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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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Steven Jackson Jr.
Jackson, date, approximate 2010; Jason Benn; Louis Chaney; Anthony Davis; Ricky Thornton; Gino Uzzell
Date Missing 06/13/2010
Missing From
Guilderland, New York
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Black
Age 39 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 175 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Jackson's nickname is Swag.
Details of Disappearance Jackson was last seen in Guilderland, New York on June 13, 2010. He has never been heard from again. He was reported missing on June 15.
In January 2011, four men were charged with first-degree kidnapping and conspiracy in Jackson's . Investigators believe the defendants, Gino "G" Uzzell, Anthony "Inf" Davis, Ricky "L" Thornton and Jason "Jay" Benn, abducted him outside a marijuana storage housein the 40 block of Parkwood Street, off New Scotland Avenue, at 1:00 p.m. on June 13.
Benn was additionally charged with possessing stolen property, because he used Jackson's credit card at a supermarket the day of the kidnapping. A fifth man, Louis "God" "UB" Chaney, was later charged in the abduction as well.Photos of the five men are posted with this summary.
Jackson was a high-level marijuana dealer and Uzzell was his partner in the operation. Jackson was "flashy" and habitually carried large amounts of cash, sometimes six-figure sums. At the time of his abduction, he was waiting for the delivery of 500 pounds of drugs.
Authorities stated the suspects planned to force Jackson to reveal the location of drugs and/or money from drug sales, then "leave him to die." Jackson was allegedly hog-tied, bound with duct tape, and beaten. At some point he died, and his body was wrapped in a blanket and dumped into a sewer.
Uzzell and Davis subsequently took plea bargains: Uzzell pleaded guilty to second-degree conspiracy in February 2011, and Davis to second-degree kidnapping in March. Uzzell admitted he'd orchestrated the abduction and stated he had hidden a GPS device in Jackson's car almost two months beforehand, so Thornton and Davis could track his whereabouts. Davis stated he'd helped abduct Jackson and later helped dump his body.
Uzzell and Davis testified at the trial of the three men, who were later additionally charged with murder, burglary and evidence tampering. At their trial in late 2011, Chaney and Benn were acquitted of conspiracy and Benn was acquitted of evidence tampering, but convicted of possessing stolen property.
A mistrial was declared because the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the kidnapping, burglary and murder charges. At the second trial, Benn, Chaney and Thornton were acquitted of all charges.
Investigators believe Thornton and Davis could have also been involved in the disappearances of Donald Green and Ashley Carroll, both of whom vanished from Albany in 2010. The two men have not been named as suspects in those s, however.
Jackson's body has never been found, but foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Guilderland Police Department
518-356-1501
Other
NamUs
The Albany Times-Union
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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