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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Robert Duane Lopeman
Lopeman, date, approximate 2008
Date Missing 08/01/2008
Missing From
Longview, Washington
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/22/1957 (65)
Age 53 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 160 pounds
Medical Conditions Lopeman suffers from mental illness that previously required inpatient treatment. He also has a history of drug abuse.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Lopeman has scars on his right leg, right knee, face, abdomen and right finger. He has a tattoo of the word "Reefer" on his right shoulder and a tattoo of the words "BL Mania" on his right arm. His nickname is Bob and he may spell his middle name "Dwayne."
Details of Disappearance Lopeman was last seen in Longview, Washington sometime in August 2008.
He was staying in a small apartment at the time of his disappearance. He disappeared after his release from Western State Hospital, a state-owned psychiatric facility; he stayed in the forensic unit for eleven months after being arrested in September 2007 for disorderly conduct and intimidating a public servant.
Lopeman wasn't reported missing until 2012. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Department
360-577-3092
Longview Police Department
360-442-5800
Other
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Department
Washington State Missing Persons Information
NamUs
The Daily News
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
