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Jayson Nathaniel Pearce










Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021


Jayson, approximately 1983; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 32 (approximately 2014); John Grooms, approximately 1984




Date reported missing : 04/15/1983

Missing location (approx) :
Phoenix, Arizona
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White


DOB : 01/12/1982 (39)
Age at the time of disappearance: 1 year old
Height / Weight : 3'0, 20 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Sandy brown hair, green eyes.





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Jayson was last seen at his home in Phoenix, Arizona on April 15, 1983. He was abducted by his non-custodial stepfather, John David Grooms. A photo of Grooms is posted with this case summary.
Grooms and Jayson's mother, Napolean Pearce, had met in January 1983 and married just three days later. Napolean stated he was physically abusive towards both his stepsons and she was "deathly afraid" of him.
In March 1983, she was arrested for driving while intoxicated; Jayson had been a passenger in her car at the time. In April, she was arrested again for the same offense and served ten days in jail. When she was released from jail, she came home and found both Jayson and Grooms missing. Grooms had left a note reading, in part,
"You are an unfit parent. [Jayson's older brother] is only 6 years old and he is lying just like you. If it is possible, I will see that Jayson doesn't turn out like that. Believe me, Jayson is safe and being well cared for. I wish I could have done the same for [Jayson's brother]."
Grooms wrote other notes to friends, saying Napolean was a bad mother and he was going to give Jayson to another family, one that practiced the Quaker religion, so he could grow up in a "healthy, normal environment." He wrote that Jayson would be "safe and happy" with his new caregivers.
He was indicted for felony custodial interference in June 1983, and when he was located in Durango, Colorado in January 1984, he was arrested. Jayson wasn't with him at the time and Grooms refused to say where he was.
In the summer of 1984, Grooms was sentenced to the maximum term of 1.8 years in prison for aggravated custodial interference; the sentence was later reduced on appeal to 1.5 years. He served eight months before he was released. He had refused to cooperate with the investigation or even admit to having taken Jayson.
The child's whereabouts remain unknown and his case remains unsolved.


Other information and links : ncy

Phoenix Police Department
602-262-7351



September 2021 updates and sources

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.