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James Robert Vennard, a 40-year-old man from Madison Heights, Michigan, was last seen on May 20, 1991. Standing 6'4" and weighing 190 pounds, Vennard had brown hair and brown eyes at the time of his disappearance. The circumstances surrounding his vanishing remain largely unknown, and few details have been made public. There has been no significant trace or communication from him since that day, leaving the case unsolved for over three decades.

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Last Seen: May 20, 1991

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Victim Details

Sep 21, 2015

Jul 08, 2019

James

Vennard

73

40

76 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the spring of 1991, a profound and lasting mystery began to unfold in the community of Madison Heights, Michigan. On May 20th of that year, James Robert Vennard, a 40-year-old man, vanished. He was a Caucasian male, standing tall at six feet four inches and weighing around 190 pounds, with both brown hair and brown eyes. The specific circumstances leading to the moment he was last seen are not publicly detailed, leaving a void of information for those who knew him and the community at large. His disappearance marked the beginning of a long and unanswered question, a story without a final chapter for his family and friends. Decades have passed since James Vennard was last seen, and the silence surrounding his case is heavy. The lack of public information regarding his disappearance is striking. There are no detailed accounts of what he was wearing, where he might have been going, or who he was with on that late spring day. This absence of detail has left a vacuum, filled only with the lingering uncertainty and sorrow of those who cared for him. For a person to vanish so completely, without leaving a trace or a thread for investigators to publicly follow, is a deeply unsettling reality that has characterized this long-standing case. The official investigation into the disappearance of James Vennard was opened by the Madison Heights Police Department. For more than three decades, his case has remained open, a quiet and somber file representing a life interrupted. The overview of this case is one of sudden and unexplained absence. A man in the prime of his life disappeared from his Michigan community, and the passage of time has not yet brought forth the answers needed to provide closure. The case of James Robert Vennard endures as a poignant reminder of the enduring pain and ambiguity that surrounds the unresolved disappearances of loved ones.

May 20, 1991

Madison Heights

Michigan

Oakland County

17213

Madison Heights Police Department

Madison Heights

Michigan

Oakland County

48071

280 W 13 Mile Rd., Michigan

2485852100

Local

Law Enforcement

91-10729

Madison Heights Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/01/2026


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