EARLY THIS WEEK, A CAMPER FOUND THE BONES OF THE 82 YEAR OLD MR. JAMES CLAYTON HALL, FIRST WENT MISSING IN JULY 2004 .

BURTON COAKLEY FOUND THE BONES OF MR. HALL IN PATTERSON CREEK IN BOTETOURT COUNTY.

A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER MR.HALL LEFT HIS APARTMENT IN NEW CASTLE IN CRAIG COUNTY IN 2004, HIS SON FOUND HIS CAR. AFTER SEVERAL MORE DAYS PASSED AND MR. HALL HAD NOT TURNED UP, THE FAMILY CALLED THE POLICE. MORE THAN 100 RESCUERS SEARCHED FOR MR. HALL FOR FIVE DAYS, BOTETOURT OFFICIALS CALLED OFF THE SEARCH, SAYING THEY WOULD RESUME IT ONLY IF THEY GOT A LEAD.

WHEN MR. COAKLEY TOOK INVESTIGATORS TO THE SPOT WHERE HE FOUND THE REMAINS, THEY NOTICED THAT IT WAS JUST 2 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF PATTERSON CREEK, TRACING THE CREEK DOWN TO A NEARBY HOLLOW, THEY FOUND MORE BONES, CLOTHING, KNIVES, A SET OF DENTURES AND HALL'S WALLET.

THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN.

HIS FAVORITE PLACE WAS BEING IN THE WOODS.

Striker that was my wifes uncle. Her cousin was down not long age and we were talking about how strange it was that they never found his body.His son and grandson had searched out that very same place several times and overlooked his remains.

Any idea what happened?

Hey STRIKER,
You seemed to have vanished for the last 5 weeks.
Hope your season was a good one.
Wanted to let you know that one of those Winchester Xtended Range shells that you gave me was put to GOOD use.

barry

BERRY:

WE WERE CAMPER IN CRAIG CO. ON N/F LAND FOR THE 1 st. WEEK OF TURKEY SEASON. ON THE 2nd,3rd,4th, DAY OF THE SEASON I GOT ALL 3 OF MY BIRDS AND HELPED TO CALL IN ONE ON THE 6th DAY FOR MY UNCLE , A JAKE.
MY BIRDS :

19 LB...9"...1"____18 LB...9"...1"____21 LB...10 3/4...1 3/8


BEEN HELPING A GOOD FRIEND "H.L." AND MY UNCLE GET SOME BIRDS,
WE CALLED A NICE ON IN ON MAY 08 , MY UNCLE "R.W." GOT HIM .

20 LB 11" 1"

WE HELPED H.L. GET A JAKE ON THE 3rd WEEK. 17 DAYS IN THE WOOD, WE CALLED IN A LOT OF BIRDS. WE GOT 6 . WE HAD A GOOD SEASON.

NOW ITS WORK SEASON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD TURKEY SEASON .