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Circumstances of Disappearance: |
William resided in
the 6800 block of Parris Bridge Road in Chesnee, South Carolina in
1993. On August 28, 1993, he spent the evening with friends at J's
Tavern near his home. His friends stated they dropped him off at the
Martin Feed Mill at the intersection of Parris Bridge Road and Martin
Camp Road. He has never been heard from again. William's father
reported him as a missing person on September 2. He has a criminal
record which dates back to 1976 and was released from prison just two
months prior to his disappearance. Foul play is suspected in his
case; in 2006, a former acquaintance of William's told police he had
been murdered. He has been declared legally dead, but his remains
have never been found. William's only son, Scott Dean Ponder,
was murdered in 2003. He was shot to death, along with his mother and
two employees, in at the Superbike store Scott owned on Parris Bridge
Road. Their murders remain unsolved and are not thought to be
connected to William's disappearance. |
