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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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Sandra Ann Guerrero
Above: Guerrero, date, approximate 1994
Date Missing 10/14/1994
Missing From
Atascadero, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 10/18/1945 (76)
Age 48 years old
Height and Weight 5'5, 150 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Burgundy 1984 Pontiac Subaru station wagon (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Some agencies give Guerrero's last name Peck-Guerrero. Her nickname is Sandi.
Details of Disappearance Guerrero was last seen in Atascadero, California on October 14, 1994. She resided in that city. On the day of her disappearance, she had dinner with her ex-husband in Grover Beach, California and left her dog with him, then left his home to go to Santa Barbara, California to visit her daughter, who was ill. Guerrero never arrived at her daughter's house and has never been heard from again.
Ten days after Guerrero's disappearance, her burgundy 1984 Pontiac Subaru station wagon was found in an alley in Santa Maria, California. Her luggage was inside the vehicle, but her purse and keys were missing. She had been carrying a couple thousand dollars from her ex-husband to pay bills and repay money owed to her ex-boyfriend, with whom she had recently ended a relationship.
Guerrero's relationship with her ex-boyfriend is described as abusive. He and her ex-husband were both questioned by police, but never named as suspects. An anonymous note led investigators to search an area near Orcutt, California for her body, but nothing was ever discovered. Guerrero's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Atascadero Police Department
805-461-5051
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Doe Network
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
