Missing
Shannon Michelle Hokanson
Hokanson, approximately 2012
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/27/2012
Missing location (approx) :
Enid, Oklahoma
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/02/1982 (38)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 5'0 - 5'3, 120 - 150 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Hokanson has numerous tattoos, including a frog with a mushroom on the outside of her ankle, blue roses on her lower back, an orange flower on the top of her left foot, a butterfly on the back of her right shoulder, a heart between her thumb and index finger, and unfinished flames running down her spine. She may use the last names Baldwin and/or Baldwin-Hokanson, and some accounts refer to her by either of those names.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hokanson was last heard from by phone on May 27, 2012. She never contacted her loved ones again, which is uncharacteristic of her; she usually called her family once a week. She wasn't reported missing until August 7, nearly four months after her disappearance.
Hokanson does have a history of drug use, and drugs could be a factor in her disappearance. She left behind three children. Few details are available in her case.
Other information and links : ncy
Enid Police Department
580-242-7000
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 CUE Center for Missing Persons
The Enid News
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