Missing Terrill Suzanne Girard RESOLVED Girard, approximately 2002 Date reported missing : 01/03/2002 Missing location (approx) : Fort Lauderdale, Florida Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 38 years old Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Girard disappeared from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on January 3, 2002. Her vehicle was discovered several hours afterwards, stuck in a drainAge at the time of disappearance: ditch in a marshy area near remote farmland in Miami, Florida. In 2009, skeletal remains were found about 200 meters from the site where the car was located. The clothes and personal effects matched Girard, but police were unable to get DNA samples from her children until they became adults. Girard's remains were identified through DNA in 2018. Other information and links : ncy Margate Police Department 954-974-1280 September 2021 updates and sources Rino Kids Online Florida Department of Law Enforcement Amy Derewitz and Terry Girard: Missing Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People 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 South Florida Sun Sentinel Selma Funeral Home October 12, 2004. September 3, 2019; case resolved. |