Missing
Don Edgar Jones
Jones, approximately 1972
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/16/1972
Missing location (approx) :
Alaska, Alaska
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/13/1934 (86)
Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 170 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Some accounts spell Jones's last name "Jonez" or "Jonz." His birth name was John Edgar Jones.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Nicholas Begich and his fellow Congressman Thomas "Hale" Boggs were on a campaign fund-raising tour when they took a twin-engine Cessna 310 plane with the FAA registration number N1812H on a flight from AnchorAge at the time of disappearance: , Alaska to Juneau, Alaska. Jones was piloting the plane and they were accompanied by Begich's aide, Russell L. Brown. Photographs and vital statistics for Brown are unavailable.
Weather conditions along the route were not conducive to flying, and the plane disappeared near the Chugach mountain range somewhere in southeast Alaska. Despite a massive search lasting over a month, the men and the plane were never located. Begich was reelected to a second term in the House of Representatives during the search; he was declared dead on December 29, 1972 and a special election was held to fill his place.
Although the circumstances indicate that Boggs, Begich, Brown and Jones perished in an accidental crash, their disappearances have been the subject of many conspiracy theories due to their positions. Rumors that the two Congressmen were assassinated have never been substantiated and their cases remain unsolved.
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Alaska State Troopers
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The Doe Network
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Wikipedia
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 Fairbanks Daily News
October 12, 2004. April 25, 2017; DOB : added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: updated.
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