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James Lee Haynes

Case from Saulsville, WV dated Dec 07, 1963

Victim Details

James Lee Haynes

Male

White / Caucasian

Saulsville

WV

1963-12-07

32

James

Lee Haynes

08/17/2026

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James Lee Haynes was a 32-year-old White/Caucasian male whose disappearance on December 7, 1963, became a long-running homicide investigation in southern West Virginia. Haynes was a U.S. Army sergeant and Purple Heart recipient who had served during the Korean War, where he had been shot in the chest. By late 1963 he was returning from duty in West Germany and was in the process of transferring to Fort Knox, Kentucky. While on leave, he spent time with his wife and children in the Baltimore, Mar ...
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