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Missing

James Dean

Year
1996
Where
Lakewood, Colorado
Source
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evidence
1
What the record says

On December 1, 1996, 52 year old James Dean left his home located in the 7000 block of West Iowa Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado, for a cross-country road trip in his 1983, Ford, Ranger pick-up truck to Re

From the Colorado Bureau of Investigation cold case file. Records change. The source is the authority.

Where to start

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What is the last confirmed sighting, and what is the documented timeline around it?

  • Pin down the last confirmed sighting: who saw them, where, and when.
  • Build the 48 hours before and after from what is on the record.
  • Check for unidentified persons found in the region after that date.

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