Missing Delilah Dawn Hopkins RESOLVED Hopkins, approximately 2000 Date reported missing : 03/01/2000 Missing location (approx) : Detroit, Michigan Missing classification : Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Black Age at the time of disappearance: 41 years old Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American female. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hopkins disappeared from Detroit, Michigan on March 1, 2000. On April 18, her burned body was found at Campbell and Reeder Streets in the southwest part of the city; she'd been shot to death. The body wasn't identified at the time. In 2017, it was exhumed and a DNA sample taken, and in the spring of 2019, it was matched to Hopkins's children. Her murder is under investigation. Other information and links : ncy Detroit Police Department 313-596-1800 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. WWJ 950 October 12, 2004. June 1, 2019; case resolved. |