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John Davis Harris, 31, vanished from Ypsilanti, Michigan in the late summer of 1973 and was last seen on or around September 12. He was described as a Black male, six feet three inches tall, about 184 pounds, with three amputated fingers on his right hand — the thumb, index, and middle fingers. At the time he disappeared he had escaped from a mental health facility, and authorities considered him potentially dangerous when he went missing. The Michigan State Police handled the case.

Harris has also been known by the names Chester Russell and Jack Griffin, and was later entered in national missing persons databases including NamUs. The initial report to police was filed years after his disappearance, and few developments have been reported since. His fate remains unknown and the case is cold.

Did anyone in the Ypsilanti area in 1973 know Harris by any of his names or remember seeing him after September 12?