MISSING PERSON
CASE #: 1997-45
James Gramling
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Open
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Missing From:
Augusta, GA
Summary:
James Clyde Gramling was last seen on the afternoon of March 30, 1997, when he left his residence in south Richmond County, Georgia to ride his green 1997 Honda TRX300 four-wheeler to a male friend's home. His four-wheeler was found abandoned a week later in a wooded area off Windsor Spring Road in Richmond County, covered with human blood. He was declared legally dead in 2002.
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Circumstances of Disappearance:
Gramling was last seen on the afternoon of March 30, 1997, when he left his residence in south Richmond County, Georgia to ride his green 1997 Honda TRX300 four-wheeler to a male friend's home, a five-minute drive away. He told his parents he would call if he was going to be late coming back. He never returned and has not been seen or heard from since. His mother Song Gramling told reporters of her son's disappearance on March 30 - Easter Sunday - 1997. Gramling's four-wheeler was found abandoned a week later in a wooded area off Windsor Spring Road in Richmond County. It was covered with human blood.
Additional Details:
He dropped out of high school prior to his disappearance and took a night shift job at President's Bakery. His parents describe him as a poor reader but a good-hearted and non-violent man. Gramling did not take any money or clothing with him when he disappeared, and he also left his stereo behind. Although the 20-year-old's body was never found, Richmond County sheriff's investigators deemed it a possible homicide because of the amount of blood on his four-wheeler and where it was found - a wooded area off Windsor Spring Road. Investigators have questioned two suspects in his disappearance, but no one has ever been charged. Authorities are investigating his case as a homicide, but little evidence is available. He was declared legally dead in 2002.
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Timeline of Events
James Gramling declared legally dead
Gramling's four-wheeler found abandoned in wooded area off Windsor Spring Road, covered with human blood
James Gramling left his South Richmond County residence on his green Honda TRX300 four-wheeler to ride to a friend's house
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Song G. (Mother) - Living
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