Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP98611)
James Settles is listed in NamUs as a missing Black/African American man who was 50 years old when he was last known to have had contact on February 22, 2002, in Washington, D.C. His NamUs case number is MP98611. The case information gives his last location as Washington, District of Columbia, and states that the circumstances of his disappearance are limited and described only as “unknown location.” No public details in the available online record describe where he was going, who last saw him, or what may have happened after his last contact.
At the time he went missing, James was described as 5 feet 11 inches tall and about 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The available case data does not list known clothing, accessories, transportation, tattoos, scars, or other distinctive physical features.
That absence of detail can make a long-term missing person investigation especially difficult, because investigators and loved ones have fewer publicly available identifiers to compare with possible sightings or unidentified-person records.
The case is handled by the DC Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Unit. The investigating agency information associated with the case lists agency case number CCN# 2002-111-751 and shows that the case was reported on February 22, 2002, the same date as James’s last known contact. The listed agency address is 5002 Hayes Street Northeast in Washington, D.C., and the listed phone number is 202-576-6768.
James’s case remains published in NamUs, a national repository and resource center used for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases in the United States. NamUs is designed to help investigators, forensic professionals, medical examiners, coroners, families, and the public compare missing-person records with unidentified remains and other case information.
The supplied case data does not indicate that James Settles has been found alive or located deceased; the case resolution status is blank. Based on the available online information, this should be treated as an unresolved missing person case. The same data notes that a DNA reference sample was collected from his son, James Settles Jr., and was awaiting lab processing, an important step that may help investigators compare family reference DNA with unidentified-person cases. Exact additional investigative developments are not publicly detailed in the available online sources.Last Seen: Feb 22, 2002
