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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. On Oc ...Read More
Last Seen: Oct 04, 1984

Victim Details

Mar 19, 2014

May 26, 2021

James

Bess

54

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

AP8425778

1984-10-04

Ashland City Police Department

Brown

Gray

Gray

05/23/2026


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