James Ray Wall was 18 when he was last seen by family in the Thomasville, Alabama area of Clarke County on September 7, 1985. NamUs lists him as MP52228 and other public missing-person listings repeat those core details.

Very little else is known from the released information. The reports do note a possible connection to an automobile accident before his disappearance, but the wording is cautious and does not establish where or when a crash might have occurred, who might have witnessed it, or whether a vehicle or crash report is confirmed. No family member reported seeing him after that day, and the case remains an unresolved long-term missing-person matter tied to Thomasville.