IL IL - William Shields, 22, Chicago, June 1977

[Diavola]

William J. Shields (NamUs)

Demographics
Missing Age: 22 Years
Current Age: 66 Years
First Name: William
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: Shields
Nickname/Alias: Billy

Sex: Male
Height: 5' 11" (71 Inches)
Weight: 100 - 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: June 1, 1977
NamUs Case Created: March 7, 2012
Location: Chicago, Illinois 60603
County: Cook County
Circumstances of Disappearance:
Date of last contact is an estimation. William was last seen in Chicago, Illinois in approximately June 1977. He was on presribed medication but left without it.

Physical Description
Hair Color: Sandy
Head Hair Description: "Dishwater" blonde
Body Hair Description: --
Facial Hair Description: Sometimes wore a mustache
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories: Possibly a guitar - William loved playing guitars and may prioritize a guitar even over extra clothing

 

[alb1on]

There is some more information on the Chicago police flyer for him. He was schizophrenic and a patient at Chicago Read. See the attached flyer at William J Shields, 22, June 1, 1977, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (missinginillinois.org)

 

[Diavola]

Good find! I wonder why this isn't in the NamUs, the rest is almost word for word.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I immediately thought of this Doe. He was killed only a few days later in Texas. The stats don’t entirely match though.

TX - TX - Mesquite, WhtMale 24-26, 39UMTX, hit by car, red guitar, moccasin boots, dog?, Jun'77



ETA: I don’t think it’s possible. Billy clearly has blue eyes, IMO. The UID had brown.

 

[Diavola]

A lot of things match up, but yeah, I doubt they would confuse blue and brown eyes.

 

[Diavola]

Bumping with some additional info.
NamUs #MP14152

DoeNetwork: 5608DMIL William Shields
Notable info:
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Sometimes wears a moustache; diagnosed as schizophrenic and requires daily medication

DoeNetwork lists Chicago Tribune - Jul. 8, 1979 as a source, if anyone has access to one of those newspaper websites could you please try to find the article and post it?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

5608DMIL - William Joseph Shields

 

[HopeRains]

DoeNetwork lists Chicago Tribune - Jul. 8, 1979 as a source, if anyone has access to one of those newspaper websites could you please try to find the article and post it?

As requested. Found using newspapers.com; does not appear to be an "article", but some type of write-in column at the paper. Mr. Shields is referenced in the last "Q"(uestion).

 

[Diavola]

As requested. Found using newspapers.com; does not appear to be an "article", but some type of write-in column at the paper. Mr. Shields is referenced in the last "Q"(uestion).

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Thank you!

His sister wrote that the police wouldn't do anything since he's not a runaway. If he's not a runaway then what is he?
I wonder if something happened to him at the mental hospital cause by the staff of other patients and they are covering it up.

 

[Nate_Bro]

I've always thought he may have travelled north. Only difference is the hair color... but that's been wrong before so I dunno.

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

 

[Bit of hope]

Why does this makes me so upset? I guess one more of the less fortunate.There is a bigger picture of 'Billy' out there. He is wearing a high school ring, I think. I wonder what school he went to and if he still wore it when he got missing.

 

[Bit of hope]

Why does this makes me so upset? I guess one more of the less fortunate.There is a bigger picture of 'Billy' out there. He is wearing a high school ring, I think. I wonder what school he went to and if he still wore it when he got missing.
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He has curly or wavy hair hasn't he? It looks like "slicked" straight in the front.

 

[MadMcGoo]

He has curly or wavy hair hasn't he? It looks like "slicked" straight in the front.

Yes it does appear that way!

 

[Diavola]

Underground Mysteries has a post about William and they have an old picture of him, supposedly from high school.

 

[Sweetluv]

Bumping!

 

[Bit of hope]

This is a St Patrick Highschool Chicago Illinois ring. He must have been wearing something like this one in the picture.

JOSTEN 1975 St. Patrick HS 10K White Gold Class Ring w/Shamrock Spinel sz 10.5 | eBay

Marked "JOSTEN'S 10K", acid tested and verified to be 10k gold. with Shamrock Green Spinel. Previous owner's initials engraved inside. Refer to photos for more details. Size: 10.5. CONTINENTAL USA ONLY.

www.ebay.com

 

[Diavola]

@Caring1 Could you post William's exclusions?

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Could you post William's exclusions?

43 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[ProductiveOne]

I've submitted William Joseph Shields' case and an unidentified deceased male found frozen in St. Paul, MN to NamUs, and the DNA Doe Project.

Details here:
MN - MN - St Paul, GRAPHIC, WhtMale 20-40, UP12123, frozen in vacant bldg, layers of clothing, Feb'85