NJ NJ - Harold James Bernard, 59, Pemberton Township, 17 March 2024

[haggis]

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Last seen on 03/17/2024 walking away from his residence wearing a blue sweatshirt, gray pants with a bookbag on his back. Likely headed to wooded areas of Pemberton Township.

Harold has several tattoos, On right arm a black and white tattoo of a young female (his daughter) wearing a dress with a spear on left hand wearing a crown. Left arm a black and white tattoo of a dragon, and above a black and white tattoo of a firearm scope with a black silhouette in a circle (Public Enemy symbol). Inner left elbow area a black and white ninja male/bear in a karate GI.

 

[ForensicPatterns]

I feel like there is an extremely limited amount of info, even when searching myself online, barely anything about him. If we had family details retracing anything from the last 72hrs, that would be crucial in cracking this case.

 

[forjames]

Every once in a while JB comes to mind and I check to see if there are any updates. He was a mentor to me, at a critical time.

Last year I was relaying a story to a group of friends of how JB's advice saved me in a very major way and everyone at the table said wow "you're charmed, you dodged a bullet." Something to that effect. It was a story of fortunate serendipity, with JB at the core of it, with big consequences. So after recounting the story, and it bringing back lots of details of that very pivotal moment in life, I immediately went to text JB and I wrote him "Thank you" and it went to green text, although he's always had an iphone. This was on April 29 at 9:00pm exactly.

I immediately got a very strange feeling, and turned to my girl at the dinner table and said i think something is wrong, even though him and I only connect about twice a year. Not sure how to explain it.

I kept following up the next day, may 9th again, still green and on May 14th , my text went through blue, like normal, so I was hopeful that maybe he was just overseas and he was just busy. On June 6 I sent my final text asking where he was, and that went through green again. Not sure why it ever went back to blue, assuming maybe a family member had his phone? That's all I can add to this.

 

[Breezyflavor]

Every once in a while JB comes to mind and I check to see if there are any updates. He was a mentor to me, at a critical time.

Last year I was relaying a story to a group of friends of how JB's advice saved me in a very major way and everyone at the table said wow "you're charmed, you dodged a bullet." Something to that effect. It was a story of fortunate serendipity, with JB at the core of it, with big consequences. So after recounting the story, and it bringing back lots of details of that very pivotal moment in life, I immediately went to text JB and I wrote him "Thank you" and it went to green text, although he's always had an iphone. This was on April 29 at 9:00pm exactly.

I immediately got a very strange feeling, and turned to my girl at the dinner table and said i think something is wrong, even though him and I only connect about twice a year. Not sure how to explain it.

I kept following up the next day, may 9th again, still green and on May 14th , my text went through blue, like normal, so I was hopeful that maybe he was just overseas and he was just busy. On June 6 I sent my final text asking where he was, and that went through green again. Not sure why it ever went back to blue, assuming maybe a family member had his phone? That's all I can add to this.

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[The4TierBridge]

Hey there! So, we get posters from all walks of life and one of the biggest WS rules is that all statements need to be backed up with links and sources. If they're not, they need to be very clearly identified as an opinion. Sometimes we're lucky enough to see family, close friends or trained and educated professionals. If you're interested, we employ a verification process to recognize these people with extra knowledge or insight. If you're interested, please contact at [email protected] with your Websleuths name, your real name, the case, a telephone number, and the times when you can be reached.

If you would prefer not to be verified, that's completely understandable, just please understand you'll continue to be required to follow the general rules for posting, and back up statements with links to appropriate sources

I see you are an admin. This missing person has been confirmed to be deceased, and his body was recovered on 12/29/2025 in Pemberton Township NJ. Could you please update the thread title and move it to the Located Persons subforum?

James Bernard (journalist) - Wikipedia

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XXL & The Source Founding Editor James Bernard's Cause Of Death Revealed

New Jersey officials say James Bernard died by suicide, resolving a 17-month disappearance that had remained unexplained until now.

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