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James Bess Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ashland, Kentucky on Oct 04, 1984

Victim Details

Mar 19, 2014

May 26, 2021

James

Bess

55

14

66 inches

110 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Oct 04, 1984

Ashland

Kentucky

Boyd County

No

29273

Ashland City Police Department

Ashland

Kentucky

Boyd County

41101

1700 Greenup Avenue # 1, Kentucky

6063853273

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.ashlandkypd.com/

AP8425778

1984-10-04

Ashland City Police Department

Brown

Gray

Gray

07/03/2026


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In the autumn of 1984, a 14-year-old boy named James Eric Bess disappeared from Ashland, Kentucky. At the time, he was living in a boys' group home located in the 1300 block of 13th Street. James was a young African American male with brown hair and distinctive gray/blue eyes. He stood at five feet six inches tall and weighed around 110 pounds. He had a few noticeable scars: one on his right arm just above his hand, another above his right elbow, and a third on the right side of his waist. ...
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Last Seen: Oct 04, 1984

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