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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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Stephen Victor Meeks
Meeks, date, approximate 1988
Date Missing 11/24/1988
Missing From
Reidsville, North Carolina
Missing Classification Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/18/1956 (66)
Age 32 years old
Height and Weight 5'6 - 5'8, 175 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Black 1973 Ford truck with the North Carolina license plate number CTS7429
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Meeks has a tattoo on his left arm of an orange Tasmanian devil with the initials "S.V.M." underneath. His nickname is Steve.
Details of Disappearance Meeks was last seen in his hometown of Reidsville, North Carolina on November 24, 1988. His wife stated they had an argument and Meeks left their home at 6:00 p.m., driving his black 1973 Ford truck with the North Carolina license plate number CTS7429. The couple's three children, however, said they had not seen their father at all that evening.
Meeks's wife had filed for divorce in late 1987, but the couple reconciled in the autumn of 1988. They may have been planning to separate again, however, and by the time of his disappearance, Meeks had retained an attorney and was seeking custody of his children.
He was supposed to go to his mother's residence for the Thanksgiving holiday dinner, but never arrived. His sister reported him missing on December 4. His truck has never been located. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Rockingham County Sheriff's Office
336-634-3238
Other
The Doe Network
The Greensboro News & Record
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.
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