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James P. Stoddard

Age: 45
Race: White
Sex: Male
Date Reported Missing:
Date of Death:
Date of Recovery: 2/4/1981
Cause: Shooting
County: Anne Arundel
Referring Case Number: M-65-01962

James Stoddard was last seen getting into a vehicle on February 2, 1981. It was alleged that Stoddard was involved in the drug trade and associated with a motorcycle gang. The fully clothed body of James Stoddard was recovered in the Severn River near the Bay Ridge Community on February 4, 1981.

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