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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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Shameeka M. Gordon-Dixon
Gordon-Dixon, date, approximate 2004
Date Missing 04/21/2004
Missing From
Staten Island, New York
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Date of Birth 06/05/1983 (39)
Age 20 years old
Height and Weight 5'4, 110 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black hooded sweatshirt, a black North Face jacket, black sweatpants and black Nike sneakers.
Medical Conditions Gordon-Dixon was four months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Brown hair, black eyes. Gordon-Dixon has a tattoo of her first name, Shameeka, on her right shoulder, and a tattoo of the name "Rasheen" across her lower back. Her nickname is Meekie.
Details of Disappearance Gordon-Dixon was last seen at approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 21, 2004 at a relative's home in the vicinity of York Avenue and Richmond Terrace in the New York City borough of Staten Island. She left to visit a friend and never returned. She has never been heard from again.
Authorities believe Gordon-Dixon may have met with foul play and they have searched a landfill for evidence in her , but nothing was found. Her ex-boyfriend is considered a person of interest in her , but he has not been charged in connection with it. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
New York City Police Department
718-981-2583
Other
NamUs
New York Missing Persons
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
