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Jim Rathbun Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lincolnton, North Carolina on Apr 14, 2023

Victim Details

Oct 16, 2023

Oct 16, 2023

Jim

Rathbun

39

36

69 inches

130 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 14, 2023

Lincolnton

North Carolina

Lincoln County

28092

No

130747

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Linccolnton

North Carolina

Lincoln County

28092

Ernesto Amaranto-Perez

Detective

700 John Howell Memorial Drive, North Carolina

7047329050

County

Law Enforcement

2023-02447

2023-04-26

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/03/2026


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In the spring of 2023, a sense of concern began to grow in the community of Lincolnton, North Carolina, regarding the well-being of a local man. Jim Dale Rathbun, a 36-year-old male, had vanished. He was last seen on April 14, 2023, in Lincolnton, a day that would become the starting point of a prolonged and anxious search by his family and law enforcement. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance were unclear, leaving his loved ones with a multitude of unanswered questions. Rathbun is de ...
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Last Seen: Apr 14, 2023

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  • Man missing since April | | lincolntimesnews.com
  • Lincoln Co. detectives searching for a man last seen 2 weeks ago
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