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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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Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Curtis

Jay Russell Jr.

40

40

6'4 - 6'6 inches

300 lbs

White

Male

Aug 22, 2024

Columbia

Missouri

Columbia

Columbia Police Department 573‐874‐7652

06/25/2026