Missing Spencer Nicholas Karas Karas, approximately 2008 Date reported missing : 06/30/2008 Missing location (approx) : Palm Springs, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White DOB : 02/06/1987 (34) Age at the time of disappearance: 21 years old Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 130 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black t-shirt, shorts and skateboard shoes. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Karas has the word "Karagianapoulis" tattooed in script lettering on his chest and an Italian flag tattooed on his upper right arm. His nickname is Spence. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Karas was last seen in Palm Springs, California at 6:30 p.m. on June 30, 2008. He has never been heard from again. His truck was found abandoned in an orchard in Thermal, California, near Highway 86, the day after his disappearance. His keys, wallet and credit cards were inside it. Few details are available in his case, but Karas is missing under suspicious circumstances. Other information and links : ncy Palm Springs Police Department 760-323-8116 September 2021 updates and sources California Attorney General's Office KPSP Local 2 The Desert Local News The Desert Sun 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. Palm Springs Police Department October 12, 2004. June 25, 2017; date of disappearance corrected, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |