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Missing Anthony Ray Choate 
Choate, approximately 1993 Date reported missing : 09/14/1993 Missing location (approx) : Bonnieville, Kentucky Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 25 years old Height / Weight : 6'0, 185 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Cut-off blue jeans and a wedding band. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Choate has scars on both arms, his right hand and his right elbow, and tattoos on both arms and on his chest. His nickname is Tony and some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies refer to him as Tony Ray Choate. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Choate was last seen riding a pink four-wheeler in Bonnieville, Kentucky at noon on September 14, 1993. He had left his father-in-law's home and was supposed to wait for his child to get off the school bus. He never arrived and has never been heard from again. His grandparents, who had raised him, reported him missing three days later. Choate has a history of leaving home and traveling great distances, as far as Florida and California, but he always returned home. After his 1993 disappearance, he was never heard from again. Foul play is suspected in his case; investigators believe he was murdered. Other information and links : ncy Kentucky State Police 270-782-2010 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 Bowling Green Daily News Kentucky State Police October 12, 2004. March 5, 2018; name corrected, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : updated. |