Missing Mark Wade Potts Potts, approximately 2010 Date reported missing : 05/11/2010 Missing location (approx) : Claymont, Delaware Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Black DOB : 05/04/1965 (56) Age at the time of disappearance: 45 years old Height / Weight : 5'6, 185 pounds Medical conditions : Potts was suicidal at the time of his disappearance. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Potts is right-handed. He wears eyeglasses with gold frames. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Potts was last seen in Claymont, Delaware on May 11, 2010. He lived in the 2900 block of Green Street. He called his mother that day and said he was depressed over financial problems and felt suicidal. His mother immediately left her Chester, Pennsylvania home and drove to Potts's residence. When she got there, however, he was no longer there, and his car was also missing. The vehicle was a black 2003 GMC Yukon with the Delaware license plate number PC478018. At 9:35 a.m. that day, witnesses saw a man drive a car onto the Commodore Barry Bridge, get out, and jump over the side into the Delaware River. Authorities later found Potts's vehicle on the bridge with the keys inside. They never found his body, however, and he remains classified as a missing person. Other information and links : ncy New Castle County Police Department 302-395-8171 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 Wilmington News Journal October 12, 2004. June 14, 2011; . |