A Massachusetts photographer’s mysterious journey ended in tragedy when his body was discovered hundreds of miles from home in the back of a postal delivery truck in St. Louis.
James Wilder, a photographer from Massachusetts, was found dead on December 13 in downtown St. Louis, less than half a mile from the Greyhound bus terminal.
He had been traveling to Las Vegas for work when his car broke down in Joplin, Missouri, prompting his family to purchase a bus ticket for his return home on Dec. 3.
Wilder’s last known location, before his phone died on December 8, was near the terminal, walking toward the Enterprise Center, and he never reboarded the bus.
After five days of uncertainty following a missing person report filed by his sisters, the grim discovery was made in the postal truck.
St. Louis police have not initiated a criminal investigation, awaiting autopsy results expected to take at least six weeks.
“There was no investigation being made on his behalf,” Wilder’s sister, Jenia, told FOX 2 News.
“James was not a homeless person.”
“We’ve been trying to find answers, and many doors have been shut on us,” she added.
An employee of the United Postal Service reportedly interacted with Wilder shortly before his death, though no cause of death has been released, the New York Post reported.
The circumstances surrounding Wilder’s death have sparked serious concern among those who value transparency and accountability in our institutions.
Many are questioning how a man could vanish during a bus stop and end up deceased in a postal vehicle.
Wilder’s girlfriend, Zequaya Withers, revealed the heartbreaking timeline, saying:
“It stopped in St. Louis, and he never made it back on the bus.”
Her words paint a picture of a routine journey gone horribly wrong.
Police are attempting to figure out what happened in those crucial moments after he stepped off that bus.
Adding to the family’s frustration, Withers noted:
“We just weren’t getting any answers, but it was about five days since he initially went missing before we got the terrible news.”
The lack of a criminal investigation pending autopsy results has left the family desperate for answers.
Wilder’s sister, Jenia, expressed the family’s exasperation with the process.
Her plea for public help reflects a broader mistrust in systems that seem to move at a snail’s pace when answers are needed most.
Reported by FOX 2 News, this case has left Wilder’s loved ones grasping for any shred of information.
Their hope that someone, somewhere, might know something is a poignant call to action.
Wilder’s loved ones have now begged the public to come forward if they know what happened to James, who also sometimes went by the name “Jasmin.”
“I’m hoping that someone will reach out to us,” Withers said.
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