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James Bonelli Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cleveland, Ohio on Apr 27, 1989

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In the spring of 1989, a 31-year-old man named James Bonelli seemingly vanished from his life in Cleveland, Ohio. He was last in contact with anyone on April 27, 1989. Standing between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, and weighing around 160 to 170 pounds, James was a man with brown hair and brown eyes. He wore glasses and had a distinctive tattoo of a panther on his upper right arm. At the time he went missing, he may have had sideburns and possibly a beard. His life at that moment, and the re ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 27, 1989

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP32359 | NamUs
  • Missing Persons, from NAMPN 1987 to 1989 - Poli-con-deaths

    • Victim Details

    Feb 01, 2016

    Nov 16, 2018

    James

    Bonelli

    66

    31

    70 inches

    72 inches

    160 lbs

    170 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Apr 27, 1989

    Cleveland

    Ohio

    Cuyahoga County

    44110

    17945

    Cleveland Police Department - Headquarters

    Cleveland

    Ohio

    Cuyahoga County

    44113

    Michael Legg

    Detective

    1300 Ontario Street, Ohio

    2166235218

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    1989-033750

    1989-05-13

    Cleveland Police Department - Headquarters

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    06/14/2026


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    05/14/2024
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    11/12/2023

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