time (typically at least several years) may be presumed or declared legally dead, usually by a court. When a death has been registered in a civil registry...

Legally Dead is a 1923 American drama film directed by William Parke and written by Harvey Gates. The film stars Milton Sills, Margaret Campbell, Claire...

RMS Titanic who were not rescued by the RMS Carpathia were declared legally dead soon after Carpathia arrived at New York City. More recently, the State...

trace of his whereabouts, Centre County authorities declared Gricar legally dead on July 25, 2011. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Gricar received his Juris...

uncover any clues to her disappearance, and Huisentruit was declared legally dead in 2001. Jodi Huisentruit was born and raised in Long Prairie, Minnesota...

Joy Wroe Bechtel (August 4, 1972 – disappeared July 24, 1997; declared legally dead 2004) is an American woman who disappeared while presumably jogging in...

there, then arranged for the arm to be found so he could be declared legally dead. Sonny has no desire to pursue the case any further, and Caitlin abandons...

Cryonics procedures can begin only after the "patients" are clinically and legally dead. Procedures may begin within minutes of death, and use cryoprotectants...

welfare in 1974. Brach disappeared on February 17, 1977, and was declared legally dead, as of the date of her disappearance, in May 1984. An investigation into...

both the legal and medical communities in the US use "brain death" as a legal definition of death, allowing a person to be declared legally dead even if...

unfinished. Lewis left behind over US$5 million in assets. He was declared legally dead in 2002 on the fifth anniversary of his disappearance. Lewis's disappearance...

Harmony Renee Montgomery (June 7, 2014 – disappeared c. 2019; declared legally dead March 12, 2024) was an American child who was murdered by her biological...

Sean Leslie Flynn (May 31, 1941 – disappeared April 6, 1970; declared legally dead in 1984) was an American actor and freelance photojournalist best known...

An unenforced law (also symbolic law, dead letter law) is a law which is formally in effect (de jure), but is usually (de facto) not penalized by a jurisdiction...

hunting license were found in the lake six months later, he was declared legally dead, following a court petition by his widow, Denise. She went on to marry...

Ann Mahan (August 14, 1976 – disappeared February 22, 1985; declared legally dead November 5, 1998) was an eight-year-old American girl who disappeared...

kidnapped for ransom in 1990, and later declared legally dead. His wife, Nina Wang later launched a lengthy legal battle over her husband's will. Teddy Wang...

Force Crater (January 5, 1889 – disappeared August 6, 1930; declared legally dead June 6, 1939) was an American lawyer who served as a New York State Supreme...

Jennifer Dulos (née Farber; born September 27, 1968; presumed dead May 24, 2019; ruled legally dead October 24, 2023) was an American woman who went missing...

generally thought to have been murdered by the Mafia, and was declared legally dead in 1982. Hoffa's legacy and the circumstances of his disappearance continue...

major international news. His body was never found, and he was declared legally dead in 1964. Mary Rockefeller Morgan wrote of her brother's disappearance:...

Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2018. "Missing Missouri women legally declared dead". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. September 27, 1997...

The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series developed by Frank Darabont, based on the comic book series of the same...

boy's family. Mendonça's whereabouts remain unknown, and he was declared legally dead in 2019. On 4 March 1998, at around 2:00 PM, Mendonça took his bicycle...

Denise Smart (February 20, 1977 – disappeared May 25, 1996; declared legally dead May 25, 2002) was a 19-year-old American woman murdered by Paul Flores...

of coke", as well as Charles Addams. In 1986, Bum Farto was declared legally dead so that his wife could collect his pension and insurance policies, worth...

heart and lungs who is determined to be brain dead can be pronounced legally dead without clinical death occurring. However, some courts have been reluctant...

Newport Bridge just hours after being released on bail. He was declared legally dead in 2004. On the evening of August 31, 1990, Adam Emery's 1985 Ford Thunderbird...

legally dead - CBS Detroit". CBS News. August 17, 2023. "Michigan State Police taking over investigation of Dee Warner, missing woman presumed dead"...

jury returned a verdict naming Lucan as her killer. Lucan was declared legally dead in 1999, and a death certificate issued in 2016 allowed his titles to...