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Michael Wayne Grimes, aged 30, was last seen on January 18, 1999, at Ken's Wrecking Yard in Nacogdoches, Texas. He had left his mother's home that day with another man, Rodney Wayne Cearley, and never returned. Grimes' disappearance raised alarms when he failed to come home, and the case quickly escalated from a missing person investigation to a homicide case.
Cearley, who was the last person seen with Grimes, later admitted during his trial that he had killed Grimes during an altercati ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 18, 1999
Cearley, who was the last person seen with Grimes, later admitted during his trial that he had killed Grimes during an altercati ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 18, 1999
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Jan 12, 2024
Michael
Grimes
56
30
72 inches
200 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Jan 18, 1999
Nacogdoches
Texas
Nacogdoches County
Unknown
194
22460
Texas Rangers
Longview
Texas
Gregg County
75601
Josh Mason
Ranger
101 East Methvin, Texas
9032368419
State
Law Enforcement
RG2004-00076
Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office
Brown
Blue
Blue
12/03/2025
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06/14/2023
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