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James Higham Missing Person Case

Last seen in Youngstown, Ohio on Jan 03, 2002

Victim Details

Dec 17, 2010

Feb 02, 2024

James

Higham

40

16

70 inches

160 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jan 03, 2002

Youngstown

Ohio

Mahoning County

44509

Unknown

27286

Mahoning County Sheriff's Office

Youngstown

Ohio

Mahoning County

44503

110 Fifth Avenue, Ohio

3302591731

County

Law Enforcement

02-567

2002-01-30

Mahoning County Sheriff's Office

Black

Brown

Brown

06/27/2026


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In the winter of 2002, a 16-year-old boy named James 'Jimmy' Higham vanished from his home in Youngstown, Ohio, under a shroud of troubling circumstances. James, who was of Caucasian and Japanese descent, had spent a significant portion of his childhood in Japan before coming to live in Ohio. He was described as a quiet and vulnerable teenager with developmental disabilities, having the learning capacity of a fourth-grader. At the time of his disappearance, he was under the temporary l ...
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Last Seen: Jan 03, 2002

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  • James P. Higham III - The Charley Project
  • Jimmy Higham - International Missing Persons Wiki - Fandom
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