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A missing person is someone who has disappeared for a long period of time, commonly with no known reason. Their faces on photos are often posted on bulletin boards, postcards, and websites, with a phone number to call if someone sees that missing person. There are many reasons for disappearances: runaway, throw away (abandoned), Kidnapping/abduction , Slavery , Sexual Slavery , Child Stealing , Child Sexual Abuse , Child Pornography , Prostitution (often combined with drug addiction), Wage Slave ry, Serf dom, Sweat Shop work service, Unfree Labor , Shang-hai , Secret Disposal Of The Body after Homicide , death (by natural causes, Accident or Suicide ) after which the body is not found, or simply moving without notice. Over 100,000 people disappear per year in the United States , roughly 80% of which are children. A common misconception is that a person must be absent for 72 hours before being legally classed as "missing", but this is rarely the case; in instances where there is evidence of violence or of an unusual absence, law enforcement agencies often stress the importance of beginning an investigation promptly. Commonly, after seven years as a missing person--and lacking any contrary evidence--a missing person can be declared "legally dead". Over a million people are reported missing each year, but roughly 90% of them are found. The remaining are labelled 'missing'. President George W. Bush has called for increased law enforcement in the area of missing people. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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