• Two women who were missing since 1971 were killed in car accident, authorities say
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[url]http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/15/us/south-dakota-cold-case-missing-girls/[/url] [quote] (CNN) -- South Dakota investigators have put to rest a 42-year-old cold case about two missing 17-year-old girls, declaring they died in a car accident that ended in a creek at night in 1971, with no signs of foul play. Cheryl Miller and Pamela Jackson were high school students when they disappeared May 29, 1971, while driving to a party at a gravel pit. [/quote]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z88U915uq8[/media]
Shame it took them so long to find out.. The families must've thought they were kidnapped all these years, possibly even still being held.
[QUOTE=Mitsudigi;44559669]Shame it took them so long to find out.. The families must've thought they were kidnapped all these years, possibly even still being held.[/QUOTE] I know it's being asshole, but I hate when people drag on false hope for disappeared people, especially for extremely long periods of time. It's been proven time and time again that when someone vanishes without a trace, 99.99% of the time you're never going to find them, or if you do, they're not going to be alive. It's best to expect that you won't ever see them again because every year of hope that you have of seeing them again is just more stress you put on yourself. Just my view on stuff like this.
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;44559812]I know it's being asshole, but I hate when people drag on false hope for disappeared people, especially for extremely long periods of time. It's been proven time and time again that when someone vanishes without a trace, 99.99% of the time you're never going to find them, or if you do, they're not going to be alive. It's best to expect that you won't ever see them again because every year of hope that you have of seeing them again is just more stress you put on yourself. Just my view on stuff like this.[/QUOTE] Another upside to assuming they're dead is, in the 0.01% chance they turn up alive after all! That way, you can hold your mock-funeral without the body, have a party there, and then later be like "Oh dang, you were alive all this time? Cool, man. You should've been at your funeral though, grandma did a wicked kegstand!"
[QUOTE=Riller;44559831]Another upside to assuming they're dead is, in the 0.01% chance they turn up alive after all! That way, you can hold your mock-funeral without the body, have a party there, and then later be like "Oh dang, you were alive all this time? Cool, man. You should've been at your funeral though, grandma did a wicked kegstand!"[/QUOTE] The lone benefit to being a pessimist is that you're never disappointed.
[QUOTE=Riller;44559831]Another upside to assuming they're dead is, in the 0.01% chance they turn up alive after all! That way, you can hold your mock-funeral without the body, have a party there, and then later be like "Oh dang, you were alive all this time? Cool, man. You should've been at your funeral though, grandma did a wicked kegstand!"[/QUOTE] *sigh* The sad part about missing your own funeral.
[QUOTE=ChronoBlade;44560587]*sigh* The sad part about missing your own funeral.[/QUOTE] Actually, I dunno about how it is outside of Denmark, but it's common here for Atheists to hold a 'nonfirmation' party at the age their religious peers hold confirmation parties. If I ever receive an invitation from someone to a 'nonfirmation' to celebrate that they haven't been confirmated or whatever the term is; I'm seriously gonna invite people to my nonfuneral, to celebrate I'm not dead and not getting buried.
Actually most missing-persons return pretty quickly. Usually they left home or ran away or something. That's what makes long-term cases so suspicious.
[QUOTE=Riller;44560619]Actually, I dunno about how it is outside of Denmark, but it's common here for Atheists to hold a 'nonfirmation' party at the age their religious peers hold confirmation parties. If I ever receive an invitation from someone to a 'nonfirmation' to celebrate that they haven't been confirmated or whatever the term is; I'm seriously gonna invite people to my nonfuneral, to celebrate I'm not dead and not getting buried.[/QUOTE] I wanna have something like this at my funeral, but instead of mourning my death, everyone celebrates the fact that they aren't dead yet
I know this is off topic but people are saying stuff that reminds me of this video. [video=youtube;a16WKRc2y7I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a16WKRc2y7I[/video]
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;44559812]I know it's being asshole, but I hate when people drag on false hope for disappeared people, especially for extremely long periods of time. It's been proven time and time again that when someone vanishes without a trace, 99.99% of the time you're never going to find them, or if you do, they're not going to be alive. It's best to expect that you won't ever see them again because every year of hope that you have of seeing them again is just more stress you put on yourself. Just my view on stuff like this.[/QUOTE] Not exactly. The first 40 (?) hours will determine if they live or not. If they are not found in that period, chances are they are dead. If they were abducted, the body is normally found within 200ft of the murder site. People have to learn to call 911 [B]immediately[/B] after their child vanishes. There is no 24hr rule. The sooner you call 911, the sooner officers get out looking.
That's only what they want you to think :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=Riller;44560619]Actually, I dunno about how it is outside of Denmark, but it's common here for Atheists to hold a 'nonfirmation' party at the age their religious peers hold confirmation parties. If I ever receive an invitation from someone to a 'nonfirmation' to celebrate that they haven't been confirmated or whatever the term is; I'm seriously gonna invite people to my nonfuneral, to celebrate I'm not dead and not getting buried.[/QUOTE] I'll bring the beer. However, on-topic: Regardless if you think a missing person is dead or not, still having the uncertainty must be horrible. I hope this helped finally put this to rest, for the families that is.
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