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James Shaw Missing Person Case

Last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 04, 1971

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In the late hours of a spring evening in 1971, James Anthony Shaw, a 41-year-old man known as Jim, concluded his work at Whittlesea car rentals in Las Vegas, Nevada. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on May 4th, he departed from his workplace, situated at the intersection of Tropicana Boulevard and Paradise Road. His home was only a short distance away, yet he never arrived. The hours that followed his departure would mark the beginning of a long and troubling mystery, as all traces of Shaw seemed to ...Read More
Last Seen: May 04, 1971

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    Victim Details

    Oct 29, 2012

    May 08, 2024

    James

    Shaw

    95

    41

    74 inches

    200 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    May 04, 1971

    Las Vegas

    Nevada

    Clark County

    12548

    Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

    Las Vegas

    Nevada

    Clark County

    89106

    400 South Martin Luther King Boulevard, Nevada

    7028283111

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    www.lvmpd.com

    080626-2108

    2008-06-26

    Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

    Brown

    Blue

    Blue

    No

    06/05/2026


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    Has anyone looked into the timing of James Anthony Shaw's disappearance in relation to other known c... ...Read More
    07/28/2024

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