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Topic Started: Jun 23 2006, 10:04 PM (1,453 Views)
monkalup
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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An example of a Possible Match Submission Letter.

Porchlight
Missing & Unidentified, International
Dedicated to finding the Missing and naming the Unidentified.



Dear

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is___________ and I am with Porchlight. We are a volunteer organization dedicated in solving missing and unidentified persons cold cases. Our site can be found here: http://s10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/index.php?

I have found a potential match between the following missing and unidentified persons:

Missing Person Name:
Missing From:
NCIC #:
Link to Case:
Dentals, Fingerprints or DNA available through LE:

AND

Unidentified Person Description:
Located In:
NCIC #:
Link to Case:
Dentals, Fingerprints or DNA available through LE:

This possible match will also be submitted to Law Enforcement for Case # ______________ and they can be contacted at:_____________

I would appreciate if you could take this possible match under consideration and notify me of any findings at _______________

I thank you in advance for your assistance. If there is ever anything we can do to assist your agency, please let us know.

Thank you again.

Best Regards,


Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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monkalup
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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A "coldcall" introductory letter

Dear Sir:

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Lauran Halleck and I am the founder of Porchlight for the Missing and Undientified. We are an internet group of volunteers who work on long term missing and unidentifed persons cases. Our mission statement is as follows:
Porchlight for the Missing and the Unidentified is an organization of volunteers who work on finding the missing and restoring names to the unidentified. We seek to create a working environment that fosters the sharing of information and suggestions with Law Enforcement, Medical Examiners and the Media. We seek to create a group where opinions and work product are respected and appreciated. We seek to create an atmosphere of respect, tolerance and an appreciation of others.
We seek.

We are a repository of newspaper articles, a rather extensive web directory of missing persons and unidentified persons websites, organizations, etc. You can see our message board here http://s10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/index.php?act=idx Most of the board is open to the public but there is a member work forum where we discuss cases with each other.

If we can ever be of any assistance at all, please don't hesitate to contact us. We are currently working on a website which will list an extensive listing of both missing and unidentified persons. Please feel free to pass this information on.

Sincerely,
Lauran Halleck
Keeping the Porchlight on until they all come home.


Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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monkalup
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Please note there is a forum for Potential Matches with three sub forums
One for submitted matches, one for submitted matches under 18, and one for known ruled out matches.
Please use the Unidentified Person's info in the title. Also please note our Yahoo group has a much more searchable database of matches submitted and ruled out.
Please check to see if your pm has been submitted or ruled out previously before submitting to LE

A sample posting of a submitted match:

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/xxxufin.html

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/xxxxdfin.html


Called into xyz Police Department
Homicide Unit
Sgt. xxx
xxx-xxx-xxxx
xxx@xx.org

and Anytown Police Department
Missing Persons Unit
xxx-xxx-xxxx
Lauran

"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente.


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