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Benjamin Bearrick Missing Person Case

Last seen in Vicksburg, Mississippi on Jan 23, 2009

Victim Details

Jul 28, 2015

Apr 22, 2020

Benjamin

Bearrick

72

55

73 inches

74 inches

179 lbs

185 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Jan 23, 2009

Vicksburg

Mississippi

Warren County

39183

No

5730

Warren County Sheriff's Office

Vicksburg

Mississippi

Warren County

39183

Jonathan Hern

Evidence Tech

1000 Grove Street, Mississippi

6016361761

County

Law Enforcement

http://co.warren.ms.us/sheriff/

09-016

Warren County Sheriff's Office

Gray or Partially Gray

Hazel

Hazel

07/15/2026


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Benjamin Joseph Bearrick, 55, was last seen on January 25, 2009, in Bovina, Mississippi, where he lived on Warriors Trail in Vicksburg. Two days earlier, Bearrick had taken his tenant, Shawn Paul Sponholz, to the hospital after finding him stabbed multiple times in the neck. Sponholz died shortly after arriving at the hospital, and his death was ruled a homicide. Bearrick, considered a material witness, was questioned by police but released the same night. However, when police returned to his ho ...
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Last Seen: Jan 23, 2009

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    I've been looking into the case of Benjamin Bearrick and something that's been nagging at me is the ... ...Read More
    10/24/2024
    Was anyone else struck by the timing of everything with Benjamin Bearrick's disappearance and Shawn ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone looked into Bearrick’s military background for clues? I find it curious that as a Vietn... ...Read More
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