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James Kahlstorf Missing Person Case

Last seen in Park Rapids, Minnesota on Apr 19, 2008

Victim Details

Dec 02, 2011

Jan 09, 2024

James

Kahlstorf

77

59

75 inches

77 inches

165 lbs

175 lbs

American Indian / Alaska Native

Male

Apr 19, 2008

Park Rapids

Minnesota

Hubbard County

No

31143

Hubbard County Sheriff's Office

Park Rapids

Minnesota

Hubbard County

56470

301 Court Avenue, Minnesota

2187323331

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.co.hubbard.mn.us/departments/sheriff/index.php

08002099

Hubbard County Sheriff's Office

Gray or Partially Gray

Brown

Brown

07/09/2026


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On a spring day in 2008, 59-year-old James "Jim" Kahlstorf was last seen in Hubbard County, Minnesota. The date was April 19, a day that would mark the beginning of a long and painful period of uncertainty for his family. Before his disappearance, James, a male of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, had expressed a desire to visit his mother's grave, a poignant detail shared by his siblings in Williston, North Dakota. At the time he went missing, he was wearing blue jeans wi ...
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Last Seen: Apr 19, 2008

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    Has anyone looked into whether James might have taken a side route or an unexpected detour? Given hi... ...Read More
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