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Curtis Jay Russell Jr. Missing Person Case

Last seen in Columbia, Missouri on Aug 22, 2024

Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Curtis

Jay Russell Jr.

41

40

6'4 - 6'6 inches

300 lbs

White

Male

Aug 22, 2024

Columbia

Missouri

Columbia

Columbia Police Department 573‐874‐7652

07/15/2026

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In the late summer of 2024, a man named Curtis Jay Russell Jr. vanished from the city of Columbia, Missouri. On August 22nd, the 40-year-old was seen for the last time, and then, without a trace, he was gone. Russell was a physically imposing man, standing between 6'4' and 6'6' and weighing between 300 and 350 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. His sudden disappearance left a void and a troubling silence, as he has not been seen or heard from since that day.

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