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Missing Agnes Banwell 
Banwell, approximately 1994 Date reported missing : 07/02/1994 Missing location (approx) : Purcellville, Virginia Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 07/11/1915 (106) Age at the time of disappearance: 80 years old Height / Weight : 5'2, 80 - 95 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark blue housedress with a white floral print, a pink sweater with scalloped edges and brown shoes. Carrying a brown purse. Medical conditions : Banwell suffers from short-term memory loss and may be disoriented. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Gray hair, blue eyes. Banwell wears eyeglasses. She has a dime-sized growth above her left eye. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Banwell was last seen in Purcellville, Virginia on July 2, 1994. She bought a newspaper and a snack that day, and was seen walking past the local high school at 8:00 p.m. This is the last sighting of her. She has never been heard from again. Banwell is from the New York City borough of Queens and had moved to Purcellville with her son only five days before she was last seen. She is described as a very independent and physically healthy woman who hadn't wanted to move, and only did so because her family told her otherwise she'd have to go into a nursing home. During her first five days in Purcellville, Banwell wandered off three times. The first time her son found her; the second time she asked a police officer for help. The third time, she was never found. An extensive search turned up no sign of Banwell. Dogs tracked her scent up a rural road, over a bicycle path to another road before they lost the trail in a rural farming area. Authorities believe she may have been trying to return to New York. Other information and links : ncy Loudoun County Sheriff's Office 703-777-0475 September 2021 updates and sources WUSA 9 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. Newsday October 12, 2004. September 13, 2014; . |