MYSTERY

Student Missing After Night Out at World-Famous Nightclub

James Paul Gracey, 20, was last seen inside the nightclub at around 3 a.m.

A University of Alabama student has been reported missing after a night out at a popular Barcelona nightclub, according to his family. James Paul “Jimmy” Gracey, 20, disappeared after visiting Shôko Barcelona with friends on Tuesday while on a spring break trip to Spain, his mother said in a Facebook post. “My son is a University of Alabama student who is visiting friends in Barcelona who are studying abroad… The police have his phone but he didn’t make it back to the air bnb. Has anyone seen him?” his mother, Therese Gracey, asked the “Students in Barcelona 2026” Facebook group. She said her son was last seen by a friend inside the club at about 3 a.m. after the friend left and he chose to stay. He was wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants and a gold chain with a rhinestone cross. His mother said Spanish police recovered his phone but did not disclose details, citing privacy laws. “His phone was stolen and the police just happened to pick the guy who stole it up and found Jimmy’s phone when they searched the guy,” she wrote.