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[Denise]

http://www.kansas.co...tory/79118.html

Posted on Fri, May. 25, 2007

15 Kansas children on list of vanished
Mom hopes to see daughter again

BY AMANDA O'TOOLE
The Wichita Eagle

Today is the 25th annual National Missing Children's Day, and no one knows it better than Dee Clasen, who hasn't seen her daughter in seven years.

April Wiss was 16 and scheduled to testify against a man in a statu-tory rape case when she disappeared. Clasen said her daughter wasn't happy about having to testify, but had agreed to.

At the time, police said they thought Wiss had run away.

Authorities have received more than 300 tips about Wiss' whereabouts since then.

Clasen said her daughter often talked about California and thinks her daughter may be there and in trouble -- possibly caught up in drugs and prostitution.

Clasen will be at Towne East Square today, attending a candlelight vigil for National Missing Children's Day. The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. on the lower level near Dillard's.

Kansas has 15 missing children listed on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's Web site, www.missingkids.com. Four of them, including Wiss, are from Wichita.

Sgt. Mary Mattingly of the Wichita-Sedgwick County Exploited and Missing Child Unit said Clasen's story drives home the point that any child can go missing.

"It's not just a problem that happens everywhere else. It's a problem that happens here in Wichita," she said. "We're responsible for children no matter what our jobs are... because children can't protect themselves."

Clasen started the local Missing Children's Day events in Wichita a year after her daughter disappeared. The events started with Clasen handing out fliers in front of City Hall -- later they moved to Exploration Place and the malls.

Through the years, more organizations have joined her. Today's event will include the local Missing and Exploited Child Unit, the Wichita Children's Home, Youthville and others. Identification kits that record a child's physical description, photo and other attributes will be available for parents.

"I want Wichita... to look at the fliers and to know that our kids are missing in Kansas," Clasen said.

Wiss will turn 24 in September, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has used technology to age a picture of the girl. The altered photo shows a young woman who resembles Wiss, with lighter hair and a more defined face.

"It's not her," Clasen said. "The only image I have in my mind was how she was when she left."

But she's hopeful someone will look at the picture, recognize her daughter and call police.

"When there's a child missing, there's always a piece of you missing."

[Kelly]

April has been missing for 2 years today. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.

[Kelly]

April has been placed on Project Jason's 18 Wheel Angels campaign. A special poster has been made for her and can be downloaded and printed for placement. More information about the program, and the link for the poster can be found here:

http://projectjason.org/18wheel.shtml

In addition to the campaign, April is also featured in a national trucking publication, either Through the Gears or Independent Contractor. These free magazines are distributed in truck stops nationwide and have a circulation of about 150,000.

Through the Gears and Independent Contractor are two of Target Media Partner's many publications. In partnership with Project Jason, they each feature two missing persons each per month. You can pick up your free copies at a local truck stop, but if it's far from you, you may want to call and ask if they carry that magazine. These are NOT with the regular for purchase magazines.

You can also see the current campaign information on this Target Media Partners site: http://www.thetrucke...ing_Week_1.aspx

We hope this helps in the search for April. Please consider printing and placing a poster in businesses in your community.



Thank you.

Kelly, Project Jason

[Kelly]

A note from April's mom:

I am the Mother of April. My name is Dee Clasen. On January 11th, April gave her rent and food money to her roommate. At 10pm, her roommate and her had dinner, and then her roommate  went to bed. We know that April went out about 10:30pm that night, taking only her keys, wallet, and pager.The money she gave her roommate was still there. She had her clothes and personal things there that she could have taken with her if she was running away. I do not think my girl just went away. As of today, I have not heard from her and we do not know if she ran or if something else happened to cause her to go. Please help me in finding my girl (April) and help her to come home.

[Denise]

http://www.charleypr...wiss_april.html


Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: January 11, 2000 from Wichita, Kansas
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date Of Birth: September 1, 1983
Age at time of disapperance: 16 years old
Height and Weight: 6'0, 165 pounds

Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Sandy blonde hair, hazel eyes. Wiss's hair was dyed dark brown at the time of her 2000 disappearance. She has three black dots tattooed on her left hand between the base of her thumb and wrist. Wiss has several scars underneath her left pinky finger. Her nickname is Squeaky.
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A white t-shirt, a navy blue jacket with gray lining, flared jeans and white tennis shoes. 

