James M. Therrien was 52 years old when he was last seen in Sanford, Maine, on August 24, 2010. He was living with his sister in an apartment on Thompson Street, and the day began with what has been described as an argument between them. Later that evening, around 7:30 p.m., while his sister was watching television, she reportedly heard him say, “Oh, well,” before he left the apartment.
At first, his sister believed he may have simply been going to the store, but as the hours passed and he did not return, concern grew into alarm. He was reported missing in the early morning hours after his disappearance.
What made James’s disappearance especially troubling was what he left behind. He reportedly took his wallet, but left his house keys, eyeglasses, and medications at the apartment. According to public missing-person information, James needed to take eleven medications every day, making his absence without them particularly concerning. He was last known to be wearing a dark blue long-sleeved jersey and leisure pants. James is described as a White male with brown hair, hazel eyes, a goatee, standing about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 205 pounds.
After James walked away from the apartment, there were no confirmed public reports showing that he had been formally identified anywhere afterward. The available online case summaries do not describe a vehicle, a known destination, or a later confirmed sighting. The circumstances instead center on a quiet departure after a domestic disagreement, followed by a sudden and enduring silence. For his family, the details must have been painful in their simplicity: a few words spoken in the apartment, a door closing, personal necessities left behind, and then no reliable answers.
The Sanford Police Department is listed as the investigating agency in James’s case, with the case associated with NamUs missing person case MP24385. Public records identify the location of last contact as Sanford in York County, Maine, and the known information has remained focused on the same core facts: James Therrien, age 52, left the home he shared with his sister on August 24, 2010, after an argument, without his glasses and needed medication, and he has not been publicly accounted for through the available missing-person records. In overview, James’s case is the story of a man who stepped out one evening under circumstances that may have seemed ordinary at first, but whose absence quickly became alarming because of the belongings and medication he left behind; the case remains defined by the unanswered question of where he went after leaving Thompson Street and the hope that information may still bring clarity to those who have waited for answers.Last Seen: Aug 24, 2010
