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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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Wesley Dale Morgan
Wesley, date, approximate 2001; Age-progression to age 17 (date, approximate 2016); Ruby Havard in 2008
Date Missing 05/15/2001
Missing From
Clinton, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 03/14/1999 (23)
Age 2 years old
Height and Weight 3'0, 40 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray Mickey Mouse t-shirt, blue shorts with a green stripe extending down one of the legs and sandals.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Some agencies may list "Dean" as Wesley's middle name.
Details of Disappearance Wesley resided with his mother, Ruby Renee Havard, and her former boyfriend, Burnell Hilton Jr., in 2001. The family lived in a rented home along US Highway 63 near the Bluff Creek community in Clinton, Louisiana. A photo of Havard is posted with this summary. Wesley's father, Dewey Morgan, resided elsewhere in Clinton.
Wesley was last seen playing with puppies on their front porch at approximately 9:45 a.m. on May 15, 2001. He has never been heard from again. Havard claimed that her son disappeared while she left him unattended to prepare lunch.
Extensive searches of the area produced no clues as to his whereabouts. Authorities utilized a Louisiana National Guard's helicopter thermal imaging device to assist in the efforts, but no evidence was located. The state's governor declared a state of emergency in Clinton to finance the flight.
Investigators questioned Havard about Wesley's several times following his disappearance. She has denied any involvement in her son's and claims that officials are biased against her as the result of her lifestyle.
Authorities stated that Havard and Hilton both failed polygraph tests later in 2001, and Havard rarely inquired about the status of Wesley's . There have not been any arrests in connection with Wesley's disappearance.
Havard allegedly had an unrelated confrontation with Hilton's former girlfriend in early 2001. The latter informed authorities that Hilton was reportedly responsible for the October 1998 shooting of a bystander in Zachary, Louisiana on Flanacher Road. Hilton lived in Zachary at the time of the incident. He was charged with attempted murder during the spring of 2001.
Havard reportedly began dating a man from East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana in June 2001. Her relationship with Hilton ended shortly after Wesley's disappearance. Investigators questioned Havard's new boyfriend and searched his mobile home afterwards.
Witnesses claimed to have observed a boy matching Wesley's description in the area, but no evidence was located to support the sighting. The man was also unable to provide additional information about Wesley's and is not considered a suspect.
Authorities believe that Wesley is alive and Havard gave him way or sold him. In 2008, she was charged with attempting to sell another of her children after she allegedly offered to sell her unborn child to a married couple for over $2,000. The charge was dropped later that same year, however. Wesley's remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office
225-683-5459
Other
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Child Protection Education Of America
Cable News Network
The Advocate
Vanished Children's Alliance
WBRZ
WAFB 9
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
