Missing David Bryant Cottle Jr. Cottle, approximately 2013 Date reported missing : 03/09/2013 Missing location (approx) : Murrayville, North Carolina Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 09/15/1972 (48) Age at the time of disappearance: 40 years old Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 180 - 190 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white t-shirt with a graphic print on the front, a blue jacket, blue jeans, white Nike sneakers or flip-flops, and a tan knit cap. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown/red hair, blue eyes. Cottle has a tribal band tattoo on his right bicep. He wears eyeglasses. His hair was long at the time of his disappearance. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Cottle was last seen at his home in the 1600 block of Cotswald Court in Murrayville, North Carolina at noon on March 9, 2013. His family left home at that time and when they returned at 6:00 p.m., Cottle was gone. A light tan hardcover journal and a lime green and gray backpack disappeared with him. He has never been heard from again and a search of the area turned up no sign of him. Cottle has been known to walk in the woods around his residence. Few details are available in his case. Other information and links : ncy New Hanover County Sheriff's Office 910-798-4162 September 2021 updates and sources 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. The Wilmington Star News Missing Persons of America The CUE Center for Missing Persons October 12, 2004. November 3, 2017; . |