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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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Nathaniel Edison Williams



Williams, date, approximate 2004; Williams's 1966 Ford F-150 truck
Date Missing 09/28/2004
Missing From
Morris, Minnesota
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/29/1983 (39)
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 6'0, 160 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt and blue jeans.
Associated Vehicle(s) Teal and white 1966 Ford F-150 pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Williams wears contact lenses or thick eyeglasses with metal rims. His head was shaved at the time of his disappearance and he has a mustache. Williams has scar on the right side of his chin and above his eyebrow near his hairline. His nicknames are Fish and Nate.
Details of Disappearance Williams was last seen on September 28, 2004 in the 400 block of east 10th Street in Morris, Minnesota, on the campus of the University of Minnesota at Morris. He was planning to go on a fishing and hunting trip in Two Harbors, Minnesota, possibly in the Pomme de Terre River Valley area. He was apparently traveling alone.
Two days later, some sheriff's deputies saw his teal and white 1966 Ford F-150 pickup truck on the Kawishiwi Lake Road off County Road 7 in Lake County, Minnesota, north of Two Harbors. Williams never returned home and he has never been heard from again. He was reported missing on October 7. A photograph of his truck is posted with this summary.
Williams's truck was later found parked along a back road near Kawishiwi Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area; there was no sign of him at the scene. The truck was low on gas. A search of the surrounding area turned up no sign of Williams or his clothing or any fishing or hunting gear.
His family resided in Silver Springs, Maryland in 2004, but he was a student at the University of Minnesota at Morris and lived in Morris with roommates during the school year. He is described as an avid hunter, using both a gun and a bow and arrows, and fisherman who had taken several extended fishing and hunting trips before.
As a child, Williams lived in various places around the world, including South America, before going to attend high school in the Washington D.C. area. The University of Minnesota at Morris was the only college he applied to after high school; he picked it because the surrounding area afforded many hunting and fishing opportunities. He often skipped class in favor of outdoor pursuits.
Authorities do not believe Williams committed suicide, and he was very close to his family. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are unclear. Both Morris and Lake County authorities are investigating his .
Investigating Agency
Morris Police Department
320-589-1155
Lake County Sheriff's Office
218-834-8385
Other
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Maryland Missing Persons Network
ABC 7 News
The Morris Sun Tribune
WDIO-TV
The Duluth News Tribune
NamUs

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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.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos