Missing
Robert S. Grooms Jr.
Grooms, approximately 2008
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/31/2008
Missing location (approx) :
Eutawville, South Carolina
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 70 years old
Height / Weight : 5'5, 130 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray and white flannel shirt, khaki pants and a red baseball cap.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Grooms's nickname is Bootsy.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Grooms was last seen at the Katura Springs Assisted Living Center where he lived in Eutawville, South Carolina on December 31, 2008. He left with another resident of the facility, without signing out. Grooms's companion returned to the center later, but Grooms never did and he has never been heard from again.
Grooms had no significant medical problems and was free to come and go from the facility as he pleased, and he has left before, but he's never been gone for this long. He didn't take a coat with him, and the weather that day was cold and snowy.
Due to the circumstances of his disappearance, he's considered to be in danger. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office
803-531-4836
September 2021 updates and sources
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