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James Cole Missing Person Case

Last seen in Severna Park, Maryland on Apr 11, 1994

Victim Details

Apr 20, 2009

Apr 10, 2023

James

Cole

53

21

66 inches

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 11, 1994

Severna Park

Maryland

Anne Arundel County

No

20273

Anne Arundel County Police Department - Headquarters

Millersville

Maryland

Anne Arundel County

21108

8495 Veterans Highway, Maryland

4102228960

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.aacounty.org/departments/police-department/forensic/

94713201

Anne Arundel County Police Department - Headquarters

7891

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

07/23/2026


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In the early morning hours of April 11, 1994, 21-year-old James "Jimmy" Cole vanished while walking home in Severna Park, Maryland. The evening prior, he and his brother had been socializing at two local establishments, the Shangri-La restaurant and the Gingerbread Man. After his brother went home, Cole returned to the Shangri-La. He was last seen leaving the bar alone around 1:30 a.m., visibly intoxicated. His home on Hodges Lane was only a short, four-block walk away, a trek he had m ...
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Last Seen: Apr 11, 1994

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