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James Dimick Missing Person Case

Last seen in Portland, Oregon on Nov 22, 1989

Victim Details

Nov 18, 2010

Jan 08, 2024

James

Dimick

66

30

73 inches

230 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 22, 1989

Portland

Oregon

Clackamas County

97213

No

9355

Portland Police Bureau

Portland

Oregon

Multnomah County

97204

Heidi Helwig

Detective

1111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Oregon

5038230400

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/549803

89-107998

1989-11-23

Portland Police Bureau

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

08/18/2026


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In the late autumn of 1989, a sense of unease began to settle over a family in Portland, Oregon. Thirty-year-old James T. Dimick, a man with blond hair and blue eyes, had vanished. On November 22, 1989, he was seen by his roommate for what would be the last time, as he left their residence in Northeast Portland. James was on his way to his job at Omark Industries in Milwaukie, but he never arrived and was never heard from again. His family, deeply concerned by his uncharacteristic silence, soon ...
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Last Seen: Nov 22, 1989

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  • James Todd Dimick (1958-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Greater Portland Area - Posted 2/18/19 - Facebook
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    I find the part about James Dimick paying off all his debts before he went missing really intriguing... ...Read More
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