Missing
James Wood
Wood, approximately 1987
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/01/1987
Missing location (approx) :
Catonsville, Maryland
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9, 170 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Wood's nickname is Jim.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Wood was a talented baseball player who was going to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he became a Green Beret in the Army instead. He disappeared in Vietnam in 1968 and was ultimately declared dead, but resurfaced in 1970 and returned to the United States. He was apparently traumatized by his war experiences.
After his return to the U.S., Wood drifted around the United States, traveling to North Dakota, Wyoming and Missouri. Eventually he returned to his family, who lived in Ellicott City, Maryland, and he became a baseball coach. In 1987, while living in Catonsville, Maryland, he told his friends he needed to go away for a little while. Then he vanished and has never been heard from again.
One of Wood's close friends received a postcard from Phoenix, Arizona in September of 1998 that read, "Enjoy your cruise" and was signed "Jim." Wood's father believes the postcard was from his son, but no new leads followed. Foul play is not suspected in his disappearance, but Wood's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Maryland State Police
September 2021 updates and sources
Unsolved Mysteries
The Baltimore Sun
October 12, 2004. September 28, 2014; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
