James Jimmy Higham, 16, vanished from the Manchester Avenue home in Youngstown, Ohio. Guardians David Sharpe and Jennifer Lynn Snyder reported him missing on January 30, 2002, but said they last saw him on January 3, 2002. James was of Caucasian and Japanese descent and described as a quiet, vulnerable teen with developmental disabilities and the learning capacity of a fourth-grader.

Investigators found troubling inconsistencies in the guardians’ accounts and learned James had been off his prescribed medication after a dispute between his guardians and doctors. Relatives had raised concerns about possible abuse before his disappearance, and the guardians were receiving government benefits for his care. No communication from James followed his disappearance, and investigators came to believe foul play was likely.

Later statements by Snyder led to charges against her and Sharpe, and authorities say James was likely killed on or about June 15, 2001, with his remains reportedly disposed of in dumpsters and possibly taken to a landfill in Poland, Ohio. His body has not been recovered. Did anyone in Youngstown or Poland remember James or see anything unusual around that time?