Missing
James Frances Donaghy
Donaghy, approximately 1995
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/01/1995
Missing location (approx) :
La Grande, Oregon
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 03/12/1938 (83)
Age at the time of disappearance: 57 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 180 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. White hair, hazel eyes. Donaghy had a full beard at the time of his 1995 disappearance. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies may spell his middle name Francis.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Donaghy was a resident of Mission, California at the time of his 1995 disappearance. He was last seen in La Grande, Oregon on September 1, 1995.
Donaghy intended to drive from La Grande to New York for a computer class scheduled to begin on September 8, 1995. He was planning to take the Trans-Canada Highway from British Columbia, Canada to Niagara Falls, New York during his trip.
Donaghy said that he intended to sleep in his car along the route to save money. He may have stopped in the Campbell River area of British Columbia sometime after he was last seen, but that has not been confirmed. Donaghy never arrived in New York for his class and has not been heard from again.
Since Donaghy was a resident of California at the time of his disappearance, his case is filed with the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Other information and links : ncy
Orange County Sheriff's Department
714-647-7429
714-647-7000
September 2021 updates and sources
Orange County Sheriff's Department
California Attorney General's Office
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