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Missing Mary Margaret Begay 
Begay, approximately 1957 Date reported missing : 08/01/1957 Missing location (approx) : Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Missing classification : Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Native American Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old Height / Weight : 5'2 - 5'5, 100 - 120 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white sweater and pedal pusher pants. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Native American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Begay is a member of the Navajo Nation. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Begay was last seen at Grand Canyon National Park sometime in August 1957. She'd left her home in Leupp, Arizona to go work at the park. On the day of her disappearance, Begay and three friends left their employee housing and went to the no-longer-extant Grand Canyon Inn to have some drinks. She was last seen getting into a vehicle with two unidentified Hopi Indian men. She has never been heard from again. When Begay didn't return to work, the park authorities fired her and boxed up her belongings. Her family realized she was missing when they came to visit and she was gone. They reported her disappearance to the Navajo Nation authorities, but the Coconino County Sheriff's Office's didn't learn about it for another year. Some of Begay's friends thought she might have walked out of her life and started anew in the Los Angeles, California area and an acquaintance heard she had married, started a family and was living in Oregon. The police thought a voluntary disappearance was unlikely. She was in regular touch with her family while she was working at the park, and had no reason to run away. The circumstances of Begay's disappearance are unclear. There has been no sign of her since 1957. Other information and links : ncy Coconino County Sheriff's Office 928-226-5033 September 2021 updates and sources The Arizona Daily Sun Navajo Nation Missing Persons Updates Justice for Native Women 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. October 12, 2004. January 25, 2021; Height / Weight : added. |