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{{Short description|2009 disappearance of an Oklahoma family}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jamison family
| name = Jamison family
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = Bobby Jamison<br>{{Birth date|1965|08|04}} (aged 44)<br>Sherilynn Jamison<br>{{Birth date|1968|11|05}} (aged 40)<br>Madyson Jamison<br>{{Birth date|2003|08|01}} (aged 6)
| birth_date = Bobby Jamison:<br>{{Birth date|1965|08|04}} (aged 44)<hr />Sherilynn Jamison:<br>{{Birth date|1968|11|05}} (aged 40)<hr />Madyson Jamison:<br>{{Birth date|2003|08|01}} (aged 6)
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
| disappeared_date = {{Disappeared date|2009|10|08}}
| disappeared_date = {{Disappeared date|2009|10|08}}
| disappeared_place = [[Red Oak, Oklahoma]]
| disappeared_place = [[Red Oak, Oklahoma|Red Oak]], [[Oklahoma]] U.S.
| disappeared_status = Found deceased
| disappeared_status = Found deceased
| nationality = American
| nationality = American
| known_for = Missing persons
| known_for = mysterious disappearance
}}
}}

The '''Jamison family''' of [[Eufaula, Oklahoma]], United States,<ref name="True Crime Zine">{{cite news|url=http://truecrimezine.com/missing-jamison-family/|title=Missing Monday: The Missing Jamison Family of Eufaula, Oklahoma|work=True Crime Zine|author=Kim Cantrell|date=February 23, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116092225/http://truecrimezine.com/missing-jamison-family/|archive-date=2014-01-16}}</ref> consisting of Bobby,<ref name="Bobby Charley">{{cite news|url=http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_bobby.html|title=Bobby Dale Jamison|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921095012/http://charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_bobby.html|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> his wife Sherilynn,<ref name="Sherilynn Charley">{{cite news|url=http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_sherilynn.html|title=Sherilynn Leighann Jamison|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122123108/http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_sherilynn.html|archive-date=2013-11-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> and daughter Madyson,<ref name="Madyson Charley">{{cite news|url=http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_madyson.html|title=Madyson Stormy Star Jamison|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311053439/http://charleyproject.org/cases/j/jamison_madyson.html|archive-date=2013-03-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> mysteriously disappeared on October 8, 2009.<ref name="True Crime Zine"/> The family was reportedly considering the purchase of a forty-acre plot of land near [[Red Oak, Oklahoma|Red Oak]], about {{convert|30|mi|abbr=on}} from Eufaula, at the time of their disappearance.<ref name="True Crime Report">{{cite news|url=http://www.truecrimereport.com/2009/10/bobby_jamison_and_his_family_a.php|title=Bobby Jamison and His Family Are Missing in Oklahoma|work=True Crime Report|author=Pete Kotz|date=October 22, 2009 }}</ref> Their suspected remains were found in November 2013 and positively identified by the Oklahoma medical examiner on July 3, 2014. No cause of death was determined, and the circumstances surrounding their disappearance remain unknown.
The '''Jamison family deaths''' occurred on or after October 8, 2009, when the Jamison family of [[Eufaula, Oklahoma|Eufaula]], [[Oklahoma]], United States {{ndash}} Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and daughter Madyson {{ndash}} mysteriously disappeared.<ref name="True Crime Zine">{{cite news|url=http://truecrimezine.com/missing-jamison-family/|title=Missing Monday: The Missing Jamison Family of Eufaula, Oklahoma|work=True Crime Zine|author=Kim Cantrell|date=February 23, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116092225/http://truecrimezine.com/missing-jamison-family/|archive-date=2014-01-16}}</ref> The family was reportedly considering the purchase of a 40-acre plot of land near [[Red Oak, Oklahoma|Red Oak]], about {{cvt|30|mi}} from Eufaula, at the time that they vanished.<ref name="True Crime Report">{{cite news |url=http://www.truecrimereport.com/2009/10/bobby_jamison_and_his_family_a.php|title=Bobby Jamison and His Family Are Missing in Oklahoma|work=True Crime Report|author=Pete Kotz|date=October 22, 2009}}</ref> Their suspected remains were found in November 2013 and positively identified by the Oklahoma [[medical examiner]] on July 3, 2014. No cause of death was determined, and the circumstances surrounding their disappearance remain unknown.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Bizarre Case of the Jamison Family Deaths {{!}} Mysterious Universe|url=https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/08/the-bizarre-case-of-the-jamison-family-deaths/|access-date=2020-07-25|website=mysteriousuniverse.org|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Disappearance==
