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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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Roberta Musquiz Pagan
Pagan, date, approximate 2003
Date Missing 01/31/2003
Missing From
San Pedro, California
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race
Hispanic
Date of Birth 06/26/1967 (55)
Age 35 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A cream-colored shirt and shorts set with dolphins and the words "Puerto Vellarta" on the front of the shirt, and black flip-flops.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Hispanic female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Pagan has a scar on her left ankle and a mole on her right cheek. She also has scars on her left thigh and breast that are the result of a dog attack from approximately ten years before her disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Pagan is from Las Vegas, Nevada. During January 2003 she went on a Carnival Cruise with her husband and five-year-old son. The ship was called Elation and was between Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas when she disappeared, approximately ten miles offshore.
She had an argument with her husband that evening. Afterwards he took their son to their cabin and they went to sleep. When Pagan's husband woke up, he discovered that his wife was missing.
The ship docked at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the day after Pagan vanished, but there is no indication that she disembarked there. When the ship docked at San Pedro, California, the investigation began.
Pagan's family believes lax security on the Elation was to blame for her disappearance. Her husband has been ruled out as a suspect in her . The U.S. Coast Guard could not assist with the search because Pagan apparently vanished in Mexican waters.
While authorities say there is no evidence of foul play in Pagan's disappearance, her friends and family feel differently. She has never been heard from again. Her remains unsolved.
Some agencies state that Pagan disappeared on January 26, 2003.
Investigating Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
310-477-6565
Other
NamUs
Missing Persons Cybercenter
Child Seek Network
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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.
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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