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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.



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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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Peggy Dianovsky
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
missing person case update January 2023 found new details posted
Peggy, date, approximate 1982; Robert Dianovsky, date, approximate 2003
Date Missing 09/12/1982
Missing From
Schaumburg, Illinois
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 04/15/1954 (68)
Age 28 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 125 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white sweater, a beige blouse, blue jeans and a gold wedding ring with a diamond solitaire.
Associated Vehicle(s) Yellow Chevrolet Nova (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Peggy has a birthmark on her right buttock. She wears eyeglasses.
Details of Disappearance Peggy was last seen in her home in the 200 block of east Kingsport Drive in Schaumburg, Illinois on September 12, 1982. She shared the residence with her husband, Robert Dianovsky Sr., and their three young sons. A photograph of Robert is posted with this summary.
The Dianovskys were involved in a contentious divorce and a custody battle in September 1982. Both sides accused the other of infidelity, and the couple often had violent quarrels.
Robert maintains that Peggy left their home voluntarily and took a bag of clothing with her when she vanished in 1982. Robert reported his wife missing five days later. She left her yellow Chevrolet Nova behind, and never picked up her last paycheck from her employer, Dominick's.
Blood was found spattered at the top of the stairway in the Dianovsky home, but none of it was ever collected for analysis. Robert admitted to striking Peggy hard enough to make her bleed, and stated this was the source of the stain. He denied having killed her, however.
Robert moved to Arizona sometime after 1982, and remarried. He was charged with Peggy's murder in 2003. Their three sons went to the police in 2002 after tape-recording a conversation with Robert where he made suspicious statements about Peggy's disappearance.
One of the Dianovsky children claims he witnessed his mother's murder, and all three of them say they saw Robert abuse and threaten Peggy. They claim they repressed their memories of the alleged incidents and recovered them in therapy sessions as adults. One of Robert's friends also testified that Robert asked him for a gun in 1982 to "get rid of" Peggy.
The trial took place before a judge rather than a jury. The judge acquitted Robert after an eight-day trial in November 2004. He stated he believed Peggy probably had in fact been murdered after her disappearance, but there was insufficient evidence to prove that Robert did it.
Peggy has not been located, but foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Schaumburg Police Department
847-882-3586
Other
The Doe Network
MSNBC
The Chicago Sun-Times
The Daily Herald
NBC 5
NewsLibrary
Erased: Missing Women, Murdered Wives
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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.



Missing Person Photos

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