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James Smith Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portland, Oregon on Jun 22, 2016

Victim Details

Jul 13, 2016

Jan 04, 2024

James

Smith

45

35

72 inches

73 inches

155 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 22, 2016

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

No

18537

Portland Police Bureau

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

97204

Heidi Helwig

Detective

1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Oregon

5038230400

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/549803

16-201535

2016-06-24

Portland Police Bureau

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

07/19/2026


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In the summer of 2016, a 35-year-old man from Portland, Oregon, named James Earl Smith, disappeared under unsettling circumstances. On June 22nd, he left his home to get dinner and never came back. His wife reported him missing to the Portland Police Bureau on June 24, 2016, after he failed to return home and missed several days of work, which was described as being highly out of character for him. Smith was a white male, standing at six feet to six feet one inch tall, and weighing between 155 a ...
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Last Seen: Jun 22, 2016

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    I knew James in our teens and twenties, growing up in the Midwest. We attender school together an... ...Read More
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