Details of Disappearance

Wiss was last seen leaving an apartment complex in the 500 block of Marion Road in Wichita, Kansas on January 11, 2000. Her friend told authorities that she saw Wiss heading towards Pawnee Street and Broadway Street between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. that evening. Investigators believe that Wiss may have had her pager, apartment keys and wallet with her when she disappeared. She has never been heard from again.

Wiss was scheduled to testify in a felony statutory rape trial two days after her disappearance. Her mother stated she was unahppy about having to testify, but had agreed to do so. Authorities do not know if her disappearance is connected to the trial or if other factors are involved in her case.

Wiss was initially classified as a runaway, but investigators have since stated that she vanished under unclear circumstances. Her mother stated that prior to her disappearance, she had often spoken of wanting to go to California. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Wichita Police Department
316-337-6552

Source Information
The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Child Protection Education Of America
The Polly Klaas Foundation
Remembering Cora
The Wichita Eagle
April Wiss is Missing

[Denise]

Wichita Woman Finds Hope in Patterson Story

Posted: July 11, 2008 09:05 PM CDT
Updated: July 11, 2008 10:47 PM CDT
by Jim Grawe (Wichita, Kan.)

From tragedy to triumph, the Joyce Patterson story has captivated Gloria Clasen.

"I prayed for her every night," Clasen says. "I wanted her to be alive. I was jumping up and down when they found her and she came home."

While the two have never met, Clasen feels a bond because she believes her daughter April Wiss was also abducted. But April's welcome home has yet to happen.

April had recently moved in with one of her mom's friends at a South Wichita apartment complex to see what life would be like on her own. Then suddenly one morning she turned up missing. That was January 11, 2000. April was 16 years old.

"Somebody took her," Clasen says. "She got in the car and somebody took off with her."

While Clasen has no evidence for that scenario, she says April left her clothes and purse behind. Since then, police have never detected any use of her social security number.

"You don't have closure until you find something, whether they're alive or gone," Clasen says.

Clasen says she feared the worst when Patterson disappeared.

"I really thought that maybe she could ID him and he was going to do away with her," Clasen says.

But the abductor's apparent change of heart has given Clasen encouragement that April may one day show up at her front door alive and well.

"My hope is ten times fold now," Clasen says. "We brought one home. We're going to bring another one home and it's going to be April."

For more on April Wiss, check out this website: http://www.geocities.../FindAprilWiss/

Source:
http://www.kansascw....y.asp?S=8664043

[Kelly]

AAN Poster Notify Sent to AAN Subscribers  Code 51

Help us find the missing: Become an AAN Member
http://www.projectja.../awareness.html

[Kelly]

AAN Annual Poster Notify Sent to AAN Subscribers  Code 51

Help us find the missing: Become an AAN Member
http://www.projectja.../awareness.html

[Kelly]

Marlo Moku and April Wiss are Project Jason's featured missing persons for May of 2009. The image you see below, with links to their news and information threads, is on the main page of the Project Jason website. This is one means of awareness for their cases, and with a high average of daily hits to the site, we'll reach many with their stories.

If your missing loved one is not registered with us for services, please click here: http://www.projectja...org/report.html

[Kelly]

AAN Annual Poster Notify Sent to AAN Subscribers  Code 84

Help us find the missing: Become an AAN Member and receive notifications about missing persons via email.

Click here to become a part of the solution: http://www.projectja...awareness.shtml

[Jenn]

NamUs Profile for April: https://www.findthem....org/cases/5392

[Lori Davis]

http://www.doenetwor...s/3130dfks.html
The Doe Network: April Susanne Wiss - 3130DFKS

[Lori Davis]

Missing children remembered

Written by Mary Rupert
Wednesday, 25 May 2011 15:00

Law enforcement and community members gathered Wednesday at City Hall to remember missing children throughout the region and in America.

Names of missing children from the region were read during a ceremony. Commissioner John Mendez read a proclamation designating the day as missing children's day.

