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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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Robert Gerald Vanzant
Vanzant, date, approximate 1991
Date Missing 05/23/1991
Missing From
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 35 years old
Height and Weight 5'3 - 5'5, 120 - 135 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray t-shirt, blue jeans and brown lace-up boots.
Associated Vehicle(s) Maroon Dodge van with the possible Oklahoma license plate numberNYE703 (accounted for); Blue 1990 Pontiac Grand Am
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, green eyes. Vanzant's hair was worn long at the time of his disappearance, down to the middle of his back, and he had a mustache. He wears eyeglasses. He wears size 30L pants, a size medium shirt, and size 6.5 or 7 shoes. His nickname is Bobby.
Details of Disappearance Vanzant was last seen at a residence in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 1991. He left his vehicle, a maroon Dodge van with the possible Oklahoma license plate numberNYE703, behind at the residence where he was last seen.
He and another man, Larry Charles Easley, left the home in a blue 1990 Pontiac Grand Am. They were supposed to travel to Guthrie, Oklahoma, but it's unclear if they ever arrived there. Easley was sighted after Vanzant's disappearance, but Vanzant's He has never been heard from again.
Easley dropped out of sight after Vanzant's disappearance and authorities were unable to contact him, although he was sighted around Oklahoma City. It's unclear whether he was ever questioned in Vanzant's , although he was later charged with grand larceny in another .
Police believe Vanzant may have met with foul play, possibly due to a drug deal gone bad. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Oklahoma City Police Department
405-297-1129
Other
NamUs
The Oklahoman
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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