==Disappearance==
The initial investigation into the Jamison family's disappearance indicated that they had probably not vanished of their own accord. The Jamisons' pickup truck was discovered within a few days<ref> https://oklahoman.com/article/3909260/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show</ref>, abandoned in [[Latimer County, Oklahoma]], a short distance south of the town of [[Kinta, Oklahoma|Kinta]].<ref name="Tulsa World 20150704">{{cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/found-remains-could-belong-to-missing-oklahoma-family/article_b1c70d73-fac2-5bb0-a61c-979e7acdf58f.html|title=Found remains could belong to missing Oklahoma family|work=Tulsa World|date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> The Jamisons' bodies were not found, but their [[malnutrition|malnourished]] dog, Maisie, was still in the truck.<ref> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/skeletal-remains-found-by-hunters-in-okla-could-belong-to-jamison-family-missing-since-2009/</ref><ref> https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/jamison-family-disappearance</ref> Also discovered were the Jamisons' [[identity document|ID]]s, wallets, [[mobile phone]]s, a [[global positioning system|GPS system]], and about $32,000 in cash.<ref name="True Crime Report"/> The Jamisons were known for carrying large amounts of cash with them.<ref name="True Crime Zine"/> Another clue was the surveillance video from the family's home security system.<ref> https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/jamison-family-disappearance</ref> The footage, time stamped the day they left, showed the couple making several silent trips between their vehicle and home, as they methodically packed to leave. In the footage, the couple's movements were described as "trancelike".<ref> https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/jamison-family-disappearance</ref> The video also shows Sherilyn Jamison place a brown briefcase in the family pickup.<ref>https://oklahoman.com/article/3909260/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show</ref> Former Sheriff Beauchamp remarked that he believed the briefcase maybe an important clue. Indeed, both the briefcase and Sherilyn’s small-caliber handgun have never been recovered.<ref> https://oklahoman.com/article/3909260/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show</ref>
The initial investigation into the Jamison family's disappearance indicated that they had probably not vanished of their own accord. Their [[pickup truck]] was found abandoned in [[Latimer County, Oklahoma|Latimer County]], [[Oklahoma]], a short distance south of [[Kinta, Oklahoma|Kinta]], a few days after their disappearance.<ref name="oklahoman.com">{{Cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3909260/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show|title = Jamison family was threatened by relative before vanishing, records show|date = 27 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Tulsa World 20150704">{{cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/found-remains-could-belong-to-missing-oklahoma-family/article_b1c70d73-fac2-5bb0-a61c-979e7acdf58f.html|title=Found remains could belong to missing Oklahoma family|work=Tulsa World|date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> The Jamisons' bodies were not found, but their [[malnutrition|malnourished]] dog, Maisie, was still in the truck.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/skeletal-remains-found-by-hunters-in-okla-could-belong-to-jamison-family-missing-since-2009/|title = Skeletal remains found by hunters in Okla. Could be missing Jamison family|website = [[CBS News]]| date=19 November 2013 }}</ref><ref name="buzzfeed.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/jamison-family-disappearance|title = This Family Disappeared in 2009 and the Theories of What Happened to Them Are All Disturbing|website = [[BuzzFeed]]| date=16 March 2018 }}</ref> Also discovered were the family's ID cards, wallets, [[mobile phone]]s, a [[global positioning system|GPS system]] and about [[United States dollar|US$]]32,000 in cash.<ref name="True Crime Report"/> The Jamisons were not known for carrying large amounts of cash with them.<ref name="True Crime Zine"/>

Footage from the family's home surveillance system, time stamped the day they left their house, showed the couple making several silent trips between their vehicle and home as they methodically packed to leave. In the footage, the couple's movements were described as "[[trance]]like."<ref name="buzzfeed.com"/> The video also shows Sherilynn place a brown briefcase in the vehicle.<ref name="oklahoman.com"/> Former Sheriff Beauchamp remarked that he believed the briefcase could be an important clue; both the briefcase and Sherilynn's [[handgun]] have never been recovered.<ref name="oklahoman.com"/>


