Missing from: Miami, Florida
Missing: September 23, 2007
Age: 30
Height: 5’ 4″
Weight: 130
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female.
Details of Disappearance: Jake and his wife Kelley Branam were last seen on September 23, 2007. They left Miami Beach, Florida in Jake’s fishing boat called the Joe Cool.
They went with Jake’s half-brother Scott Gamble, and friends, Samuel Kairy, Kirby Logan Archer and Guillermo Zarabozo. They planned to take Archer and Zarabozo to the Bahamas to meet their girlfriends, then return to Miami the following day. Kelley, Jake, Gamble and Kairy were never seen again and are believed to be the victims of foul play. In July 2008 Archer pleaded guilty to their murders and in exchange, prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty against him. Zarabozo pleaded not guilty and is still expected to go to trial.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/10/14/convicted-joe-cool-boat-killer-gets-life-in-prison.html
Investigative Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation 1-561-722-5586
If you have any information on this case please contact CUE Center For Missing Persons at (910) 343-1131 24 hour tip line (910) 232-1687. All information submitted to CUE Center For Missing Persons is confidential.