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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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Randy Lee Williams Jr.
Williams, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 10/18/2004
Missing From
Savannah, Georgia
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Date of Birth 02/03/1984 (38)
Age 20 years old
Height and Weight 6'3, 185 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt, blue Dickie pants and red and black sneakers.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Williams was last seen by his mother at their residence in the 1600 block of Delmonde Avenue off Skidaway Road in Savannah, Georgia on October 18, 2004. He asked to borrow her car so he could deliver a birthday gift to his grandfather. She consented and then went to work.
When she returned, the car was at the residence but Williams was missing, as was his cellular phone and a house key. None of his clothes were gone, and he is not believed to have taken any money with him.
On October 25, a week after Williams was last seen, his family received an anonymous phone call from someone who said Williams had been abducted and beaten to death at a hotel on Highway 204 and his body tossed in an alligator pit. The caller has never been identified and this information has not been confirmed.
Williams was on probation at the time of his disappearance. His mother said he also smoked marijuana. He has been known to frequent the Hitch Village and the Waters Avenue and 37th Street areas.
His mother stated it is uncharacteristic of him to leave without warning or to be out of touch with his family members; she believes he was murdered. Authorities have found no evidence of foul play in his disappearance, however. Williams left behind a young son. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
912-651-6742
Other
City of Savannah
The Savannah Morning News
WSAV 3
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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