, Arkansas
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/10/1956 (65)
Age 42 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 110 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Baker's nickname is Pat.
Details of Disappearance Baker apparently resided in Marked Tree, Arkansas in 1999; she was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in that city sometime before her disappearance. She was last seen at a dentist's office in Mountain View, Arkansas on June 3, 1999, and was reported missing the following month.
She had reportedly traveled to Mountain View with Danny Noel Taylor; they had rented an apartment together. Taylor later claimed Baker left him for a truck driver he knew only as Tim. She has never been heard from again. Her vehicle was found in Marked Tree in 2001.
In January 2009, Taylor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the September 1999 death of an elderly woman. He beat and smothered her to death in her home and robbed her of thousands of dollars. Taylor was sentenced to ten years in prison. He hasn't been charged in Baker's , but he is considered a person of interest.
Baker's adult son was killed in a motorcycle accident in October 2005. She didn't contact her family at this time or attend his funeral; she may be unaware he is deceased.
Investigators have found no records indicating Baker has been incarcerated or hospitalized or died anywhere in the United States since 1999. They know little about her life before her disappearance. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Marked Tree Police Department
870-358-2024
Other
North American Missing Persons Network
WMC-TV
KAIT 8
The Tri-City Tribune
NamUs
The Doe Network
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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