𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 | 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄
𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧
For more than three decades, he was known only as “John Baldwin Doe.”
In January 1994, partial skeletal remains were discovered in the woods off Highway 225, south of Interstate 65 in Baldwin County, Alabama. The death was ruled a homicide. For 32 years, investigators worked to identify him… without success.
In 2024, that changed.
Through advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, the victim was finally identified as James Carol Jackson of Groveton, Texas.
Now, investigators are working to answer the question that still remains: What happened to him?
James is believed to have traveled from Texas to South Alabama in the late 1980s for work. He was a welder and may have been employed on road construction projects in the area. He may have stayed near the Tensaw River or along Highway 225, possibly at fish camps or landings, and was known to frequent bars in the Highway 225 and Bay Minette areas.
He was last known to be driving a red 1978–1980 Chevrolet Camaro with a white interior, no spoiler, and a CB antenna attached. That vehicle has never been located.
James would have been approximately 48 to 50 years old at the time. He was a U.S. Marine veteran who served in the late 1950s. He had suffered a significant back injury requiring surgery and likely lived in chronic pain. He was a heavy smoker, using Benson & Hedges menthol cigarettes, and had emphysema, requiring the use of an inhaler. He was also known to drink heavily.
He wore western-style shirts with pearl buttons, dark-lens bifocal glasses, and a trucker hat that read: “American by Birth; Texan by the Grace of God.”
Somewhere along his journey, something happened.
And someone knows what that was.
If you were in the South Alabama area in the late 1980s…
If you remember a man like James…
If you ever saw that red Camaro…
Your memory could matter more than you realize.
If you have any information, please contact the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office at 251-937-0202 or Cold Case Investigator Clint Cadenhead at 251-972-8589, Option 7.
Because after 32 years, his name has been restored.
Now it is time to restore the truth.
Contact Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office at 251-937-0202 or submit an anonymous tip on their website.
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