==Discovery==
==Discovery==
The [[skeleton|skeletal remains]] of two adults and one child were discovered by two hunters in a remote spot in [[Latimer County]] on November 15–16, 2013, more than four years after the family went missing,<ref name="Tulsa World 20131119">{{cite news|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/medical-examiner-identifies-remains-found-near-kinta-as-jamison-family/article_ca25e42d-69b5-5d66-a6f7-4bb7f5ca4551.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711044042/https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/medical-examiner-identifies-remains-found-near-kinta-as-jamison-family/article_ca25e42d-69b5-5d66-a6f7-4bb7f5ca4551.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2015|title=Jamison Family Remains Confirmed|work=Tulsa World|date=November 19, 2013}}</ref> and less than {{convert|3|mi|abbr=on}} away from where the family's [[pickup truck]] had been abandoned. The remains were widely presumed to be those of the missing family, though the Oklahoma [[medical examiner]]'s office had to use [[anthropology|anthropological]] and [[forensic pathology|forensic pathological]] testing to identify them. Officials confirmed on July 3, 2014 that the remains belonged to the Jamisons. A cause of death was not determined due to the heavily decomposed state of the bodies.<ref name="Tulsa World 20150704"/>
The skeletal remains of two adults and one child were discovered by two hunters in a remote area of Latimer County in November 2013, more than four years after the family went missing,<ref name="Tulsa World 20131119">{{cite news|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/medical-examiner-identifies-remains-found-near-kinta-as-jamison-family/article_ca25e42d-69b5-5d66-a6f7-4bb7f5ca4551.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711044042/https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/medical-examiner-identifies-remains-found-near-kinta-as-jamison-family/article_ca25e42d-69b5-5d66-a6f7-4bb7f5ca4551.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2015|title=Jamison Family Remains Confirmed|work=Tulsa World|date=November 19, 2013}}</ref> and less than {{convert|3|mi|abbr=on}} away from where the pickup truck had been abandoned. The remains were widely presumed to be those of the missing family, though the Oklahoma [[medical examiner]]'s office had to use [[anthropology|anthropological]] and [[forensic pathology|forensic pathological]] testing to identify them. Officials confirmed on July 3, 2014, that the remains belonged to the Jamisons. A cause of death was not determined due to the heavily [[human decomposition|decomposed]] state of the bodies.<ref name="Tulsa World 20150704"/>


==Theories==
==Theories==
Before the remains were discovered, several theories emerged about the family's disappearance, such as that they had [[faked death|faked their own deaths]], were in [[witness protection]], were murdered, or had died by group [[suicide]].<ref name="News OK">{{cite news|url=http://newsok.com/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show/article/3909260/?page=1|title=Jamison family was threatened by relative before vanishing, records show|work=The Oklahoman|author=Andrew Knittle |date=November 2, 2013 }}</ref> Shortly before the disappearance, Bobby Jamison was involved in a bitter [[lawsuit]] with his father, Bob Dean Jamison, claiming that Bob Dean had threatened the family. Bobby stated that his father had struck him with his vehicle on November 1, 2008 and that Bob Dean was involved in gangs and meth. Police do not believe that Bobby's father was involved in the family's disappearance.<ref name="News OK"/>
Before the remains were discovered, several theories emerged about the family's disappearance, such as that they had [[faked death|faked their own deaths]], were in [[witness protection]], were murdered or had died by group [[suicide]].<ref name="News OK">{{cite news |url=http://newsok.com/jamison-family-was-threatened-by-relative-before-vanishing-records-show/article/3909260/?page=1|title=Jamison family was threatened by relative before vanishing, records show|work=The Oklahoman|author=Andrew Knittle |date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> Shortly before the disappearance, Bobby Jamison was involved in a bitter [[lawsuit]] with his father, Bob Dean Jamison, claiming that he had threatened the family and had struck him with his vehicle in November 2008. Bobby also alleged that his father was involved in [[meth]] and criminal activity. Police do not believe that Bob Dean Jamison was involved in the family's disappearance.<ref name="News OK"/>


