Missing Aleksey Leonidvich Shelest RESOLVED Shelest, approximately 2016 Date reported missing : 05/18/2016 Missing location (approx) : Squaw Valley, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 33 years old Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Shelest disappeared from Squaw Valley, California on May 18, 2016. In March 2019, his remains were found buried forty miles east of Fresno, California, on land owned by Buford King. The following month, the bodies of two other missing men, Donnie Lee and Alberto Contreras, were also located. Lee's body was found on the same property as Shelest's body was, and Contreras's body was found on land in Visalia, California where King had previously lived. Contreras disappeared in 2011 and Lee disappeared in 2016. King has been charged with all three murders, and police believe there could be other victims as well. Other information and links : ncy Fresno County Sheriff's Department 559-600-8403 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office 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 Fresno Bee The Los Angeles Times October 12, 2004. August 5, 2019; case resolved. |