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Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP157668)
Jacob Israel Haynes is a missing adult male who was last known to be in Palm Springs, California, on May 15, 2021. NamUs lists his case as Missing Person / NamUs #MP157668, with the date of last contact recorded as May 15, 2021, and the missing location recorded as Palm Springs in Riverside County, California. At the time he went missing, Jacob was 28 years old; NamUs lists his current age as 33.

According to the NamUs case record, Jacob was living at Roy’s Resource Center in Palm Springs when he walked out of the facility. The circumstances described in the record are especially concerning because Jacob was reportedly subject to a court-ordered conservatorship, meaning he was not legally free to make his own decisions about when he could leave Roy’s Resource Center. After he left, he was not seen or heard from again, according to the case summary available through NamUs.

Jacob is described as a White/Caucasian male, approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. NamUs does not list any known distinctive physical features, clothing, or accessories for him, and the public record does not provide a detailed description of what he may have been wearing when he left. The limited public information makes the case dependent on recognition, memory, and any information from people who may have seen him in or around Palm Springs after May 15, 2021.

The case was reported to the Palm Springs Police Department on May 15, 2021, under agency case number 2105P-3790. NamUs identifies the Palm Springs Police Department as the investigating agency and lists the department’s address as 200 South Civic Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262, with the main phone number 760-323-8116. The City of Palm Springs missing persons page also states that detectives seek information on missing people from the greater Palm Springs area and that the Missing Persons Unit can be contacted at 760-778-8412; anonymous tips may be directed to Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP.

Based on the public NamUs listing, Jacob Haynes’ disappearance remains a missing-person case. No public online source reviewed here states that he has been found alive or located deceased. Because the publicly available details are sparse, the most important known facts are that he left Roy’s Resource Center in Palm Springs on May 15, 2021, was under a court-ordered conservatorship at the time, and has not been publicly reported as located. Anyone with information about Jacob’s whereabouts is urged to contact law enforcement rather than take independent action. The California Department of Justice missing persons search page similarly advises anyone with information about a missing person to contact the listed law enforcement agency or the California DOJ hotline at 1-800-222-FIND.

Last Seen: May 15, 2021

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Possible Unidentified Matches (2)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

77%Possible
John Doe — Hawthorne, California - unidentified case UP88645
John Doe — Hawthorne, California
UP88645 • Found Jan 11, 2022
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Sex ✓Male
Age 85%Est. 30–50 vs 28
Race 100%White
Location 74%106 mi away, same state
TimingFound 8 months after last seen
Height 68%5'5"–5'11" vs 6'2"
Weight 100%140 lb vs 150 lb
Hair 100%Brown vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown
76%Possible
John Doe — San Diego, California - unidentified case UP110585
John Doe — San Diego, California
UP110585 • Found Oct 14, 2023
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Sex ✓Male
Age 100%Est. 30–35 vs 28 when missing
Race 100%White
Location 80%83 mi away, same state
TimingFound 2 years after last seen
Height 68%5'11" vs 6'2"
Weight 19%215 lb vs 150 lb
Hair 60%Black vs Brown
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown

These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling the unidentified case.

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