Russell Raymond Williams, Missing Person: Unsolved Abington Disappearance Since April 1972

Missing Person: Russell Raymond Williams

Details from a government source (might be paraphrased): Mr. Williams received a phone call at his lumber company (Reed Lumber Company), on 4/19/1972, at approximately 1:30PM, and left. Mr. Williams was never seen or heard from again. Mr. Williams' vehicle was recovered from Logan Airport in Boston, MA on 4/26/1972, with no evidence or information as to his whereabouts.


There is no photo available of Russell Raymond Williams, who was last seen after receiving a phone call at his place of work.


Last contact: April 19th, 1972 (Wednesday)
Last location: Abington, Massachusetts
Age when Russell Raymond Williams disappeared: 33
Date of birth: April 20th, 1938 - April 19th, 1939 (When a date range is used, it is calculated based on the MP's age when he disappeared)
Sex: Male
Height in inches: 67 (approximation, often averaged from ranges)
Weight in pounds (lbs): 190 (approximation, often averaged from ranges)
BMI: 29.8 - This is in the overweight range. This calculation helps in attempting to picture what Russell Raymond Williams looked like.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Link to Government Source: MP91100 (right-click to open)

Unraveling the Mystery: Key Insights and Updates

By: Shane Lambert
Original time of writing: March 9th, 2025

Has Russell Raymond Williams been found?


As of early March 2025, this individual has not been found. Furthermore, there is very little coverage of his case. Finding information on the company he worked for, Reed Lumber Company, was also difficult. I'm sure most people who look at this case will have questions regarding the phone call and the location of his vehicle at the airport.

The Phone Call: A Critical Clue or Red Herring?


The phone call that prompted Williams’ departure stands as the last known interaction before his disappearance. Questions should arise: was the call pertaining to a business matter, a personal emergency, or a deliberate lure? 

Unfortunately, in 1972, tracing calls was rudimentary, and no accessible records detail who called or what was said. Coworkers’ accounts—if preserved—could hold the key, yet their absence from the narrative suggests early investigative limits. This ambiguity invites speculation: could it have been someone he knew, or a staged event to justify his exit?

The Logan Airport Connection: Mislead or Genuine Lead?

Often when a missing person's car is left at the airport, it does not mean that they took a flight. In some cases, all it means is that the missing person was a target of foul play. Then whoever committed the crime against the MP, decided to mislead investigators by leaving the MP's car at the airport.

This is a case that will require some kind of opening up, maybe from a surviving family member. At present, few details are available.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Missing Kids and Their Bicycles - Cases of Dario Cicolecchia, Janice Pockett, and Others

Image
By: Shane Lambert Season 2 of the hit TV show Forensic Files included an episode (Episode 12) that contained information that those who work on missing person cases should note. The episode tells of the missing person's case of Dario Cicolecchia, a boy in Switzerland who went missing in 1993. Importantly, this boy was found, his murderer was apprehended, and this murderer also made statements to the police about how he operated. I think there's a nugget of information that's worth extracting from this case and using it as food for thought in similar cases. Dario Goes Missing: Secluded Area, Unwittingly Leaves Trail for Pedophile to Follow Dario went missing after departing his home on a bicycle to go fishing. He was later found dead and mutilated in a Swiss cornfield. Forensic Medicine, the branch of forensics that deals with the body, was used in this case and it was discovered that the boy had been drowned. In the water in the boy's lungs, investigators fou...
Read more

Jerry Strickland, Melissa (Missy) Munday -- What Happened After the "Unsolved Mysteries" Episode 2

Image
By: Shane Lambert Time of writing : December 5th, 2020 If you are a fan of the old "Unsolved Mysteries" episodes that Robert Stack hosted in the 1980s and 1990s, then you might remember Episode 2 of Season 1. That program opened with a murder case, one that saw Elmer DeBoer brutally killed, allegedly at the hands of one Jerry Strickland. Wed, Feb 19, 1992 – Page 22 · Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Newspapers.com The story of Strickland, his girlfriend Missy Munday, and the murdered DeBoer ended with viewers learning about the arrest of Strickland after the episode aired. For those wondering what happened next, here's a rundown. According to an article in the Detroit Free Press from August 17th, 1988, Munday testified against Strickland and named him as the murderer of DeBoer. She claimed that Strickland confessed to the murder. Charges against her were dropped because of this. Wed, Aug 17, 1988 – Page 4 · Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) ...
Read more

The Mystery of Beverly Sharpman's Disappearance: The 1947 Philadelphia Missing Person Case

Image
By: Shane Lambert Original time of writing: February 18th, 2018 Tonight I looked at the mysterious case of Beverly Sharpman, an individual who was last seen on September 11th, 1947 in Philadelphia. NamUs has her listed as 16 years old at the time of her disappearance. However, all the newspaper articles I looked at indicated that she was 17 years old at the time. Generally, she is reported as 17 years old, which has always meant that she is a missing child. Exploring the Enigma of Beverly Sharpman’s Disappearance The case stands out to me because of the huge effort that individuals in Beverly's family made, especially her mother Nettie, in attempting to find her. Furthermore, I'm not convinced that Beverly Sharpman died at a time close to her disappearance. Lastly, I'm not convinced that the love that Beverly's family felt for her was entirely reciprocal. My opinion in this cloudy case is that Beverly disappeared voluntarily. Have a look at the photograph below....
Read more