Marvin Alvin Clark (ca. 1852—disappeared October 30, 1926) was an American man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances while en route to visit his daughter in Portland, Oregon during the Halloween weekend, 1926. Clark's case has the distinction of being the oldest active missing person case in the United States.
Most are eventually found, but sadly, a large group remain unaccounted for. According to the US Department of Justice's National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, there are 22,740 missing people in the United States.
Some of the most famous unsolved missing persons cases that have been included on the website include the 2011 disappearance of Lauren Spierer, the 2004 disappearance of Maura Murray, the 2004 disappearance of Brianna Maitland, and the 2013 disappearance of Bryce Laspisa.
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Each year, around 30,000 people are reported missing in Australia—one person every 18 minutes.
A four-year-old girl allegedly abducted from her family's tent in remote Western Australia 19 days ago has been found alive. Cleo Smith was found by police in a private home around 30 miles from the campsite and has been reunited with her parents, Western Australia police said in a statement.
A Missing Person is defined as anyone whose whereabouts are unknown and there are genuine fears for the safely or concerns for the welfare of that person. It is important to remember that going missing is NOT a crime.
Every year, about 600,000 persons are reported missing in the United States. California tops the list with 2,133 missing persons reported, followed by Florida with 1,252 and Texas with 1,246. These states have the largest populations in the US, which may contribute to the higher number of missing person reports.
In Australia, an estimated 20,000 children are reported missing every year. Australian Federal Police, National Coordination Centre. In Canada, an estimated 45,288 children are reported missing each year.
The United States has what may be the world's highest number of missing persons. According to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files for the 2021 operational year, 521,705 people were reported missing in 2021.
In Japan, as some 80,000 people go missing every year, according to data from the National Police Agency.
An 11-year-old autistic boy who ran away from his carer while at the shops in Sydney's south has been found dead after being hit by a train. Police mounted a large search involving the dog unit and Polair after he ran off at Oatley Avenue shops at about 7.15pm on Sunday.
To date, Sabrina has not been found and the search continues. Despite everything the Aisenberg family has been through for more than 25 years, they are not giving up. According to multiple articles, the family moved to Bethesda, Maryland. to raise their family and set up a bedroom for Sabrina.
Madeleine Beth McCann (born 12 May 2003) is a British missing person who disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal on the evening of 3 May 2007, at the age of 3. The Daily Telegraph described the disappearance as "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
Some of the more famous disappearances include the 2004 disappearance of Maura Murray, Natalie Holloway in 2005, the 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, the 2011 disappearance of Lauren Spierer, the 2013 disappearance of Brandon Lawson, and the 1982 disappearance of Johnny Gosch, are among many of the famous unsolved ...
Jacob Erwin Wetterling (February 17, 1978 – October 22, 1989) was an American boy from St. Joseph, Minnesota, who was kidnapped from his hometown and murdered on October 22, 1989, at the age of 11. His abduction remained a mystery for nearly twenty-seven years. Long Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.
'Baby Holly' found alive over 40 years after parents turned up dead in Houston : NPR. 'Baby Holly' found alive over 40 years after parents turned up dead in Houston Two bodies were discovered in the woods in Houston in 1981. They were later identified as a couple. But their baby, who is now 42, was not found with them.
Cleo Smith, a four-year-old Australian girl, was abducted on 16 October 2021 from a campsite in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia (WA). She was found alive and well on 3 November, after police raided the home of Terence Darrell Kelly in the nearby town of Carnarvon.
You can leave home at any age providing you have a safe place to go to. If you leave home and are considered to be in physical or moral danger then the Police or Department of Child Protection & Family Services may become involved.