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Missing William Wayne Hilderbrand 
Hilderbrand, approximately 2010 Date reported missing : 11/04/2010 Missing location (approx) : Bangor, Maine Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing Gender : Male Ethnicity : Native American DOB : 01/21/1988 (33) Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old Height / Weight : 5'10, 155 pounds Medical conditions : Hilderbrand has a history of suicide attempts. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Native American male. Black hair, hazel eyes. Hilderbrand is transgender; although biologically male, she lives and dresses as a woman and uses the Jael, which is pronounced like the letters JL. She may also use the nickname Billy. Hilderbrand is a member of the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hilderbrand was last seen at the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge over the Penobscot River just before midnight on November 4, 2010. Passing motorists called the police to report a woman standing at the edge of the overpass near the Bangor side of the river. When law enforcement officers arrived, they saw Hilderbrand jump into the water. She did not resurface and an multiple searches of the river turned up no sign of her. Police later found a purse on the bridge with Hilderbrand's cellular phone and identification inside. Although she is an excellent swimmer, she may have been intoxicated at the time of her disappearance, and the Penobscot River has a swift current and is very cold in November. A person who falls in will be overcome with hypothermia within minutes. Hilderbrand graduated Shead High School in 2006 and worked as an escort and an exotic dancer for the Cinnamon's Sweets club, and studied cosmetology at Mr. Bernard's School of Hair Fashion in Bangor prior to her disappearance. Although she was declared legally dead in 2014, authorities stated her case would be considered open until her body was found and identified. Other information and links : ncy Bangor Police Department 207-947-7382 September 2021 updates and sources The Bangor Daily News Bangor Police Department Jael Hilderbrand's Facebook pageheader Jael Hilderbrand's MySpace pageheader 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. |