Another popular theory was that the Jamisons were involved in [[drug dealer|drug dealing]]. Investigators cited the large amount of cash found in the Jamisons' truck, and the apparent strange behavior exhibited by Bobby and Sherilynn shortly before they went missing.<ref name="Liberty Voice">{{cite news|url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/missing-oklahoma-family-demons-and-drugs/|title=Missing Oklahoma Family, Demons and Drugs|work=Liberty Voice|author=Graham Noble |date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> The Jamisons had reportedly told their local pastor Gary Brandon on separate occasions that they had seen [[spirit]]s inside their home and Bobby had claimed to have been reading from the “satanic bible”.<ref name="Liberty Voice"/>
Another popular theory was that the Jamisons themselves were [[drug dealer]]s. Investigators cited the large amount of cash found in their truck, and the apparent strange behavior exhibited by Bobby and Sherilynn shortly before they went missing.<ref name="Liberty Voice">{{cite news|url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/missing-oklahoma-family-demons-and-drugs/|title=Missing Oklahoma Family, Demons and Drugs|work=Liberty Voice|author=Graham Noble |date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> The Jamisons had reportedly told their local pastor, Gary Brandon, on separate occasions that they had seen spirits inside their home and that Bobby had allegedly claimed to have been reading from ''[[The Satanic Bible]]''.<ref name="Liberty Voice"/>


==In the media==
==In the media==
The Jamison disappearance was profiled on the [[Investigation Discovery]] series ''[[Disappeared (TV series)|Disappeared]]'' in late 2010, in an episode titled "Paradise Lost".<ref name="Zap2it">{{cite news|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/disappeared-paradise-lost/EP012148710030?aid=zap2it|title=Disappeared S02E10}}</ref>
The Jamison disappearance was profiled on the [[Investigation Discovery]] series ''[[Disappeared (TV series)|Disappeared]]'' in late 2010, in an episode titled "Paradise Lost".<ref name="Zap2it">{{cite news|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/disappeared-paradise-lost/EP012148710030?aid=zap2it|title=Disappeared S02E10}}</ref>

In January 2018, the disappearance was covered in Episode 50:"Luvs 'N Laffs and an Alt-Right Turn" of the [[And That's Why We Drink Podcast|''And That's Why We Drink'' Podcast]]

In March 2018, the Jamison family was discussed on an episode of ''[[BuzzFeed Unsolved]]'', titled “The Disturbing Mystery of the Jamison Family”.<ref name="Youtube">{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q1FzhMY8FQ|title=The Disturbing Mystery of the Jamison Family}}</ref>

In July 2019, the disappearance was covered in Season 4 Episode 12 of the “Unexplained” Podcast, “Wilderness be still”.<ref name=“Unexplained”>{{cute news|url=http://static1.squarespace.com/enwiki/static/567672c75a5668f86ebd0bc4/t/5d324c2fa0d19600016be1cf/1563577522260/S04E12b.mp3/original/S04E12b.mp3|title=Wilderness be still}}</ref>

In September 2019, the true-crime/supernatural podcast "Let's Get Haunted" (or LGH) discussed the Jamison disappearance in episode 17: "The Jamison Family Disappearance". The hosts of Let's Get Haunted had bought court records for prior history on the family as well as spoke to a person who was directly involved with a prior case. <ref>https://soundcloud.com/letsgethaunted/episode-17-the-jamison-family</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of solved missing persons cases]]
*[[List of solved missing person cases: post-2000|List of solved missing person cases]]
*[[McStay family murder]]
*[[List of unsolved deaths]]
*[[McStay family murders]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:04, 26 October 2024

Jamison family
BornBobby Jamison:
(1965-08-04)August 4, 1965 (aged 44)
Sherilynn Jamison:
(1968-11-05)November 5, 1968 (aged 40)
Madyson Jamison:
(2003-08-01)August 1, 2003 (aged 6)
DisappearedOctober 8, 2009
Red Oak, Oklahoma U.S.
StatusFound deceased
NationalityAmerican
Known formysterious disappearance

