Missing
William Anderson
Anderson, approximately 2000; Anderson's boat
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/05/2000
Missing location (approx) :
Brooklyn, New York
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 65 years old
Height / Weight : 6'1, 190 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue jacket, a gray hooded sweatshirt, jeans, white sneakers and a black plastic watch.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Anderson had a mustache at the time of his 2000 disappearance. He wears eyeglasses.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Anderson was last seen at approximately 7:00 a.m. on December 5, 2000 in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. He departed from Venice Marina in his 23-foot blue and white Wellcraft boat, the Mary C, for a day's fishing. A photo of Anderson's boat is posted below this case summary.
Anderson spoke to his fiancee on the telephone and said he would return to shore at 3:00 p.m. He never did, however, and has not been heard from again. An extensive search of the ocean turned up no sign of him and his boat has never been recovered. Anderson's case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
New York Police Department
646-610-6914
September 2021 updates and sources
New York Police Department
The Asbury Park Press
October 12, 2004. October 24, 2005; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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