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Missing John Randall French RESOLVED 
French, approximately 2017 Date reported missing : 06/29/2017 Missing location (approx) : Riggins, Idaho Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 54 years old Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : French disappeared from Riggins, Idaho on June 29, 2017; he'd traveled to the area on a fishing trip. Police later found pieces of the vehicle he was driving on the embankment of U.S. 95 at Fiddle Creek, near mile marker 202. They believe he accidentally went off the road, rolled down the embankment, went into the Salmon River and drowned. French's remains was not located until January 2020. A woman found a human hand on the bank of the Salmon River on January 5, and police who searched the area on January 27 and 28 found more human skeletal remains, including a cranium and mandible, about 100 yards downriver from the hand. In February, DNA confirmed all the located remains were French's. Other information and links : ncy Idaho County Sheriff's Office 208-983-1100 Boise Police Department 208-577-3000 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 Idaho Spokesman-Review Idaho Bureau of Criminal Investigation The Lewis-Clark County Daily Fly October 12, 2004. February 6, 2020; case resolved. |