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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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William John Cierzan
William, date, approximate 2017; Daniel Cierzan
Date Missing 01/26/2017
Missing From
Saugus, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/15/1958 (64)
Age 58 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 190 pounds
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. William's nickname is Will.
Details of Disappearance William was last seen at his home near the intersection of Seco Canyon Road and Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus, California on January 26, 2017. He was watching television with his teenage nephew, Daniel Cierzan, that day. At around noon, William and Daniel went to a nearby convenience store to buy beer, then returned to the house. He called his wife between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. and they spoke about plans for the evening.
His wife arrived home at 7:00 p.m. and her husband was gone. A chicken dinner had been prepared, the dog was still in the house, and William had left left his his vehicle, jacket, keys, cellular phone, wallet, credit cards and money behind. There was blood inside and outside the home, and DNA later proved it was William's.
When William's wife asked Daniel about that day, Daniel said he had left the house at around 1:30 p.m. and he didn't know what happened to William after that. However, surveillance video from a neighbor's residence showed a vehicle similar to Daniel's backing into William's driveway at 5:00 p.m. on the day William disappeared. The car drove away about five minutes later.
In July 2020, Daniel Cierzan was arrested and charged with his uncle's murder. He had been a named person of interest in the since 2017, due to his contradicting statements and the fact that he was the last person to see William. A photo of him is posted with this summary. William had never had children of his own and he and Daniel were very close; Daniel was like a son to him.
Little information has been released about the evidence against Daniel, but authorities stated William's body has not been found. Foul play is suspected in his due to the circumstances involved.
Investigating Agency
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Santa Clarita Valley
818-984-0630
Other
California Attorney General's Office
SCV News
Facebook Page for William Cierzan
CrimeWatch Daily
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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