Obaidullah James Shams
Modesto, CA
Shams was visiting his wife in Modesto, California. He was on his way home when he called his brother to state he would be stopping at a friend's house in Palmdale, California on October 8, 1997. He is believed to have made it to Palmdale however never arrived home in San Diego. His car was found abandoned behind a Holiday Inn in Victorville, California on October 14, 1997 with the key was still in the ignition.
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