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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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Thomas Edward Mascaro
Mascaro, date, approximate 2013
Date Missing 02/22/2013
Missing From
Ocala, Florida
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/06/1948 (74)
Age 64 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 200 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Mascaro had a beard at the time of his disappearance. His nickname is Tom.
Details of Disappearance Mascaro was last seen in Ocala, Florida on February 22, 2013. He has never been heard from again. He was reported missing in March by his older brother, who lives in Pennsylvania. His brother and other family members hadn't heard from Mascaro for about four months.
His brother went to his home in the 10800 block of southwest 80th Court and noticed the mailbox had about two weeks' worth of mail in it. Mascaro's car and his bicycle were both in the garage. His keys, cellular phone, driver's license, debit card and cash were inside the home. Neighbors had last seen him about two weeks previously.
An extensive search of the surrounding area turned up no indication of Mascaro's whereabouts. He has been known to walk the trails on the Greenway and sometimes traveled all the way to Pruitt Trailhead and the Ross Prairie State Forest to Ocklawaha Prairie. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Marion County Sheriff's Office
352-732-9111
Other
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
The Ocala Star-Banner
Facebook Page for Thomas Mascaro
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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
