KY KY - Chipley Sanders, 13, & James Bess, 14, Ashland, 4 Oct 1984

Jake479 · Jan 21, 2017

charleyproject.org/cases/s/sanders_chipley.html
charleyproject.org/cases/b/bess_james.html
findthemissing.org/cases/5011
findthemissing.org/cases/23899

Tssiemer · Jan 21, 2017

Aww this was exactly 1 year before I was born to the day.

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Jake479 · Dec 8, 2017

James needs a DNA sample in NamUs.

Gardener1850 · Apr 6, 2018

Jake479 said:
charleyproject.org/cases/s/sanders_chipley.html
charleyproject.org/cases/b/bess_james.html
findthemissing.org/cases/5011
findthemissing.org/cases/23899

Charley Links in OP no longer work. Here are the new ones:

http://charleyproject.org/case/james-eric-bess
http://charleyproject.org/case/chipley-charles-sanders

Chipley and his friend, James Bess, lived in a boys' group home in Ashland, Kentucky at the time they went missing. They ran away from the home on October 4, 1984 and haven't been seen since. Few details are available in their cases.

Chipley and one of his siblings were adopted by a Radcliff, Kentucky couple in 1980. Chipley went to live in the group home in 1983.

Coffee56 · Apr 7, 2018

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news...cle_871f6441-6e5b-51b4-a4c2-b9447d990909.html

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Moonwalker9 · Dec 13, 2018

In 1975 two other boys dissapeared from a group home David Edward Williams – The Charley Project
and Steven Eugene Anderson – The Charley Project

These 2 boys were mentally challenged and it doesn't seems to be the case here, but the simularities troke me.

Would like to more about this group home. Did they really run away ifso why did they? any witness saw them after they left the home? why were they at the group home in the first place? did they have family?

Since the kids were 14 I woulddn't be surprised if they actually did run away and little effort was made to find them since they were almost 18 anyway. What happebedto them afterwards is anyoine guesss.

ChatteringBirds · Nov 29, 2019

Newly following. This case was mentioned in another one.

If anyone has access to the above linked article (Herald Dispatch), please share anything interesting? I can't access the article.

I hope these boys' families will find answers.

MadMcGoo · Feb 9, 2020

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 04, 1984
Missing From: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky

Details: Friends, James and Chipley, lived in a boys' group home in the 1300 block of 13th Street in Ashland, Kentucky at the time they went missing. They ran away from the home on October 4, 1984 and haven't been seen since. Few details are available in their cases. (per The Charley Project: Chipley and one of his siblings were adopted by a Radcliff, Kentucky couple in 1980. Chipley went to live in the group home in 1983.)

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available for Chipley, Not Available for James

Chipley Charles Sanders / Chipley Dale Lay

http://charleyproject.org/case/chipley-charles-sanders
12 year old white male, 5’5”, 150 lbs., brown hair, hazel eyes

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James Eric Bess

http://charleyproject.org/case/james-eric-bess
14 year old black male, 5’6”, 110 lbs., brown hair, gray/blue eyes

ChatteringBirds · Oct 4, 2020

Bumping up for Chipley and James.
How sad that after all these years, there's no definitive sign of either child. I hope their families will get answers soon.

mlhenn · Aug 18, 2021

James Eric Bess – The Charley Project

Last updated August 18, 2021; age-progression added

James, circa 1984; Age-progression

Murkywaters · Sep 24, 2021

Have you seen this child? Chipley Sanders

Age progression for Chipley to Age 50.

Chipley's photo is shown age-progressed to 50 years. He and James were last seen together at a home in the 1300 block of 13th Street in Ashland, Kentucky on October 4, 1984. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Chipley has a pale birthmark on his back over his left shoulder. James' eyes are grayish blue and he has a scar on the right side of his waist. They may be in need of assistance.

?!? · Sep 24, 2021

ChatteringBirds said:
Newly following. This case was mentioned in another one.

If anyone has access to the above linked article (Herald Dispatch), please share anything interesting? I can't access the article.

I hope these boys' families will find answers.

The Herald-Dispatch article was worthless -- said Ashland Police have an open file on the two boys -- that's it.

?!? · Sep 24, 2021

Obit of Alton Lay, one of Chipley's uncles - includes other Lay family info/names.

Alton C. Lay Obituary (tributearchive.com)

?!? · Sep 24, 2021

mlhenn said:
James Eric Bess – The Charley Project

Last updated August 18, 2021; age-progression added

James, circa 1984; Age-progression

Note that this (missingin) entry (updated 2021) says his first name is Eric:
Eric James Bess - Kentucky Missing Person Directory (missingin.org)

TSL7584 · Sep 15, 2022

Aurora90 · Sep 1, 2023

Wish we had more info.

Pennysmom2 · Nov 20, 2023

Have you seen this child?

Missing From: ASHLAND, KY, US. Missing Date: October 4, 1984. James' photo is shown age-progressed to 51 years. He and Chipley Sanders were last seen together at a home in the 1300 block of 13th Street in Ashland, Kentucky on October 4, 1984. Their whereabouts are still unknown. James has a...

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KY KY - Chipley Sanders, 13, & James Bess, 14, Ashland, 4 Oct 1984

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