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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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John Parsons
Parsons, date, approximate 2008
Date Missing 09/04/2008
Missing From
Oahu, Hawaii
Missing Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Age 77 years old
Height and Weight Unknown
Medical Conditions Parsons has suffered a couple of mild heart attacks in the past and requires medication for unspecified reasons. He doesn't have his medicine with him.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, blue eyes. Parson wears dentures and a hearing aid.
Details of Disappearance Parsons was visiting the island of Oahu in Hawaii when he disappeared on September 4, 2008. His home is in Bendigo, Australia. He was last seen when he went for a hike on Waimalu Trail. The trail wasn't designed for hikers; rather, it was a trail for pig hunters. The terrain was rough, with thick undergrowth and several sharp drop-offs.
Parsons encountered a pig hunter with dogs while he was walking. The hunter told him to wait while he chased after a pig. When he returned about forty-five minutes later, Parsons was gone. He has never been heard from again, and an extensive search covering twelve square miles turned up no sign of him.
Parsons was staying with a friend when he disappeared. He only expected to be gone for about three hours, and he wasn't carrying any food or hiking gear, only a bottle of water.
In the spring of 2009, Parsons's dentures and pension card were found by pig hunters about two and a half miles from the trailhead. A hunting dog also carried in a human leg bone from an unknown location. Police conducted a DNA test on the bone, but the results were inconclusive.
Parsons left behind four children and twelve grandchildren in Australia. He is described as a very active, extensively traveled man who had friends all around the world and visited Hawaii once or twice a year. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Honolulu Police Department
Other
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The Age
The Australian
ABC Australia
The Bendigo Advertiser
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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