Even insignificant information about a missing person could be valuable to investigators and families - this is one of the messages police have for this year's National Missing Persons Week.
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Launching on August 4, police are profiling a number of the state's high-profile cases throughout the week.
Tasmania Police missing persons unit Sergeant John Delpero said raising awareness of missing people and seeking new information was the focus.
"In Tasmania, around 125 people are reported missing each year, thankfully nearly 99 per cent are located, most within 48 hours," Sergeant Delpero said.
This year's theme of missing persons week is Individuals Not Statistics, prompting a reminder for people to look at the faces of Tasmania's 168 missing people.
"If you know anything about a missing person, even if you think it may be insignificant, please come forward - you could have the piece of information that assists police to locate a missing person and find answers for the loved ones left behind," Sergeant Delpero said.
Anyone with information about a missing person should call police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The Cases
Eve Askew
Eve was 14 when she left her family home at Fitzgerald, which was about 57 kilometres north-west of Hobart, after being grounded by her parents for smoking.
The shy teenager was last seen on November 16, 1991. She was described as being 157-centimetres tall, slim build, with red hair, freckles and a fair complexion.
Eve's distinctive thumbs were described as looking pushed down, like they hadn't grown to full length.
Police believe Eve met with foul play, with extensive searches, investigations and appeals unsuccessful in locating her.
Geoffrey Rallings
Living with his wife in the state's far south at Southport, Mr Rallings was last seen at the Elizabeth Street Mall in Hobart on December 27, 1995.
The then 65-year-old was described as being 167cm tall, medium build with brown eyes, black hair and beard.
Mr Rallings disappearance was reported to the coroner.
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David Bonney
Police found Mr Bonney's 1974 Toyota LandCruiser in bush near Sassafras two days after he was reported missing.
Emergency services searched the area where Mr Bonney's car was found, but he was never located.
Mr Bonney was last seen in Devonport on June 25, 1998. The then 40-year-old was about 187cm tall, solid build, medium complexion, with brown eyes and short brown hair.
My Bonney's disappearance was reported to the coroner, but he remained a missing person.
Jason Mazurek
Mr Mazurek was last seen walking out of the Wrest Point Casino main entrance and onto the Marina area, towards Drysdale Avenue, about 2am on September 15, 2002.
He was wearing blue stone-wash jeans, a white short-sleeve t-shirt and sandy coloured Colorado shoes.
Mr Mazurek had a black wallet attached to his jeans with a chain.
The then 20-year-old was unfamiliar with Hobart and its surrounding suburbs after recently moving from Bushy Park - more than 50kms north-west of Hobart - to Glenorchy.
Mr Mazurek is 175cm tall, medium build, dark brown hair, brown eyes with an olive complexion, has a tribal tattoo on his back and a missing front tooth.
Emergency services conducted a number of searches for Mr Mazurek, including police divers checking waterways near Sandy Bay.
A coroner concluded Mr Mazurek died, but the cause of death was unknown.
Lester Lee
The last sighting of Mr Lee was on Torquay Road in East Devonport on December 19, 2004.
Mr Lee was wearing blue jeans and work boots when he left the Argosy Hotel about 8pm after spending the evening there with friends.
The then 41-year-old was carrying a black backpack with a bicycle helmet attached to it.
A number of police searches failed to find Mr Lee and his disappearance was reported to the coroner.
Christopher Watkins
Police continue to investigate the suspected murder and disappearance of Mr Watkins, who was last seen with a number of his associates near Box Street at Mayfield on August 7, 2013.
A $50,000 reward is on offer for information that leads to a prosecution.
Three people were convicted over Mr Watkins' disappearance, among the charges were failing to report the killing of a person, perverting the course of justice, conspiring to pervert the due course of justice and making a false statutory declaration.
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Mr Watkins was 28 when he went missing and was described as 170cm tall, medium build, bald head, blue eyes and a fair complexion.
Had had four tattoos; barbed wire on his left bicep, a brick wall on his left wrist, an eight-ball on his inner-left arm and a Celtic band on his left thigh.
John Norrish
The family of missing man John Norrish is very concerned about the 52-year-old's disappearance, saying it is very out of character for him to travel far from his St Helens home.
Mr Norrish has an acquired brain injury, tattoos on both arms and walks with a pronounced limp.
He is described as being about 167cm tall with a slim build, blue/green eyes, fair complexion, and has a long and pointed brown beard.
Mr Norrish was last seen riding his a red Huffy mountain bike near the Bayside inn at St Helens.
He was wearing cream-coloured cargo-style pants, a dark coloured zip-up jacket, black Blundstone boots and an Akubra-style hat.
In the weeks after Mr Norrish went missing his family told The Examiner they'd made several inquiries regarding his whereabouts in the St Helens area.
Mr Norrish's niece Kylie Peake said because of her uncle's acquired brain injury, every moment of every day was crucial.
Police are preparing a report into Mr Norrish's disappearance for the coroner.
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