The event included a balloon release, with one balloon for each child missing in the region.

[Excerpt..]

Missing children from Kansas:

APRIL  WISS  2000 

Read more: http://www.wyandotte...bered?showall=1

[Lori Davis]

http://www.tennessea...rsons/18039947/

 

Concert to spotlight Tabatha Tudors, other missing persons

Todd Barnes

10:03 p.m. CDT October 27, 2014

 

Thirteen of Tennessee’s missing persons, including Tabatha Tudors, will be spotlighted when the Squeaky Wheel Tour comes to Nashville on Thursday.

 

The tour will bring various performers like reality TV show “Nashville Unleashed” stars Jack & Diane together for a night of free music and awareness for those still missing, like Tudors, a Nashville girl who has been missing for 11 years.

 

Held at World Music from 6 to 9 p.m., the free concert will feature performances from Jannel Rap, Eric Haines and Adam Pope, who will spotlight specific missing persons in the area, giving details of the events leading up to the disappearance.

 

Besides Tudors, other missing persons who will be spotlighted are Gina Bos, Elizabeth Bruno, Erika Cristobal, Bethany Markowski, Lucy Meadows, Steven Paul, Randy Sellers, Salena Tackett, Laresha Walker, April Wiss, and Adrianna and Jennifer Wix.

[Kelly]

http://www.cdljobs.c...g-the-lost-home

 

Monday, 29 December 2014

 

Missing Persons: Help Bring The Lost Home

 

This month's edition honors those missing during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. This time of year can bring excruciating pain to the families of missing persons. Traditions are shattered as families try to make sense of a traumatic event and how each facet of life is altered, especially moments and days we expect to be joy-filled. They struggle to recapture the meaning of the season when dark thoughts and fears prevail.

 

With your help to spread the word about these missing persons, families are once again given hope, and then the world seems to come alive again for them with the goodness and light that comes from kindness and love for one another.

 

If you are so moved, please consider Project Jason and the families of the missing in your charitable donation giving plan. Project Jason and CDLjobs.com extend our warmest holiday wishes to you and yours.

 

Missing Person Campaign Information - December 2014

 

Please take a moment of your time to view the December 2014 campaign featured below. You may click on the image to print and share the poster and help reunite families.

 

 

Click On The Faces Below For More Information

 

Name: Beverly Meadows

 

Date of Birth: 12/31/1959
Date Missing: 12/26/2008
Age at time of disappearance: 48
Missing From: Marshall, TX
Gender: Female
Race: White
Height: 5 ft 3 in
Weight: Approx. 240
Hair Color: Dark Brown, some gray
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Complexion: Medium

Identifying Characteristics: Small mole under left eye

Clothing: Navy blue pull on shirt with Harley-Davidson emblem on the front, Blue jeans and flip-flop shoes

 

Beverly was last seen at the Community Care Nursing Home in Marshall, Texas, where she was a resident. It is believed that she walked out of the facility and did not take any personal belongings with her. She has medical conditions that require her to take medication daily.

 

If you have information regarding Beverly, please contact the Marshall Texas Police Department at (903) 935-4546.
 

Name: Lawrence Riegel

 

Alias: Larry
Date of Birth: 12/15/1952
Date Missing: 12/26/2009
Age at time of disappearance: 58
City Missing From: Yakima, WA
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Weight: 200 lbs
Hair Color: Grey
Eye Color: Hazel

 

Identifying Characteristics: Prominent scar on right side of neck from a recent surgery, surgical scars on left knee, occasionally wears glasses

 

Larry was last seen by his mother at his home in Yakima, WA on the evening of December 25, 2009. He also made phone contact with several family members and friends on that day. He did not show up as promised to a family event the next day, and no one has seen or heard from him since. His phone has not been used, and he has not accessed his bank accounts. His family states that Larry calls his son and closest friends daily and visits and calls his mother and other family and friends regularly.

 

Please call the Yakima Police Department at (509) 576-6573, if you may be able to reunite Larry with his family.
 

 

Name: Kerry Graham

 

Alias Karla
Date of Birth: 11/12/1963
Date Missing: 12/24/1979
Age at time of disappearance: 16
Missing From: Forestville, CA
Gender: Female
Race: White
Height: 4 ft 11 in
Weight: 92 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Eye Color: Green

Identifying Characteristics: At the time of her disappearance, she needed glasses. She smokes cigarettes.

