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On May 2, 2003, 19-year-old white male Nicholas James was reported missing in Hammond, Indiana. His disappearance, along with those of 16-year-old James Raganyi and 13-year-old Michael Dennis, led authorities to investigate David Edward Maust, a 49-year-old convicted murderer with a history of violence against young males. Maust had previously served time for the 1981 murder of a 15-year-old boy in Illinois and had been released in 1999.
In December 2003, police searched Maust's residenc ...Read More
In December 2003, police searched Maust's residenc ...Read More
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Nick James
Male
White / Caucasian
Hammond
IN
2003
19
Nick
James
11/14/2025
Forum Posts (2)
I've been following the case of Nicholas James, James Raganyi, and Michael Dennis, and one chilling ... ...Read More
10/27/2024
10/27/2024
It's still so hard to comprehend how these young lives were lost in such a tragic way. I’ve been t... ...Read More
11/02/2023
11/02/2023
