Missing Cathy Ann Hawley Hawley, approximately 1992 Date reported missing : 03/03/1992 Missing location (approx) : Gaylord, Michigan Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 41 years old Height / Weight : 5'8, 142 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Hawley may use her married name, Hyland. She has scars on her inner thigh and a scar on the outside of her thigh. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hawley was last seen at her condo in Maple Ridge Estates in Gaylord, Michigan during the evening of March 3, 1992. She has never been heard from again. Investigators believe she was the victim of a homicide. The prime suspect in her case is her husband, John Hyland Jr. In 1999, he was convicted of Gender : ually assaulting his two daughters in 1991; the girls were eight and nine years old at the time of the abuse. He was sentenced to 18 to 27 years in prison. Little information is available in Hawley's case. Other information and links : ncy Michigan State Police 989-732-2778 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 Traverse City Record-Eagle October 12, 2004. March 3, 2016; . |