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NOTICE: A body believed to be that of Jame's was found by a Michigan State Police K-9 handler on March 28, 2017, about 0.6 miles west of where his van was found abandoned. MibSAR offers heartfelt condolences to Jame's wife, Amanda, as well as the couple's children, extended family, and friends.

James' Obituary

 

Without a trace...

 
 
 
 

James Randolph Hepworth; male; age 37; white; 6'11"; 175 lbs; blond/strawberry hair; blue eyes

   
 
  James Hepworth's light blue 2001 Chrysler Town and County minivan
   
 
  The Hepworth search area
   

James Randolph Hepworth, age 37, a married father of 8 children from the Pentwater, Michigan area, was last seen leaving work, midway through his day shift, in Ludington, Michigan on August 1, 2016.

His disabled vehicle, a light blue 2001 Chrysler Town and County minivan with Michigan registration plate number DAG 2277, was recovered on August 7 along the south bank of the Pine River, in Wexford County's South Branch Township, about 35 miles from where he was last seen.

Despite extensive search-and-rescue operations by the following agencies and volunteers, Jame's whereabouts, and the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, remains a mystery:

  • Oceana County Sheriff's Office
  • Michigan Department of State Police
  • Michigan Search and Rescue
  • K-9 One Search and Rescue
  • Maple Lane Bloodhounds
  • Community volunteers
  • Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR)

If you know something about Jame's disappearance, please say something, today! Thank You.

 


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James Hepworth's Missing-Person Facebook Page

 
  Finding James Hepworth

To learn more about the Hepworth missing-person investigation on Facebook, visit Finding James Hepworth.

 

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News Media Archive

08-04-16 Mlive.com
08-09-16 WZZM 13
08-11-16 UpNorthLive.com
08-19-16 Mason County Press
11-20-16 Fox 17

 


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Missing Person Database

 
  National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

The Hepworth missing-person case is listed in the U.S. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database.

 


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Social-Media-Friendly Graphics

To download a social-media-friendly Information-Wanted graphic for James Hepworth, click here, and then drag the image on to your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer.  
    James Hepworth's social-media-friendly Information-Wanted Graphic
     
To download a social-media-friendly Ribbon for James Hepworth, click here, and then drag the image on to your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer.  
   

James Hepworth's social-media-friendly Ribbon

     
To download a social-media-friendly Badge for James Hepworth, click here, and then drag the image on to your desktop, or right click on the image and save it to your computer.  
    James Hepworth's social-media-friendly Badge
     


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Report a Tip

 
  The Oceana County Sheriff Department in Hart, Michigan, Michigan
   
 
  Crime Stoppers USA

If you know anything about the circumstances surrounding James Hepworth’s disappearance, or his whereabouts, contact the Oceana County Sheriff Department or Crime Stoppers USA.

Report a tip to the Oceana County Sheriff Department in Hart, Michigan at

  • 1-231-873-2121

Report a tip anonymously via Crime Stoppers USA

  • Phone: 1.800.222.8477
  • Internet: Web Tips


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Operational Cartography

 
  LRSOG Quint-North Bush Compass Rose
   
 
   
 
  USGS 1:24,000 Hepworth Search Area Quadrangle
   
 
  Google Hepworth Search Area Satellite Imagery
   
 
  Huron-Manistee National Forests Road Map for Cadillac area
   
 
  Huron-Manistee National Forests Detail Road Map
   

Geo-Magnetic Compass beta for Hepworth field operations

USGS quadrangle list for Hepworth field operations

  • 1:24,000 USGS Wellston NE, Michigan (1985) Quadrangle
  • 1:24,000 USGS Hoxeyville, Michigan (1985) Quadrangle

USGS 1:24,000 Hepworth Search Area Quadrangle

Google Hepworth Search Area Satellite Imagery

Huron-Manistee National Forests Road Map for Cadillac area

Huron-Manistee National Forests Detail Road Map

 

 


Thank you for taking the time to visit James Hepworth's Investigative Web site.

If you know something about James' disappearance, please say something, today!

 
 

Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR),
Long Range Special
Operations Group (LRSOG)
www.MibSAR.com
Marquette, Michigan
United States

   
 
 

Michael Neiger of Marquette, Michigan is the lead investigator with MibSAR's Long Range Special Operations Group (LRSOG)

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Investigative Web site design and hosting, and graphics donated courtesy of Michael Neiger—Lead Investigator with Michigan Backcountry Search and Rescue (MibSAR) www.MibSAR.com.

MibSAR is a small, Long Range Special Operations Group (LRSOG) based in Marquette, Michigan whose search-and-recovery operators are dedicated to investigating select unsolved missing-person cases and homicide cold cases in the remote bush between the Great Lakes in northern Michigan, USA, and the Arctic Ocean’s Lower Hudson Bay in Ontario, Canada.

An independent investigator, Michael Neiger is a member in good standing of the following professional organizations:

  • National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
  • International Society of Professional Trackers (ISPT)
  • International Association of Cold Case Investigators (IACCI)
  • International Crime Scene Investigation Association (ICSIA)
  • International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA)

All of Michael Neiger's searches, investigations, work products, and other services are provided free of charge to victims, their families and advocates, and agencies of jurisdiction.

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