Spotlight Case: Anna Christian Waters
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Case Number: NCMC 601935
Their "mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation; help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them. NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children."
Home Page: www.missingkids.com
Address: Charles B. Wang International Children's Bldg., 699 Prince St., Alexandria VA 22314
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Case Manager: Jerry Nance
Phone: 1-800-843-5678
E-mail: GNANCE@ncmec.org
San Mateo County (California) Sheriff's Office Case Number: 73-0484
SMCSO is the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in this case and has classified it as a "non-family abduction." It is handled by the Sheriff's Office Operations Division, Investigations/Detective Bureau, General Crimes/Missing Persons Unit. The San Francisco office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted the Sheriff's Office in the initial investigation but only in an advisory capacity (the FBI's NCIC case number is M-205458221).
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child(General Assembly Resolution
44/25) declares
that every child has fundamental rights, including the right to life, a
name and "the right of the child who is separated from one or both
parents to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both
parents on a regular basis." Furthermore, "Where a child is illegally
deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States
Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a
view to re-establishing speedily his or her identity." The Convention
entered into force September 2, 1990, and 193 U.N. states are party to
it; the only two non-parties are the U.S. and Somalia.
Images
Age-progressed image from National Center for Missing & Exploited Children showing Anna Waters today at age 39-40 (2007). Click thumbnail for high-resolution JPEG image, 554 x 708 pixels, 264KB.
Age-progressed image from National Center for Missing & Exploited Children showing Anna Waters as a high school senior at age 18 (1985). Click thumbnail for high-resolution JPEG image, 624 x 781 pixels, 602KB.
Cover of book "Searching for Anna." Click thumbnail for high-resolution JPEG image, 600 x 772 pixels, 110KB
Kindergarten portrait of Anna Waters (September 1972). Click thumbnail for high-resolution JPEG image, 858 x 1556 pixels, 342 KB.
Last known photo of Anna Waters (January 1973). Click thumbnail for high-resolution JPEG image, 1287 x 940 pixels, 282 KB.
Upcoming News Hooks January 16 (1973) is the anniversary of Anna's disappearance.
May 25 is National Missing Children's Day, first proclaimed by President Reagan in 1983 and now observed internationally. Supporters leave their porch lights on this night, a gesture
reminiscent of the lanterns left in windows for sailors at sea, far
from home.
