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James Harlin Boyd Jr., aged 42, was last seen on August 19, 2002, in Richlands, Virginia. He lived in the T & C Mobile Home Park in Doran, Virginia, and worked as a general laborer. Boyd had a history of minor offenses, such as traffic violations and passing bad checks, but no serious criminal record. Authorities suspect his disappearance may be linked to involvement with drugs, which could have played a role in his case.

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Last Seen: Aug 20, 2002

Victim Details

Sep 13, 2013

Dec 20, 2023

James

Boyd

64

42

68 inches

70 inches

170 lbs

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On a late summer day, August 20, 2002, James Harlan Boyd, a 42-year-old man known to his friends and family as Denny, was seen for the last time. He was at his residence in the small community of Doran, located in Tazewell County, Virginia. From this familiar setting, James seemingly vanished, leaving behind questions that have echoed through the years. His disappearance marked the beginning of a long and painful period of uncertainty for those who knew and loved him, as a day like any other ended with a man's inexplicable absence from his own home. James was a man with distinct features. Standing between five feet eight and five feet ten inches tall, he had a solid build, weighing between 170 and 190 pounds. His hair was brown, although family members recall that around the time he went missing, it was more blondish and worn longer in the back. He had blue eyes, with a subtle but noticeable droop to his right eye. A small mole on his left cheek was another defining characteristic. He sometimes wore a mustache and occasionally a light beard, but he was most often clean-shaven. These details create a picture of the man who disappeared, a face his family longs to see again. The circumstances surrounding James Harlan Boyd's disappearance remain shrouded in mystery. Vanishing from the security of his own home, he left behind no clear indication of where he might have gone or what might have happened to him. The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office has investigated his case, but the passage of time has not yet brought the answers his family desperately seeks. The case is an overview of a life interrupted, a story without a conclusion. For over two decades, the question of what happened to James on that August day has remained unanswered, leaving a void in the lives of his loved ones as they continue to hope for a resolution.

Aug 20, 2002

Doran

Virginia

Tazewell County

24612

No

14180

Tazewell County Sheriffs Office

Tazewell

Virginia

Tazewell County

24651

Michael Hall

Lieutenant

315 School Street, Suite 3, Virginia

2769880902

County

Law Enforcement

200206061

Tazewell County Sheriffs Office

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

No

06/13/2026


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