Missing
James Matthew Zinza
James, approximately 1992; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to an unknown Age at the time of disappearance:
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/28/1992
Missing location (approx) :
Mesa, Arizona
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 01/15/1962 (59)
Age at the time of disappearance: 30 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10 - 5'11, 200 - 231 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Unknown, but he usually wears blue Levi's jeans and t-shirts or short-sleeved button-down shirts.
Medical conditions : James may suffer from mental illness.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Graying light brown hair, blue eyes. James's nicknames are Jim and Jimmy. He be balding.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : James's family last saw him in the Mesa/Phoenix, Arizona area on February 28, 1992. He moved around the state often. He never got in touch with his loved ones again. James's brother reported him missing in December 2008, sixteen years after his disappearance. There has been no indication of his whereabouts since 1992.
Prior to his disappearance, James frequently moved around the state of Arizona and he didn't always provide his family with up-to-date contact information. He enjoyed riding his ten-speed bicycle in 1992; he did not own a car. He also likes cats, visiting parks, and eating Domino's pizza.
Curiously, he isn't the only person in his family who has gone missing; his younger brother Thomas, who had schizophrenia, vanished from Pennsylvania in 2008, at the Age at the time of disappearance: of 42. Thomas's remains were found in a wooded area in rural Pennsylvania two years later; foul play is not suspected in his death. James's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Mesa Police Department
480-644-2211
September 2021 updates and sources
Project Jason
Mesa Police Department
The Doe Network
October 12, 2004. May 23, 2012; picture added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
