Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 08/06/1995
- Missing From:
- Missing From Big Bear Lake, California
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 06/22/1986 (38)
- Age:
- Age 9 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 4’0, 72 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A black tank top, gray shorts with an image of the Tasmanian Devil cartoon character, white socks, white sneakers and a hoop earring.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Jack has facial freckles and a gap between his two front teeth. He has a scar on his left cheek and his left ear is pierced. His nickname is J.D. He still had baby teeth at the time of his 1995 disappearance.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On August 6, 1995, Jack disappeared from a picnic in Big Bear Lake, California. He was with his family and had just argued with his mom and her boyfriend. He walked away and vanished. A big search found nothing.
A few days later, a family friend got a strange phone call that might have been Jack, but it wasn’t confirmed. Jack’s parents later reconciled and moved to West Virginia. His mom and her boyfriend weren’t suspects.
The main suspect is James Crummel, a convicted child killer. Crummel lived nearby and confessed to killing Jack to a fellow inmate. Police think Crummel may have thrown Jack’s body in the ocean. Crummel had a long history of violence against children, including a murder conviction that was later overturned. He was eventually convicted and sentenced to death for another child’s murder. He died by suicide in prison in 2012.
Even though police strongly suspect foul play in Jack’s disappearance, no one was ever charged with his murder.
- Agency:
- San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office 909-356-9652
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This person was missing Missing Since 08/06/1995