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Jimmy Bushbaum Missing Person Case

Last seen in San Quentin, California on Sep 16, 1965

Victim Details

May 14, 2018

Jul 15, 2024

Jimmy

Bushbaum

89

29

68 inches

140 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Sep 16, 1965

San Quentin

California

Marin County

94964

No

113257

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Sacramento

California

Sacramento County

95841

Zaheem Buksh

Detective, Missing Persons

4500 Orange Grove Avenue, California

9168745115

County

Law Enforcement

sacsheriff.com

22-074429

2022-03-14

Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

10719

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

No

07/13/2026


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Jimmy Laverne Bushbaum, a 29-year-old man, went missing on September 16, 1965, from San Quentin, California. Bushbaum had been serving a life sentence at San Quentin State Prison following his conviction for murder in 1960. Along with a co-defendant, Arthur G. Jones, he had pleaded guilty to the crime in San Bernardino. However, on the day of his disappearance, Bushbaum escaped from the prison, and authorities have not heard from him since.

Bushbaum’s escape took place while he was we ...
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Last Seen: Sep 16, 1965

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