Joe Early, James father, reported to the police on April 29, 1995 that his son was suffering from depression and that James went to work on April 6th and never returned home.

On April 9th Joe’s daughter called him and said that James was at her house in New York. On April 12th James’s sister received a letter that told her to pick up his car, which was parked at JFK Airport. This is the last time that James was heard from.

Janet Early received a phone call on April 21st from Budget Car Rental on Paris, France. They stated that James had rented a car on April 13th and was to return the car on April 14th. He had not returned the car. On April 25th the rental car was found in Toulon, France, abandoned and damaged.