James Paul Gracey or Jimmy, a 20-year-old student at the University of Alabama missing Spring break in Barcelona, Spain. his mother, Teresa Gracie She posted about her disappearance on Facebook and asked for help finding her son.
While there is no update on the Elmhurst, Ill., boy, local police say they have Found his cell phone. Grace was last seen at the beachfront nightclub Shoko area. Authorities believe he left the club with an unidentified person and suspect “foul play” in the case. A report also states that Gracie is believed to have spoken to a brown-haired American woman there, but it’s unclear if she was the one he left the club with.
Now, true crime digital creator Abby Blabby and Abby Escobar claim that Gracie’s wallet was found on the beach.
“I just learned that Jimmy Gracie’s wallet was found on the beach,” she wrote on Facebook, adding, “Please continue to pray for his safe return! If you didn’t see my previous post, his church has started a 4-day rosary prayer service for him. See the last photo for details.”
However, there has been no official confirmation that Gracie’s wallet has been found. HT.com could not independently verify this claim.
His family commented on the circumstances in which the phone was taken over by authorities, tell The American Sun “We’re not 100 percent sure what the situation is because it’s hard to understand what the police are saying because of the language barrier, but we believe it was stolen. The police found the phone on the person who stole it.” [James]”.
Jimmy Gracey case compared to Riley Strain case
Several people were quick to point out the similarities to the Riley Strain case.
“I don’t understand why these kids don’t stick together? When you go somewhere together, you leave together – it’s like Friendship 101. How many times would we hear these stories (Riley Strand, Lucas Mattson, Alex Hundley, the list goes on),” one person said. wrote on X.
other additional “It reminds me of Riley Strain, Trenton Massey, Sudiksha Konanki and many others.” Another person explain “I’m also thinking of Riley Strain. Praying he’s found alive.”
On Facebook, someone also commented “OMG. This reminds me of #RileyStrain,” while the true crime content creator commented: “Right??? Remember when his credit card was found on the beach?”
Strang, a college student at Missouri State, was found drowned in a Tennessee river two weeks after he was reported missing. This happens in 2024. Abby pointed out that FC Barcelona is also in trouble. “Right on the water. I could imagine he was drunk, although that’s just speculation on my part,” she wrote on Facebook.
Despite the similarities, one key difference is that law enforcement clarified from the beginning that they did not believe Strain’s case involved foul play. However, the authorities did not think so about Gracie.
The disappearance of the University of Alabama student has also been compared to the case of Sudiksha Konanki, an Indian-American student at the University of Pittsburgh who also disappeared at the age of 20. She was last seen on March 6, 2025, also in the Dominican Republic on spring break with friends.
As for Gracie, he was last seen wearing a white shirt, dark pants and a chain with a gold rhinestone cross. Gracie’s father, Taras, is reportedly already in Spain helping to search for his son, and his mother, Teresa, is also expected to travel there.