The Jamison family deaths occurred on or after October 8, 2009, when the Jamison family of Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States – Bobby Jamison, his wife Sherilynn, and daughter Madyson – mysteriously disappeared.[1] The family was reportedly considering the purchase of a 40-acre plot of land near Red Oak, about 30 mi (48 km) from Eufaula, at the time that they vanished.[2] Their suspected remains were found in November 2013 and positively identified by the Oklahoma medical examiner on July 3, 2014. No cause of death was determined, and the circumstances surrounding their disappearance remain unknown.[3]

Disappearance

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The initial investigation into the Jamison family's disappearance indicated that they had probably not vanished of their own accord. Their pickup truck was found abandoned in Latimer County, Oklahoma, a short distance south of Kinta, a few days after their disappearance.[4][5] The Jamisons' bodies were not found, but their malnourished dog, Maisie, was still in the truck.[6][7] Also discovered were the family's ID cards, wallets, mobile phones, a GPS system and about US$32,000 in cash.[2] The Jamisons were not known for carrying large amounts of cash with them.[1]

Footage from the family's home surveillance system, time stamped the day they left their house, showed the couple making several silent trips between their vehicle and home as they methodically packed to leave. In the footage, the couple's movements were described as "trancelike."[7] The video also shows Sherilynn place a brown briefcase in the vehicle.[4] Former Sheriff Beauchamp remarked that he believed the briefcase could be an important clue; both the briefcase and Sherilynn's handgun have never been recovered.[4]

Discovery

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The skeletal remains of two adults and one child were discovered by two hunters in a remote area of Latimer County in November 2013, more than four years after the family went missing,[8] and less than 3 mi (4.8 km) away from where the pickup truck had been abandoned. The remains were widely presumed to be those of the missing family, though the Oklahoma medical examiner's office had to use anthropological and forensic pathological testing to identify them. Officials confirmed on July 3, 2014, that the remains belonged to the Jamisons. A cause of death was not determined due to the heavily decomposed state of the bodies.[5]

Theories

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Before the remains were discovered, several theories emerged about the family's disappearance, such as that they had faked their own deaths, were in witness protection, were murdered or had died by group suicide.[9] Shortly before the disappearance, Bobby Jamison was involved in a bitter lawsuit with his father, Bob Dean Jamison, claiming that he had threatened the family and had struck him with his vehicle in November 2008. Bobby also alleged that his father was involved in meth and criminal activity. Police do not believe that Bob Dean Jamison was involved in the family's disappearance.[9]

Another popular theory was that the Jamisons themselves were drug dealers. Investigators cited the large amount of cash found in their truck, and the apparent strange behavior exhibited by Bobby and Sherilynn shortly before they went missing.[10] The Jamisons had reportedly told their local pastor, Gary Brandon, on separate occasions that they had seen spirits inside their home and that Bobby had allegedly claimed to have been reading from The Satanic Bible.[10]

In the media

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The Jamison disappearance was profiled on the Investigation Discovery series Disappeared in late 2010, in an episode titled "Paradise Lost".[11]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kim Cantrell (February 23, 2013). "Missing Monday: The Missing Jamison Family of Eufaula, Oklahoma". True Crime Zine. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  2. ^ a b Pete Kotz (October 22, 2009). "Bobby Jamison and His Family Are Missing in Oklahoma". True Crime Report.
  3. ^ "The Bizarre Case of the Jamison Family Deaths | Mysterious Universe". mysteriousuniverse.org. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  4. ^ a b c "Jamison family was threatened by relative before vanishing, records show". 27 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Found remains could belong to missing Oklahoma family". Tulsa World. July 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Skeletal remains found by hunters in Okla. Could be missing Jamison family". CBS News. 19 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b "This Family Disappeared in 2009 and the Theories of What Happened to Them Are All Disturbing". BuzzFeed. 16 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Jamison Family Remains Confirmed". Tulsa World. November 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Andrew Knittle (November 2, 2013). "Jamison family was threatened by relative before vanishing, records show". The Oklahoman.
  10. ^ a b Graham Noble (November 20, 2013). "Missing Oklahoma Family, Demons and Drugs". Liberty Voice.
  11. ^ "Disappeared S02E10".