Missing Patricia Vaughan Vaughan, approximately 1982 Date reported missing : 05/15/1982 Missing location (approx) : Mathias, West Virginia Missing classification : Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 05/17/1963 (58) Age at the time of disappearance: 19 years old Height / Weight : 5'5, 120 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Vaughan's ears pierced. She has previously fractured her right forearm. Her lower wisdom teeth were impacted at the time of her disappearance. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Vaughan was last seen in Mathias, West Virginia on May 15, 1982. She has never been heard from again. For unclear reasons, she wasn't reported missing until 1995, thirteen years after her disappearance. Vaughan is from East Hartford, Connecticut and attended Penney High School and Synergy Alternative High School in that city, and Connecticut police are investigating her disappearance. Few details are available in her case. Other information and links : ncy Connecticut State Police 860-534-1000 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. Facebook pageheader for Patricia Vaughan October 12, 2004. March 9, 2017; . |