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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Vernette Lorraine Wester
Vernette, date, approximate 1985; Vernette's car
Date Missing 11/21/1985
Missing From
Tempe, Arizona
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 02/01/1947 (75)
Age 38 years old
Height and Weight 5'2, 125 - 135 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) White 1979 Chevrolet Chevette (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown/hazel eyes. Vernette has a scar extending from her upper middle forehead to the back of her head. Her ears are pierced.
Details of Disappearance Vernette was last seen at her ex-husband's home in the vicinity of the 1000 block of south Parkside Drive in Tempe, Arizona on November 21, 1985. She has never been heard from again. Five days later, her white 1979 Chevrolet Chevette was found abandoned in the vicinity of the 700 block of Howe Street, three blocks from Vernette's home.
Her purse, keys, and identification were missing from the car, which had been parked at that location for several days. She normally used a pillow to prop herself up so she could drive, but the pillow wasn't on the driver's seat when the car was located; it was on the passenger seat. Authorities did find Vernette's to-do list inside the vehicle, as well as newly purchased gifts. A photo of the car is posted with this summary.
Vernette left behind five children, the youngest of whom was eight years old in 1985. Her ex-husband, Bruce Wester, is considered a person of interest in her disappearance. The couple married when they were sixteen years old, and their divorce had been finalized right before Vernette's disappearance.
She was given their house in Phoenix, Arizona and full custody of their older children, and she and Bruce shared joint custody of their youngest child. The marriage was described as abusive and the divorce difficult. One of the couple's children, who was twelve years old when Vernette disappeared, stated Vernette was afraid of Bruce and didn't want to be alone with him.
Bruce refused to cooperate with the investigation into Vernette's disappearance. Their children believe he harmed their mother and they are all estranged from him.
In August 2010, after a new witness came forward, police executed a search warrant on the Bruce's home. He moved there during the divorce proceedings and Vernette had never lived there, but investigators looked for evidence that she was in the home and for items belonging to her. Her car had been found parked very close to the house.
Phoenix police are investigating Vernette's disappearance. She was declared ly dead in 1992. Foul play is suspected in her , which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Phoenix Police Department
602-262-6141
602-261-8042
Other
NamUs
Phoenix Police Department
The Arizona Republic
The East Valley Tribune
ABC 15
NamUs
3TV News
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
