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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Todd Eugene Collett
Todd, date, approximate 1964; Age-progression to age 54 (date, approximate 2014)
Date Missing 01/23/1964
Missing From
Goleta, California
Missing Classification Non-Family Abduction
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 03/30/1960 (62)
Age 3 years old
Height and Weight 3'0 - 3'3, 30 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A white sports shirt, light beige or brown corduroy pants and black loafers.
Medical Conditions Todd was run over a car some time before his disappearance and sustained a head injury. He has a tendency to fall asleep at random intervals as a result.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Todd has a dimple in his left cheek and a lump on his left wrist. He has a large surgical scar running from his upper chest to his abdomen; he had to have surgery after he was accidentally run over by a car. Todd may have a lazy eye.
Details of Disappearance Todd was last seen playing near his home in the San Marcos subdivision of Goleta, California, on January 23, 1964. He was accompanied by his twin brother and a friend about the same age.
There was a shopping center under construction at the time, and the boys were not allowed to enter the construction site, but Todd did anyway. His friend followed him, but Todd's twin brother stayed behind.
Twenty minutes later, Todd's friend's mother picked up her son and asked him where Todd was. The boy said something about a fire and a bulldozer.
Demolition fires were burning at the construction site. They burned for four hours before they were extinguished. Authorities searched the ashes for signs of Todd, and also the septic system, but turned up no evidence. Tracker dogs indicated he may have traveled near the railroad tracks and over the turnpike overpass.
Neighbors reported seeing a strange man in the area around the time of Todd's disappearance. He had fair skin, a black beard and green eyes, and wore a navy blue blazer with an insignia reading "New Zealand." He spoke good, accented English.
The man was asking directions to new houses in the area; the neighborhood was full of newly constructed homes. He so unnerved one woman he approached that she made her children go indoors. This man has never been identified and it is unknown whether he had anything to do with Todd's disappearance.
Todd is one of five children. His mother died of cancer in May 2003. The child's remains unsolved. Foul play is suspected.
Investigating Agency
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department
805-685-4100
Other
California Attorney General's Office
The Santa Barbara News-Press
NewspaperArchive
The Doe Network
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
NamUs
The Los Angeles Times
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
