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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.



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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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Sophie Elizabeth Reeder
Sophie, date, approximate 2017; Sophie on the night of her disappearance; Age-progression to age 17 (date, approximate 2019)
Date Missing 05/19/2017
Missing From
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Biracial, Black, White
Date of Birth 02/19/2002 (20)
Age 15 years old
Height and Weight 5'1, 110 - 120 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black minidress, a fur coat, Converse sneakers and light-colored headphones. Carrying a backpack or a large purse. A photo of Sophie on the night of her disappearance is posted with this summary.
Medical Conditions Although Sophie had not been officially diagnosed prior to her disappearance, her family believes she suffers from anxiety and depression.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (African-American/Caucasian) female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Sophie's hair was shoulder-length and curly at the time of her disappearance. Her ears are pierced, but she wasn't wearing earrings at the time of her disappearance.
Details of Disappearance Sophie was last seen in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 19, 2017. She left her residence at approximately 10:00 p.m. Surveillance video showed her walking alone, heading eastbound past a business between the 100 and 400 blocks of west Davie Boulevard.
She left all her belongings behind, including $300 cash in a bag near her bed, and also left a candle burning in her bedroom. She has never been heard from again.
Prior to her disappearance, Sophie often hung out in the area of Stranahan High School, which she had attended for a short period. She used the bus to get around. Her parents were divorced and she lived with her father.
She had transferred to a virtual school and took classes online with her computer. After she went missing, her mother searched her room and found alcohol, drugs and some adult-type undergarments such as stockings and garter belts, all believed to hers.
Sophie had run away once before, but only for a day, and investigators don't believe her disappearance was voluntary. She has two cellular phones, but neither of them have been active since her disappearance. The last phone ping was in the vicinity of southwest 11th Court; after this, it was either turned off or the battery died.
Evidence on her computer has lead authorities to believe she may have been the victim of a human trafficker or other online predator; Sophie had visited websites dedicated to finding "sugar daddies", or wealthy men who pay to have relationships with young women. Investigators think she was in contact with two men in the vicinity of where her phone last pinged; the men were involved in drugs and trafficking.
Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
954-828-5700
Other
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
NBC Miami
Missing, Unidentified, and Victims
Local News 10
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Facebook Page for Sophie Reeder
WSVN

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.



Missing Person Photos

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