Clothing: She was wearing high-waisted pants with a tucked-in short sleeve, fuzzy jacket and platform shoes.

Jewelry: She wore multiple rings on each finger, a choker style necklace, bracelets, and a watch with a chain-like band.

 

Kerry was last seen walking downhill from her parents house to River Rd with a female friend. Neither girl has been seen or heard from again. They had friends in New Jersey and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

 

Please contact the Sonoma California County Sheriff at (707) 565-2650 with any information.

Name: Dori Myers

 

Date of Birth: 09/03/1962
Date Missing: 01/11/2006
Age at time of disappearance: 43
City Missing From: Ft. Pierce, FL
Gender: Female
Race: White
Height: 5 FT 3 IN
Weight: 110 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown

Complexion: Fair Identifying Characteristics: Dori has tattoos on her back, earlobe, left leg and abdomen. She wears glasses and/or contacts.

Jewelry: Gold Harley necklace, "Lil Sis" pendant on chain

 

Dori was last seen with 2 unidentified males at her home. Neighbors reported that Dori's house was on fire at 3:00 AM. They stated they saw her car going down the street. The car was found 5 hours later burned.

 

If you have information regarding Dori's disappearance, please call the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office at (772) 462-3230.

 

 

Name: Bobbi Ann Campbell

 

Date of Birth: 04/25/70
Missing Since: 1/7/1995
Missing From: Salt Lake City, UT
Age at time of disappearance: 24
Gender: Female
Race: White
Height: 5 ft 1in
Weight: 105
Hair Color: blonde
Eye Color: blue/green

 

Characteristics: She has a 2 inch scar on her right shoulder and several tattoos: a rose on her left calf, and a mushroom and sunbeam on her right leg..

 

Bobbi Ann went to the grocery store and left her daughter at a friends house and was never heard from again.

 

Please contact the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office at (801) 743-7000 if you have information to report.

Name: April Wiss

 

 

Date of Birth: Sep 1, 1983
Missing: Jan 11, 2000
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 165 lbs (75 kg)
Missing From: Wichita, KS

 

April was last seen on January 11, 2000 at her residence in Wichita, Kansas. She has three dots tattooed on her left hand and she also has scars on her left hand.

 

She was last seen leaving an apartment complex in the 500 block of Marion Road in Wichita, Kansas on January 11, 2000. Her friend told authorities that she saw Wiss heading towards Pawnee Street and Broadway Street between 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM that evening. Investigators believe that she may have had her pager, apartment keys and wallet with her as well.

 

April has never been heard from again. She was scheduled to testify in a felony trial two days after her disappearance. Authorities do not know if her disappearance is connected to the trial or if other factors are involved in her case. While she was initially classified as a runaway, investigators have since stated that she vanished under unclear circumstances.

 

Please contact the Wichita Police Department at (316) 337-6552 with information regarding April's disappearance.
 

Name: Carlos Diaz

 

Date of Birth: 11/10/1954
Date Missing: 12/23/1986
Age at time of disappearance: 32
Missing From: Bronx, NY
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Weight: 170 lbs
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Complexion: Fair

 

Identifying Characteristics: Has the initials C.D tattooed on his left hand

 

Carlos was last seen at his family's home. The family dog died and he went to bury the animal. He did not have any identification with him. After a long period of time, Carlos' brother went to look for him and found that the dog was still not buried. Carlos was never seen again. Carlos left behind a baby daughter and family. His family feels he would have never left on his own. Carlos had previously suffered a head injury and has another medical condition. Doctors stated it was possible that Carlos could have memory loss.

 

If you have information to report to help find Carlos, please contact the New York City Police Department at (212) 473-2042.

 

 

Help Support the Project Jason Cause

 

By spending only a moment of your time, you may help to reunite a family at a very difficult time of the year. Have you seen any of these missing persons? Be a part of the Awareness Angels Network and call the appropriate agency listed. The staff of CDLjobs.com and Project Jason thank you for your time. Be safe!