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James Jurica Missing Person Case

Last seen in Leland, Michigan on Jul 30, 1978

Victim Details

May 22, 2014

May 30, 2023

James

Jurica

77

29

69 inches

145 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 30, 1978

Leland

Michigan

Leelanau County

49654

15312

Leelanau County Sheriff's Office

Suttons Bay

Michigan

Leelanau County

49682

8525 E Government Center Drive, Michigan

2312568800

County

Law Enforcement

78-4337

1978-09-06

Leelanau County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

09/18/2026


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On a summer day in July of 1978, 29-year-old James Peter Jurica planned to attend a family gathering on North Manitou Island in Michigan. On July 30th, he departed from Leland aboard the Manitou Transit mail boat. However, the boat's destination for that particular day was South Manitou Island, not North Manitou, so James was dropped off there instead. Witnesses, including campers and residents on South Manitou Island, recall seeing James on two separate occasions as he tried to secure pass ...
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Last Seen: Jul 30, 1978

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  • Missing Person from NAMPN, 1970 to 1979 - Poli-con-deaths
  • MI - James Peter Jurica, 29, Leland, 30 Jul 1978

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