Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 03/30/1997
- Missing From:
- Missing From Richmond County, Georgia
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 12/23/1976 (48)
- Age:
- Age 20 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’5 – 6’0, 120 – 140 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On March 30, 1997, James Gramling left his home in south Richmond County, Georgia, on his green four-wheeler to visit a friend nearby. He promised to call if he was late, but he never returned.
A week later, his four-wheeler was found abandoned in the woods, covered in blood. Police questioned some people, but no one was ever arrested or charged with a crime.
Gramling left behind all his belongings – money, clothes, even a new stereo he hadn’t installed yet. This makes his disappearance even more mysterious. He wasn’t a troublemaker; his parents said he was kind and gentle, though he struggled with reading and had recently dropped out of high school to work nights at a bakery.
Because of the blood on his four-wheeler and the strange circumstances, authorities believe he was murdered, but they haven’t found enough evidence to solve the case. He was officially declared dead in 2002.
- Agency:
- Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
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This person was missing Missing Since 03/30/1997