James Timothy Mangrum, 23, disappeared from Kosciusko, Mississippi, after an evening at Skateland roller rink off Industrial Park Road. He was last seen on June 9, 1999, when a family member saw him at the rink. Reports say he left with two female acquaintances who later told authorities they dropped him at the family member’s home where he was staying, but he was never seen again.
At the time he vanished James was described as a white male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 130 pounds, with long black hair, brown eyes, and possibly a mustache, beard, or goatee. He was wearing a striped shirt and shorts and wearing a gold necklace, bracelet, and watch. He worked on a riverboat and had called his father the night he disappeared to say his truck had broken down on Center Road; that truck was later found on Center Road in an unusually clean condition.
The case is handled by the Attala County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and remains unsolved. If anyone knew James, the people he was with that night, or saw his truck on Center Road, can you share what you remember?