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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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Dale Duane Williams
Williams, date, approximate 1999; Williams's truck
Date Missing 05/27/1999
Missing From
Nucla, Colorado
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 07/15/1956 (66)
Age 42 years old
Height and Weight 5'7, 170 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark blue t-shirt and jeans.
Medical Conditions Williams was taking medication for an unspecified condition at the time of his 1999 disappearance. He left his prescription behind at his residence when he vanished.
Associated Vehicle(s) White 1994 Ford pickup truck with words "Pro Body Shop" stenciled on the sides (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, blue eyes. Williams has a receding hairline and may have a full beard. He has scars under his chin and on each of his jawbones, and a birthmark under his left jaw.
Details of Disappearance Williams was last seen at approximately 12:00 p.m. in the 500 block of Main Street in Nucla, Colorado on May 27, 1999. He stopped by a local office and mentioned that he was en route to assist a stranded motorist in less than a mile east of his store. He owned Pro Body Shop in Nucla, but he was not a mechanic and it was unusual for him to receive calls about car problems.
Williams's friend was present at the time he answered the call from the unidentified person. His friend told authorities that he surmised the caller was female. Williams did not show any indication that anything was amiss at the time.
Williams's wife called him at work after 12:00 p.m. to inquire about his lunch, but there was no answer at the business. She assumed he had to step out for work-related reasons and was not initially concerned. His wife reported her husband as a missing person when he failed to return home by the following morning. He has never been heard from again.
Williams was driving his white 1994 Ford pickup truck, which had the words "Pro Body Shop" stenciled on the sides. A photo of it posted with this summary. The truck was discovered submerged in ten feet of water northwest of Nucla in July 1999, five weeks after his disappearance. It was located in a confluence of the San Miguel River and the Dolores River.
Authorities believe that someone deliberately drove the vehicle into the river. Williams's wife does not believe that her husband was operating the truck at the time of the incident.
A witness reported seeing an individual matching Williams's description at approximately 6:00 p.m. on May 27 at a market in Naturita, Colorado. A neighbor also claimed that Williams's truck was parked outside the Pro Body Shop approximately 90 minutes after he departed to assist the motorist. Investigators have been unable to confirm either sighting.
Williams and his wife assisted a former friend's spouse quietly relocate to another state in 1998. The friend was allegedly incensed that Williams refused to divulge the man's former wife's location afterwards. Torn photographs featuring Williams and the man's family were discovered outside the Pro Body Shop shortly afterwards, and there were .22-caliber bullets were also scattered near the scene.
Williams's wife operated a local video store and found her husband's .22-caliber revolver inside the nighttime drop box several weeks later. Authorities believe that someone broke into Williams's business and stole the photos and the gun.
Investigators questioned the couple's former friend, who denied involvement in the burglaries. He explained his whereabouts during the time Williams disappeared and investigators dismissed the individual as a possible suspect.
There have not been any arrests in connection with Williams's , which remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Montrose County Sheriff's Office
970-252-4039
Other
NamUs
The Denver Post
Unsolved Mysteries
The Montrose Daily Press
The Doe Network
The Durango Herald
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos