Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 05/13/1996
- Missing From:
- Missing From Columbia County, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 33 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’2 – 6’3, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In May 1996, a man named Bamford disappeared in Columbia County, Florida, after leaving a mental health facility. He was walking home but never made it. Six years later, a hunter found some human bones in Lulu, Florida. Tests at the time wrongly identified the remains as belonging to a Black woman. It wasn’t until June 2020 that DNA testing finally confirmed the bones were Bamford’s.
- Agency:
- Columbia County Sheriff’s Office 386-752-7015
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 05/13/1996