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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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Rene Marie Williams
Williams, date, approximate 2007; Christopher E. Revak
Date Missing 03/13/2007
Missing From
Ava, Missouri
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 02/01/1970 (52)
Age 37 years old
Height and Weight 5'2 - 5'5, 130 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, sneakers, and three gold rings on her left hand. Carrying a brown purse and a cellular phone.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Williams was born with reversed club feet and had surgery to correct the deformity. Her tongue and ears are pierced, she has previously broken her wrist, and one of her lower front teeth is missing. Williams has the following tattoos: the letters "K S A" on the fingers of her left hand, a unicorn's head on her right ankle and two feathers on her right arm. Her nickname is Rae.
Details of Disappearance Williams was last seen at approximately 1:30 a.m. on March 13, 2007, at her workplace, the Eagles Lodge on Highway 14 in Ava, Missouri. She put the night's receipts in the safe and called her boyfriend to let him know she was coming home. She never arrived home and has never been heard from again. Williams's vehicle was found in the parking lot the following morning. Nothing was missing from the lodge.
In July 2009, police arrested Christopher E. Revak and charged him with second-degree murder in Williams's . A photo of Revak is posted with this summary. He was a patron of the Eagles Lodge, but he came there only a few times a year and apparently didn't know Williams. DNA evidence supported the charges.
The day after his arrest, Revak hanged himself in his cell. Authorities stated they were still actively looking for Williams's body. They believe Revak was a serial killer and have linked him to three other murders in two states.
Williams resided in Mansfield, Missouri at the time of her disappearance. Since she went missing there has been no activity on her cellular phone or financial accounts. Her loved ones describe her as a devoted parent who would not have willingly abandoned her four children. Foul play is suspected in her due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
417-683-1020
Other
NamUs
The News-Leader
Ozarks First
The Hometown Daily News
The Douglas County Herald
KY3
The Columbia Missourian
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
