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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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Vernon Kent Jones
Jones, date, approximate 1993; Age-progression to age 40 (date, approximate 2009)
Date Missing 01/02/1993
Missing From
Manhattan, New York
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/02/1969 (53)
Age 23 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A tan jacket, a red and gray sweater, white t-shirt, blue jeans and brown hiking boots.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Jones has surgical scars on both hips from metal rods implanted into both of his femurs as the result of previous fractures. He previously fractured his left ankle and lower right arm. Jones has scars on both of his thighs and on his right knee, and a surgical scar on his left ankle. He has a discoloration on his buttocks and his chin is dimpled. Jones wears eyeglasses or contact lenses. He may go by the first name Cameron.
Details of Disappearance Jones attended a New Year's party at a friend's apartment on east 7th Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan on January 2, 1993. He was last seen leaving the party at 6:00 p.m., en route to his residence on Amsterdam Avenue. Jones never arrived at his home and has not been seen again.
Jones is originally from North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina. He moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
New York Police Department
646-610-6914
Other
New York Police Department
NamUs
The New York Daily News
Vernon Kent Jones, missing adult, NYC, 1993
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
