Missing
Melanie Marie James
James, approximately 2014
Date and time person was reported missing : 04/20/2014
Missing location (approx) :
Farmington, New Mexico
Missing classification : Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
Native American
DOB : 07/05/1992 (29)
Age at the time of disappearance: 21 years old
Height / Weight : 5'0, 116 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue bandana shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Native American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. James has a tattoo of a spade on her right index finger.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : James was last seen in Farmington, New Mexico on April 20, 2014. Her sister saw her walking with an unidentified African-American man near McKinley Elementary School in the vicinity of 20th Street and Butler Avenue in Farmington, New Mexico on April 20, 2014. When her sister came back to the area to look for her, she couldn't find her.
James sometimes dropped out of sight for days at a time, but she's never been gone for this long. Her mother reported her missing on June 23. There was a sighting of her at a Family Dollar store in September 2015, but no sign of her since then. Her disappearance remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Farmington Police Department
505-566-2370
September 2021 updates and sources
Navajo Nation Missing Persons
New Mexico Department of Public Safety Missing Person Information
The Navajo Times
KRQE
Navajo Nation Missing Persons Updates
October 12, 2004. April 19, 2019; two pictures added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
