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James Randolph Olsen, known as Jim, was 60 when he walked away from his Gresham, Oregon home in the early hours of what is believed to be August 14, 2010, and was never heard from again. He was described as a white male between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 2 inches, about 170 to 180 pounds, with white hair, blue eyes, blindness in his right eye and glasses.

Olsen lived with diabetes and bipolar disorder, and family described the latter as sometimes causing childlike behavior. He left without his wallet, suggesting the departure may have been unplanned. About a month later his 1983 Acura CL was found and impounded in Redding, California, which shifted the search toward Shasta County and raised the possibility he might be among Redding’s homeless population.

The Gresham Police Department continues to list him as missing and there have been no public breakthroughs since the car was located. If anyone knew James, saw him around Gresham or Redding in 2010, or has information about his whereabouts, please share what is known.