CA CA - James Homer Wright, 19, Redding, August 23, 1988

[victoriarobinson642]

New NAMUS entry:

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Name: James Homer Wright Jr.
Nickname/Alias: Little Man
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: August 23, 1988
Location Last Seen: Redding, Shasta County, California

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: August 2, 1968
Age: 19 years old
Race: Indigenous (Astariwi Band of the Pit River Tribe)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'4" - 5'6" (64 - 66 Inches)
Weight: 160 - 170 lbs
Hair Color: Shoulder-length black hair
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: No facial hair present

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Dark colored clothing
Additional Personal Items: Bicycle.

Circumstances of Disappearance​

James was last seen leaving a family member's residence on the west side of Redding on his bicycle and stated he was going to the nearby gas station, but never returned home. He has not been seen or heard from since.
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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/redding/name/james-wright-obituary?id=10038864

 

[Melt71]

Just adding the Namus is MP150830 - for some reason Vic's post wasn't coming up in a search that only used the Namus number.

 

[jules39osu]

I hope he is being compared to NAMUS UP80853. According to old newspaper articles this UID was thought to be a woman when found, but that must have been changed at some point. Most things fit with James, other than the shoes being released in September of 1990.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[jules39osu]

I hope he is being compared to NAMUS UP80853. According to old newspaper articles this UID was thought to be a woman when found, but that must have been changed at some point. Most things fit with James, other than the shoes being released in September of 1990.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Sorry, I meant Sept of 1988 on the shoes, but can't edit the post.

 

[Aurora90]

I hope he is being compared to NAMUS UP80853. According to old newspaper articles this UID was thought to be a woman when found, but that must have been changed at some point. Most things fit with James, other than the shoes being released in September of 1990.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

I came here to suggest exactly this!

One of his cousins is mentioned in the article below, advocating for a missing man from Shasta County. I was expecting it to be an article about James but its actually about someone else.

Tribal members speak out about missing man

Pit River Tribal members are asking for the public's help after one of their own, Nicholas Patterson who the Shasta County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) says went missing on January 4. "The family and members of the tribe are in desperate need of the public's help," OES Director of the Pit River Tribe...

krcrtv.com

UP80853's profile was modified September 21st and James was entered a week later on September 30th. I feel James being entered into NamUs is simply a formality. I bet the family has given a tentative ID with the Nike High Top shoes and the leather bracelet and now we're just waiting on DNA.

Something tells me this is a pending identification.