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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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Kori A. Glossett
Glossett, date, approximate 2016; Glossett's cross tattoo; Dale Gear
Date Missing 06/26/2016
Missing From
Van Wert, Ohio
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 06/16/1991 (31)
Age 25 years old
Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'8, 163 - 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue long-sleeved shirt with white stripes, white dress pants, black dress shoes and a hoop ring in his nose.
Associated Vehicle(s) Ford F-250 pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Glossett may dye his hair blond. His nose is pierced and his lower lip and tongue may be pierced. He has many tattoos, including but not limited to: a Chinese symbol on his left arm, the name "Chad Arnold" on the inside of his left arm, a large cross and swirls on his upper right arm, the phrase "In Loving Memories of" and two ribbons with people's names (one of them reading "Tammy J. Baker") and dates for each name on his chest, a Bible with the name "Richard Glossett" on his back, the words "Live", "Love" and "Laugh" on his left hand, and the words "Hope", "Love" and Pain" on his right fingers. A photo of Glossett's cross tattoo is posted with this summary. He may wear eyeglasses.
Details of Disappearance Glossett was last seen in Van Wert, Ohio sometime in late June 2016. His father last heard from him on his birthday, June 16. On June 24, Glossett was bonded out of jail by a friend, Dale H. Gear, and spent the night at Gear's Middle Point, Ohio residence. Gear dropped him off in Van Wert the next morning. Glossett's father reported his son missing on July 21.
He was born and raised in Van Wert and graduated from Lincolnview High School, and at the time of his disappearance he drifted between various locations where he stayed in the Van Wert, Delphos, Middle Point and Lima, Ohio areas. Because of his lifestyle, the date of his disappearance isn't certain.
Prior to his disappearance, Glossett had mentioned wanting to go to Knoxville, Tennessee, but it's unclear whether he ever arrived there. He didn't drive at the time of his disappearance and he left his cellular phone behind.
In August 2021, Gear was charged with tampering with evidence in connection with Glossett's disappearance. The prosecution alleged that on June 24, 2016, Gear did "alter, destroy, conceal or remove" unspecified evidence. He had also allegedly made statements to investigators which were "not truthful".
Police had searched Gear's property and found numerous samples of suspected blood throughout the home, in the garage, and in Gear's Ford F-250 pickup truck. Three of the samples collected turned out to be Glossett's blood. Investigators said the amount of blood was not consistent with a minor injury, and that that they suspected foul play in Glossett's disappearance.
Gear has not been charged with causing Glossett's actual disappearance, only with tampering with evidence after. He is awaiting trial. A photo of him is posted with this summary.
Since he went missing, Glossett hasn't picked up his mail or contacted his loved ones. His mother died in January 2017, and in her obituary he's listed as having survived her. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Van Wert Police Department
419-238-2462
Other
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Missing Person from Ohio
Kori Glossett's Facebook Page
The Lima News
The Times Bulletin
NamUs
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
