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James Ramirez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ashland, Oregon on Jul 07, 2023

Victim Details

Jan 17, 2024

Feb 12, 2024

James

Ramirez

38

35

73 inches

190 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jul 07, 2023

Ashland

Oregon

Jackson County

No

134133

Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Central Point

Oregon

Jackson County

97502

Preston Friend

Detective

5179 Crater Lake Highway, Oregon

5417746800

County

Law Enforcement

http://jacksoncountyor.org/sheriff/

23-3946

Jackson County Sheriff's Office

na

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/19/2026


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In the summer of 2023, a 35-year-old man named James Howen Ramirez vanished while visiting a friend in Ashland, Oregon. Originally from Guatemala, Ramirez was in the United States on a nine-month work visa. On Friday, July 7, 2023, he went to see a friend in Ashland and has not been seen or heard from since that day. His sudden disappearance raised immediate concern, prompting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the last time he was seen.

At the time of his disappearance ...
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Last Seen: Jul 07, 2023

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