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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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Paul D. Yotter
Yotter, date, approximate 1991; Yotter on his motorcycle
Date Missing 12/21/1991
Missing From
Santa Maria, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/11/1969 (53)
Age 22 years old
Height and Weight 5'9, 200 - 225 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly a black and red motorcycle suit with a matching Shoei helmet. A photo of Yotter in the suit and helmet is posted below this summary.
Medical Conditions Yotter may have been suicidal at the time of his disappearance.
Associated Vehicle(s) Red and black 1988 Honda with the California license plate number 13D5981, the model number CBR1000F and a red No Fear decal
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Yotter may have a mustache, beard or a goatee. He may wear glasses for distance vision and he may have a tattoo of the letters "XXX" on his left arm.
Details of Disappearance Yotter was last seen in Santa Maria, California on December 21, 1991. His employer called his grandmother after Yotter didn't show up for work, and she went to his apartment and found it deserted with a suicide note left behind.
Yotter disappeared together with his motorcycle, a red and black 1988 Honda with the California license plate number 13D5981, the model number CBR1000F and a red No Fear decal. A photo of Yotter on his motorcycle, wearing his motorcycle suit and helmet, is posted with this summary. Neither he nor his motorcycle have ever been seen again. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Santa Maria Police Department
805-928-3781
Other
California Attorney General's Office
NamUs
KSBY
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
