James Patrick Taylor
James Patrick Taylor, a 12-year-old male, was last seen on 29 Aug 1974 in Western Australia. Described as having 125cm tall, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes. James (Jimmy) Taylor resided in Derby with his parents and other family members.
James Patrick Taylor, a male aged 12, was last seen on 29 Aug 1974 in Western Australia. This case remains unsolved and the investigation is ongoing.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Gender: Male. Current age (if alive): 64. Height: 125cm. Build: Medium. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Brown.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES Prominent buck teeth
CIRCUMSTANCES James (Jimmy) Taylor resided in Derby with his parents and other family members. Jimmy was 125cm tall, reasonably well built and mature for his age. He had prominent buck teeth and could be described as appearing to be of European descent.On Thursday, 29 August 1974, Jimmy left his home address in Knowsley Street, Derby to attend a local store. At the time, he was alone, barefoot and wearing a grey sleeveless school shirt and black football shorts. Attending the local store was normal behaviour for Jimmy and he had completed the trip by himself on numerous occasions. This was the last known sighting of Jimmy, who failed to return home that evening.His family spent a considerable number of days walking around the Derby town site in an attempt to locate him. Jimmy was reported as a missing person on 5 September, 1974.If you have information that may assist police to locate James please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
SOURCE Information sourced from the Australian Federal Police National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (missingpersons.gov.au). Original profile: https://www.missingpersons.gov.au/search/wa/james-patrick-taylor
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He had prominent buck teeth and could be described as appearing to be of European descent. On Thursday, 29 August 1974, Jimmy left his home address in Knowsley Street, Derby to attend a local store.
James Patrick Taylor last seen
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James Patrick Taylor reported missing
James Patrick Taylor was reported missing to police. An investigation was launched to determine his whereabouts.
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