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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Sheryl Lyn Rucci
Rucci, date, approximate 2005
Date Missing 08/09/2005
Missing From
Lockport, New York
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 12/22/1971 (50)
Age 33 years old
Height and Weight 5'10, 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A navy blue sweatshirt with "Canisius College" embroidered on it, matching sweatpants and a gold chain necklace with a heart-shaped pendant set with stones.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Rucci has previously fractured her collarbone and right arm. Her ears are double-pierced and navel is pierced. She has a tattoo of the name "Ashley" on a rose on her ankle, a scar on the inside of her wrist, and a tattoo of a design and the name "Roger" on her lower back. Rucci's nickname is Sis and she may use the last name Moskalik.
Details of Disappearance Rucci was last seen at her apartment in the vicinity of the 6500 block of Lincoln Avenue in Lockport, New York at 9:00 p.m. on August 9, 2005. She has never been heard from again.
After her disappearance, her apartment was found to be neat and clean without nothing missing except her keys; it appeared as if Rucci had left and intended to be back shortly. Bloodhounds tracked her scent to the Skateland down the road, then lost the trail.
Rucci's ex-boyfriend, a former prison guard named Roger L. Hueber, was awaiting trial on several child sex abuse charges at the time of Rucci's disappearance: two counts of third-degree rape, two counts of third-degree sodomy, two counts of unlawfully dealing with a child and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors alleged he provided alcohol to, went skinny-dipping with and had sex with three girls between 13 and 17.
Rucci disappeared two weeks before she was supposed to testify against Hueber, and both authorities and her family initially thought she had gone into hiding to avoid the obligation. Three weeks after she was last seen, Rucci was indicted as Hueber's co-defendant for criminal sexual acts, sex abuse, and unlawfully dealing with a minor.
Hueber eventually pleaded guilty to third-degree attempted rape and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He served time in prison and was released in early 2010.
Although Rucci is still listed as a wanted person, investigators no longer believe she ran away because of the criminal , as they don't think she would have been out of contact with her family for this long. There have been several unconfirmed sightings of her in the Lockport area since her disappearance. Her remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Investigating Agency
Niagara County Sheriff's Department
716-438-3393
Other
NamUs
WKBW-TV
WIVB TV 4
The Lockport Journal
The Niagara Gazette
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
