James Bess
- Year
- 1984
- Where
- Ashland, Kentucky
- Source
- NamUs
- Evidence
- 1
James Bess, 14 at the time, was last known to be in Ashland, Kentucky on October 4, 1984. NamUs case MP23899.
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Podcast episodes
- Big Facts - TRINIDAD JAMES, BESS & VI CITYBIG FACTS with Big Bank & DJ Scream · 2026
- Nashville Radio Show: James Bess Foundation: Efforts to deliver a gift of hope!cityCURRENT Radio Show · 2023
- The Disappearance of Chipley Sanders and James Bess (feat. Lesbian Detectives) – PD 73Private Dicks · 2025
- The LEAD with Bess Freedman - Consolidation, Private Listings & Industry Risk with James DwigginsThe LEAD with Bess Freedman · 2026
- Episode 528 | Trinidad James & Fyre are The Bess DrssdNew Rory & MAL · 2026
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