06/19/2026
๐จ HE ASKED FOR SOME TIME ALONE IN JAPAN โ THEN VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE
What happened to 20-year-old Auburn University student James โWestonโ Higginbotham? ๐
Weston was visiting Kyoto with his family when he separated briefly to explore on his own. Surveillance footage captured him near Yamashina Station on May 29, but shortly afterward, his phone stopped transmitting and he has not been seen since.
Search teams, police units, helicopters, and volunteers have spent days combing the area, yet the mystery remains unsolved. ๐ฏ๐ต
His family says disappearing without contact is completely out of character, making the search even more urgent as every passing day raises new questions. ๐๏ธ
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