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James Walker Missing Person Case

Last seen in Bedford, Virginia on Apr 07, 2000

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Dec 20, 2023

James

Walker

79

53

79 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 07, 2000

Bedford

Virginia

Bedford County

20126

Bedford City Police Department

Bedford

Virginia

Bedford County

24523

215 E Main Street, Virginia

5405876011

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.bedfordva.gov/161/Police

2000-01403

Bedford City Police Department

5133

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

No

07/16/2026


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On a spring morning in Bedford, Virginia, 53-year-old James Davis Walker, known to many by the nickname 'Slim' due to his tall and slender 6'7', 140-pound frame, disappeared, leaving behind a story with more questions than answers. The last reported sighting of Walker was on April 7, 2000, between 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. According to his friends, he was waiting in a car in the parking lot of the Food Lion in the Peaksview Shopping Center while they went inside. When they ret ...
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Last Seen: Apr 07, 2000

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  • Cold case: What happened to James "Slim" Walker? - WSET
  • Bedford man still missing after 23 years; foul play may be involved
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