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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 Thomas Pillsen-Rahier
Robert, date, approximate 1990; Age-progression to age 47 (date, approximate 2021)
Date Missing 07/06/1990
Missing From
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 10/27/1974 (47)
Age 15 years old
Height and Weight 5'9, 180 pounds
Medical Conditions Robert had behavioral and emotional problems in 1990.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Robert has a small scar on the middle of his forehead and scars on the last two toes of his right foot. He has brown discolorations on his right arm and the top of his right hand due to burns he sustained in childhood. Robert's nicknames are Bobby and Robb. He may be wearing eyeglasses with silver frames and tinted lenses. Some agencies give his name as "Robert Pillsen Thomas Rahier."
Details of Disappearance Robert was last seen at approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 6, 1990 in the vicinity of the 13500 block of south 8th Street in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was staying at Cheyenne Mesa, a day program and residential treatment facility for adolescents with psychiatric and behavioral problems. According to his mother, he was traumatized after he witnessed his stepfather's suicide when he was seven. The morning of his disappearance, Robert called his mother and insinuated that something was wrong, but told her he could not say exactly what was troubling him because the call was being monitored. His mother immediately called the facility to make arrangements to visit him, but was told that Robert was on an outing. Later the day, a Cheyenne Mesa employee told Robert's mother he had run away. He has never been heard from again. There is some confusion as to what Robert was last seen wearing. His mother was told he was wearing a blue plaid shirt and black jeans, but these clothes were returned to her along with the rest of his belongings. She stated he brought two pairs of shoes to Cheyenne Mesa and she got both pairs back, indicating he may have been barefoot. Robert had sensitive feet and didn't like to be without shoes. About a week before his disappearance, Robert went on a home visit for the weekend. When his mother washed his clothes she noticed blood on his underwear. She believes he may have been sexually abused at the treatment facility and perhaps that's what he wanted to tell her on the day he disappeared. He had been at the facility only since late June, but he had stayed there earlier for several months. Authorities are not certain what happened to Robert. He has no history of runaway behavior, and his mother stated that even if he had run away, it would be highly unusual for him to have no contact with his loved ones for this long. Robert's mother had a close relationship with her son in 1990. There is no evidence of foul play in his disappearance. His was reclassified to a runaway to endangered missing several years after he went missing; it remains unsolved. Cheyenne Mesa closed in 1997, owing to financial insolvency. Robert's mother now lives in Kansas.
Investigating Agency
Colorado Springs Police Department
719-444-7000
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
The Colorado Springs Gazette
The Laura Recovery Center
KKTV
The CUE Center for Missing Persons
The Denver Post
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
