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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Venika Williams
Williams, date, approximate 2017; Williams's tattoos
Date Missing 12/22/2017
Missing From
Newark, New Jersey
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
Black
Date of Birth 04/28/1989 (33)
Age 28 years old
Height and Weight 5'3, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black leather coat, a red hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and red sneakers. Carrying a red purse.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Williams's ears are pierced. She frequently changes the style of her hair and may have highlights, or may dye it red. She has the following tattoos: the name "Tanesha" on the back of her right hand, a tattoo on her left hand between her thumb and index finger, the name "Samir" on her upper arm, writing on both forearms, and a word in cursive on her chest. Photos of some of her tattoos are posted with this summary.
Details of Disappearance Williams was last seen in Newark, New Jersey on December 22, 2017. She was going to go to Jersey City, New Jersey for an appointment to style someone's hair, but it's unclear if she ever arrived there. In the last text she sent her family, she said she was in Jersey City and being held against her will by a man. She has never been heard from again.
Williams left behind four children. She worked out of her home on Dewey Street in Newark as a hairstylist at the time of her disappearance. Few details are available in her .
Investigating Agency
Newark Police Department
973-733-6277
Other
NamUs
Venika Williams's Facebook Page
Venika Williams's Second Facebook Page
The AWARE Foundation
Underground Mysteries
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
