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James Wilson Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Jacksonville, North Carolina on May 31, 2018

Victim Details

Jun 05, 2018

Jan 12, 2024

James

Wilson Jr.

86

78

71 inches

190 lbs

200 lbs

Black / African American

Male

May 31, 2018

Jacksonville

North Carolina

Onslow County

28546

47086

Jacksonville Police Department

Jacksonville

North Carolina

Onslow County

28540

Vincent Waddell

Detective

200 Marine Boulevard, North Carolina

9104554000

Local

Law Enforcement

18-05124

Jacksonville Police Department

9947

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/05/2026


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In the late spring of 2018, a sense of concern settled over a community in Jacksonville, North Carolina, as 78-year-old James Wilson Jr. vanished from his home. A man of notable stature, standing at 5 feet 11 inches with a weight between 190 and 200 pounds, he was a familiar, if increasingly vulnerable, presence in his neighborhood. Mr. Wilson, an African American male with graying hair and kind brown eyes, was last seen on May 31, 2018, in the vicinity of Country Club Road. At the time of his d ...
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Last Seen: May 31, 2018

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