William Dean Ponder

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This person was missing Missing Since 08/28/1993

Missing Since:
Missing Since 08/28/1993
Missing From:
Missing From Chesnee, South Carolina
Classification:
Classification Endangered Missing
Gender:
Male
Race:
Race White
Date of Birth:
Date of Birth 09/23/1951 (73)
Age:
Age 41 years old
Height and Weight:
Height and Weight 5’10, 190 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description:
Clothing/Jewelry Description A t-shirt, faded jeans and sneakers.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Red hair, blue eyes. William goes by his middle name, Dean. He had a beard at the time of his disappearance. William wears eyeglasses.
Details of Disappearance:
In 1993, William lived near Chesnee, South Carolina. On August 28th, he went to a bar with friends and they dropped him off at a feed mill. He vanished that night and hasn’t been seen since. His father reported him missing a few days later.

William had a criminal history, including drug and weapons charges, and had recently been released from prison. Police suspect foul play in his disappearance; someone even told police he’d been murdered. William is legally declared dead, but his body has never been found.

Tragically, William’s son, Scott, was murdered in 2003 along with his mother and two others at their motorcycle shop. Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp confessed to these murders, but police don’t believe they’re connected to William’s disappearance.

Agency:
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Department 864-503-4608
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