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Missing Scott Andreas Sims 
Scott, approximately 1961 Date reported missing : 12/09/1961 Missing location (approx) : Wichita Falls, Texas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 07/01/1950 (71) Age at the time of disappearance: 11 years old Height / Weight : 4'11, 90 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black winter coat, a black turtleneck sweater, blue jeans and a black knitted cap. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Scott wears eyeglasses. His nickname is Andy. His last name at birth was Douglass. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Scott was last seen in Wichita Falls, Texas on the afternoon of December 9, 1961. He was alone with his older brother at their home in the 4600 block of Stanford Avenue when he went to go play outside sometime between 12:45 and 1:00 p.m. He has never been heard from again. His mother returned home at 2:30 p.m. and couldn't find Scott. The family searched for him for over five hours before reporting his disappearance to police at 8:00 p.m. Scott and his family had lived in Wichita Falls for only a short time prior to his disappearance. He and his brother lived with their mother and stepfather and had taken their stepfather's last name; their biological father lived with his second wife in California in 1961. Scott was a fifth-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School and was in the Boy Scouts. He apparently vanished without a tEthnicity : ; very little evidence is available as to his fate. However, police believe he was the victim of a homicide. Other information and links : ncy Wichita Falls Police Department 940-761-7762 September 2021 updates and sources The Times Record News 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. Texoma's Homepageheader Missing Persons Planet October 12, 2004. February 4, 2021; picture added. |