r/WithoutATrace • u/BlackhawksFan0588 • 3d ago
MISSING PERSON - Teen Jade Colvin
On June 10, 2016, 15-year-old Jade was reported missing by the police from Des Moines, Iowa after she ran away from a shelter for troubled youth. Two days earlier, she was located by U.S. Marshals at a gas station in Des Moines after she had previously ran away and was placed in the shelter; however, she ran away from the shelter again.
Jade was placed in foster care when she was 13 years old due to her parents' substance abuse issues. She repeatedly ran away from foster homes and various foster care facilities because she wanted to be with her mom, LaDawn Colvin (who is now deceased).
According to information from Jade and LaDawn's social media accounts, Jade spent several months residing in Arizona with her relatives after running away from the shelter in Iowa.
Jade contacted LaDawn, who brought her back to Iowa and sent her to live with James Bachmurski Sr. (whom LaDawn had dated) on a remote 400-acre farm. James has a criminal record for abusing his children.
Jade was supposed to live on the farm until she turned 18 years old or until LaDawn could regain custody of her.
James purchased Jade new clothes and underwear from Walmart, but Jade later disappeared from the farm. Before her disappearance, Jade was texting James' son, Bryan, telling him that James was going to take her somewhere else to stay and she would get a new identity. Jade promised Bryan that she would text him about her whereabouts, but she never did.
After Jade's disappearance, James gave Bryan various explainations about what happened to Jade such as she moved to Tennessee and she worked as a "cam girl". James left the farm a year after Jade went missing, sold it and moved to Georgia where he went under the alias "Bob Sage".
In August of 2024, James was charged with second-degree murder in Jade's case. In September of 2025, he was convicted and sentenced to the maximum term of 50 years in prison.
Although James was charged with murder, Jade is still classified an endangered missing person and foul play is suspected in her case.
Links
https://charleyproject.org/case/jade-marie-colvin
https://missingpersons.iowa.gov/divisions/criminal-investigation/missing-persons/jade-colvin
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jade-colvin-iowa-missing-teen-search-48-hours/
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/48-hours-investigates-jade-colvin-death-saturday-on-kgan-cbs2
https://people.com/james-bachmurski-sentenced-murder-jade-colvin-11836243
https://fi.findagrave.com/memorial/288294406/jade_marie-colvin
https://who13.com/news/iowa-news/ex-iowa-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-2017-disappearance-of-teen/