PA PA - Jamie Martin Thornton, 1, Pittsburgh, 4 Oct 1986

The Doe Network:
Case File 168DMPA

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/168dmpa.html

Jamie Martin Thornton
Missing since October 4, 1986 from Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics
•Date Of Birth: November 12, 1984
•Age at Time of Disappearance: 1 year old
•Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 3' 2" - 97 cm; 30 lbs - 14 kg
•Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Light-brown hair; brown eyes.
•Marks, Scars: He has a birthmark on his right thigh.
•AKA: His nickname is "JT"


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Thornton was last seen playing in the front yard of his home in Pittsburgh, PA on October 4, 1986.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Pittsburgh Police Department
412-665-4000
You may remain anonymous when submitting information to any agency.

Agency Case Number: 86-239566

NCMEC #: NCMC604669

NCIC Number: M-707755789
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information: The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children


http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/thornton_jamie.html


Not found to be listed in NamUs at this time.

No archived articles located at this time.

Jamie has been missing almost 24 years. Come home soon sweetie.
(age progression to right, age notated at bottom of pic)

Mother Hopes DNA Connection Will Provide Link To Missing Son

It’s been nearly 25 years since Gloria Steffens’ son went missing, but after a quarter century of uncertainty, she may soon find some closure.

[snip]

Steffens will now submit her DNA to Pittsburgh police on Sunday as part of a national database that compares a potential family member’s DNA to those of unidentified remains.

Mouth swabs will be taken by Pittsburgh police detectives and sent to Fort Worth University in Texas for analysis and be uploaded into a national database.

More: http://www.wtae.com/r/27229878/detail.html

NAMUS: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/7218/

Jamie Martin Thornton

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Jamie, circa 1996; Age-progression to age 35 (circa 2019)

• Missing Since 10/04/1986
• Missing From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 11/12/1984 (35)
• Age 1 year old
• Height and Weight 3'2, 30 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A green tank top, blue shorts and blue sneakers.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Jamie has a birthmark on his right thigh. He may go by his initials, J.T.

Details of Disappearance

Jamie was last seen playing with his five-year-old cousin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1986. He lived with his parents in the 50 block of Woodville Avenue, but on the day he disappeared he and his family were attending a family birthday party on McKnight Street.

Jamie and his cousin were playing on a retaining wall about twelve feet above Chartier's Creek. The creek was swollen with rain and had risen to a level six feet higher than normal. Jamie fell off the wall into the water and disappeared in spite of people's attempts to rescue him.

Authorities believe he drowned, but after his disappearance, there was a report that he was alive and living somewhere in New Jersey. His body has never been found and his mother hopes he is still alive.
Investigating Agency

• Pittsburgh Police Department 412-665-4000

Source Information

• The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• The Missing Persons CyberCenter
• The Altoona Mirror
• Baldwin-Whitehall Patch
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Between Life and Death: A Few Missing People: Jamie Thornton now missing 20 years, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  
• Jamie Martin Thornton – The Charley Project

Updated 7 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated February 24, 2020; age-progression updated.

Jamie Martin Thornton

Jamie, circa 1996; Age-progression to age 35 (circa 2019)

Name: Jamie Martin Thornton
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 4, 1986
Location Last Seen: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Physical Description
Date of Birth: November 12, 1984
Age: 1 year old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 3'2"
Weight: 30 lbs.
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: JT
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Birthmark on his right thigh.

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A green tank top, blue shorts and blue tennis shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
Thornton was last seen playing in the front yard of his home. He has not been seen nor heard from since.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Pittsburgh Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Sean Dady
Agency Phone Number: (412)-665-4000

Agency Case Number: 86-239566
NCIC Case Number: M-707755789
NCMEC Case Number: 604669
NamUs Case Number: 7218

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
168DMPA - Jamie Martin Thornton