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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Raymond William Martin
Martin, date, approximate 2021; Shoes similar to Martin's (he was wearing a pair labeled "Outside Shoes")
Date Missing 05/22/2021
Missing From
Crete, Illinois
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 10/28/1957 (64)
Age 63 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A red long-sleeved flannel shirt over a dark-colored t-shirt, blue jeans and black slip-on Faded Glory shoes, size 10, with white soles. The words "Outside Shoes" are written in black marker on the instep of the shoes. Photos of a similar pair of shoes are posted with this summary.
Medical Conditions Martin suffers from dementia and requires medication to control his condition.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Martin has a tattoo of the name "Ray" on his upper left arm, and a tattoo of a cross on the ring finger of his left hand. He wears prescription eyeglasses. He had a graying brown goatee at the time of his disappearance. Martin has surgical scars on his lower back and right hip.
Details of Disappearance Martin was last seen when he walked away from his family's home on Bending Creek Trail in Crete, Illinois at 7:30 p.m. on May 22, 2021. He may have been sighted hitchhiking on Exchange Road, between Route 394 and just across the Indiana Border. He has never been heard from again.
Prior to his disappearance, Martin frequented Matteson, Illinois and the south side of Chicago, Illinois. He left without his identification, cellular phone, cash and debit/credit cards. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Will County Sheriff's Office
779-803-5000
Other
California Attorney General's Office
NamUs
Missing in Illinois
WJOL 1340
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
