Profile Number: 79
Name: Benjamin Bearrick
Case Status
Demogaphic Information
First Name
Benjamin
Middle Name
Joseph
Last Name
Bearrick
Nickname
Ben; Bennie Bearrick; Bennie Joe Bearrick; Judd Bearrick
Date of Birth
Age at Disappearance
55
General Age
Sex
Race / Ancestry
Eye Color
Hair / Hair Color
Height in inches
74in
Weight in Pounds
183lbs
Scars
No
Tattoos
No
Tattoos Description
SMT/TAT FACE
SMT/TAT LF ARM
SMT/TAT R HND/ several tattoos on right hand, left forearm and face
SMT/TAT LF ARM
SMT/TAT R HND/ several tattoos on right hand, left forearm and face
Antemortem Trauma / Prior Injuries
No
Location
City
Bovina
County
Warren
State
Mississippi
Map
32.352090410059, -90.734824
Agency Info
Repository Status
Open
Report MP Obtained
No
Agency Case Number
09-016
Agency Contact
Evidence Tech Jonathan Hern
Agency Name
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Agency Telephone
Date Missing/Date Last Seen
NAMUS Entry
Yes
NAMUS Number
MP29618
NCIC Entered
No
NCIC Report
No
Case Circumstances
Bearrick was last seen in Bovina, Mississippi on January 25, 2009.
Additional Information: He lived in the 5100 block of Warriors Trail in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Two days before he disappeared, Bearrick transported his tenant, Shawn Paul Sponholz, to the hospital. He was stabbed multiple times in the neck and died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. His death was ruled as a homicide.
Bearrick was held overnight for questioning and was released. He stated he had found Sponholz in his home stabbed and took him to the emergency room. Authorities went back to Bearrick's home on January 26th to speak to him and he was gone. An extensive search yielded no sign of Bearrick.
Authorities have identified a suspect in Sponholz's murder but haven't named them publicly. They do believe that this person is responsible for Sponholz's murder and Bearrick's disappearance. Both the murder and disappearance remain unsolved at this time.
Additional Information: He lived in the 5100 block of Warriors Trail in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Two days before he disappeared, Bearrick transported his tenant, Shawn Paul Sponholz, to the hospital. He was stabbed multiple times in the neck and died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. His death was ruled as a homicide.
Bearrick was held overnight for questioning and was released. He stated he had found Sponholz in his home stabbed and took him to the emergency room. Authorities went back to Bearrick's home on January 26th to speak to him and he was gone. An extensive search yielded no sign of Bearrick.
Authorities have identified a suspect in Sponholz's murder but haven't named them publicly. They do believe that this person is responsible for Sponholz's murder and Bearrick's disappearance. Both the murder and disappearance remain unsolved at this time.
Date Last Seen
Date Received