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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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Sherry K. Wrisinger
Sherry, date, approximate 1986; Ronald Wrisinger in 2009
Date Missing 06/06/1986
Missing From
Richmond, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 11/14/1945 (76)
Age 40 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 180 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown/hazel eyes.
Details of Disappearance Sherry and her daughter, Johnna, were last seen in Richmond, Missouri at approximately midnight on June 6, 1986. Sherry played cards with some female friends that evening. Johnna had a date and was last seen when she was dropped off at home before curfew.
Ronald D. Wrisinger, Sherry's husband, said his wife had left him for a veterinarian and taken Johnna, the youngest of their three children, with them. (The couple's other two daughters were out of town at the time.) They have never been heard from again. Ronald's brother reported them missing on September 16, 1986.
Sherry and Johnna left all their clothes behind, as well as uncashed paychecks from their respective jobs. Ronald filed for divorce later in 1986 and it was granted in December. He was ordered to pay child support for Johnna, but Sherry never collected the money. Ronald made the last payment in October 1987.
The FBI opened an investigation into possible extortion, but never identified any suspects, and as soon as the FBI got involved all the incidents stopped. Authorities believe the letters and vandalism may be related to the women's later disappearances.
At first authorities believed Sherry and Johnna might have left of their own accord like Ronald said, but as time passed without anyone hearing from them, police began to suspect foul play.
There were rumors that the two women had been murdered and buried under a concrete slab at the Wrisinger home in the 400 block of Ottman Street, but investigators determined the concrete had been poured before they went missing.
Ronald moved to Arkansas sometime after his wife and daughter vanished. In May 2009, he was charged with first-degree murder of both of them. A photo of Ronald at the time of his arrest is posted with this summary. In April 2010, however, the charges against him were dropped. The prosecution stated that due to the death of one of their key witnesses, they were unable to proceed with the .
Ronald could be arrested again if more evidence resurfaces, however. He has always maintained his innocence. Sherry and Johnna's bodies have never been found. Foul play is suspected in their s due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Richmond Police Department
816-776-5826
Other
Missouri State Highway Patrol
The Kansas City Star
KMBC 9
The Olathe News
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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.
Missing Person Photos
