NY NY - Nancy Hyer and Billy Fischer, 19, murdered, Long Island, 21 December 1986

[Richard]

30 Years Later, Cops Still Seeking Long Island Man Wanted For Killing His Son and His Friend
Article dated 29 November 2016

New York State Police are marking "Cold Case Tuesday" by amping up efforts to crack a double murder case from 1986.

According to police, the search is on for William Peter Fischer, who is "wanted for the murder of his 19-year-old son, Billy and his friend, Nancy Hyer," authorities said.

On Dec. 21, 1986, the bodies of Billy Fischer and Nancy Hyer were found in the trunk of Hyer's vehicle, police said.

An investigation revealed Billy Fischer had been shot 18 times, Nancy, stabbed twice, police siad.

Authorities say they believe that on Dec. 10, 1986, Fischer invited his son to his Southampton home.

"It is believed that Billy, who suffered from cystic fibrosis, asked his father for money to help cover mounting medical bills. The following day, Billy contacted Nancy Hyer, asking her to come and pick him up from his father's house. It is believed that Fischer shot Billy, then stabbed Nancy to death, putting the bodies in the trunk of Hyer's car and leaving it at the Southampton Elks Club," police said.

Police searched Fischer's home and found blood and fibers matching the victims in the vacuum cleaner and bullets in the walls, police said; Luminol sprayed throughout the house also revealed blood had been cleaned off the walls.

On Feb. 25, 1987, William Fischer was indicted on two counts of second degree murder and a warrant was issued for his arrest, police said.

Then, on Feb. 27, 1987, Fischer's abandoned vehicle was found at New York's Kennedy Airport, police said.

An investigation has failed to locate Fischer to date, police said.

Fischer is 72 years old, and described as 5-foot-11, 185-200 pounds with salt and pepper hair and blue eyes, police said.

Age-progressed photo of William Peter Fischer

Anyone with information on William Peter Fischer's whereabouts is asked to call New York State Police at 631-756-3300.

LINK:

30 Years Later, Cops Still Seeking Long Island Man Wanted For Killing His Son and His Friend

 

[Richard]

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  William Peter Fischer in 1987

Real Name: William Peter Fischer
Aliases: William Alan Fischer
Wanted For: Murder
Missing Since: February 27, 1987

Case Details: Twenty-one-year-old Nancy Hyer and nineteen-year-old Billy Fischer met by chance in 1986. He first saw her on a train to New York City. She had become lost and was on the verge of tears when he stepped forward and volunteered to escort her back home to Hicksville, Long Island. They began a close friendship. On a stormy night three weeks later, she received a call from him, asking for a ride home from his father William's house in Southampton, an hour and a half away. Thinking to return his kindness, she agreed.

Little did Nancy know she was heading into a family conflict that was about to turn violent. Billy had cystic fibrosis, a degenerative respiratory disease, and was overwhelmed with medical bills. William worked for a car dealership and had abandoned the family fifteen years earlier. Even though they hadn't spoken to each other in over a year, he had gone to Southampton to ask him for help. It is unknown how he got there. But a day later, he had called Nancy to take him home.


Nancy Hyer and Billy Fischer

When Nancy hadn't returned home or called by the next morning, her mother, Joan, became concerned. She called the police, but was told that Nancy had not been gone long enough to be reported missing. She and her other daughter, Debra, searched Nancy's room for clues. They found William's telephone number and contacted him. He told them that she and Billy had left Southampton shortly after dinner. He suggested they might have gone somewhere else before heading home.

Two days later, Nancy's family filed a missing persons report. However, with no proof of foul play, there was little the police could do. Joan decided to call William a few more times and he became increasingly confrontational. She became more suspicious of him. Ten days later, the police found Nancy's car abandoned in a parking lot two miles from his house. She and Billy were found dead in the trunk. He had been shot eighteen times at close range, and she had been stabbed to death.

At that same time, neighbors reported seeing William painting the master bedroom walls. When the police secured a search warrant for his house, they recovered two .22 caliber bullets from the master bedroom wall, with a single strand of Billy's hair fused to one of them. Blood and fibers matching the victims were found in the vacuum cleaner. Further tests revealed blood splattered along the hallway outside the bedroom, consistent with an individual having been stabbed in that area. The evidence clearly implicated William, but the brutality of his crimes obscured his motive.

The police sought a warrant for murder against William. But before it could be issued, he disappeared. His car was found abandoned at JFK Airport on February 27, 1987. He has evaded arrest on murder charges for decades. He would now be seventy-five-years-old; he was born on October 4, 1944. He is 5'11" tall, weighs about 185-200 pounds, and has salt-and-pepper brown hair and blue eyes. He also has a tattoo on his right bicep that reads "Mary." He wears expensive clothes, drinks heavily, and may have fled the country.

Extra Notes: This case first aired on the August 16, 2002 episode. It was also profiled on America's Most Wanted.

Results: Wanted. Sadly, Joan passed away on January 10, 2014 at the age of seventy-two. Due to the passage of time and his drug and alcohol abuse, it is possible that William is also deceased. However, he has not been located.

Links:

• William Fischer on Unsolved.com
• Fischer's Wanted Poster
• 2 bodies are found in locked car trunk
• L.I. killings baffle cops; 2 young persons are dead and the trail is cold
• Murders That Torment Those Left to Mourn
• Police renew focus on cold murder case in Hamptons, 30 years later
• For 30 Years, Suspect in Southampton Double Murder Case Has Eluded Capture, Justice
• Cops Seek Tips in Finding Southampton Cold Case Double-Murder Suspect
• State Police continue the search for the suspect in a 1986 homicide
• Where is William Peter Fischer?
• Have You Seen William Fischer? New York State Police Want Help Finding NY Dad Who Allegedly Killed Son, Son's Friend in 1986
• Search Continues In Cold Case After 1986 Double Murder: Cops
• AMW discussion on William Fischer
• Nancy Hyer on Find a Grave
• William Fischer

 

[Richard]

Nancy Hyer, age 21, Murdered 21 December 1986
LINK:
Nancy Ann Hyer (1965-1986) - Find A Grave...

 

[Hockeyfan158]

Is there anyway to add Fischer to Namus since he has been a fugutive for this long he more then likely is dead by now and could be unidentified somewhere in the United States. Is there anyway namus? I just think it’s important he be on there in case his remains are found or have been found.

 

[Richard]

Nancy Ann Hyer​

BIRTH Oct 1965
New York, USA
DEATH Dec 1986 (aged 21) Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
BURIAL Cemetery of the Holy Rood Westbury, Nassau County, New York, USA
PLOT HR-13-Z-112

Nancy was born to Paulie & Joan Hyer in Oct of 1965. While doing a favor for a friend her life was taken at 21yrs of age.

LINK:

Nancy Ann Hyer (1965-1986) - Find a Grave...

Born in Oct 1965. Died in Dec 1986. Buried in Westbury, New York, USA.

www.findagrave.com

 

[IloveAaronEckhart4Ever]

Is there a grave for Billy? I can’t seem to find one. Maybe he was cremated or something. Hmm.

 

[Richard]

Their murder occurred over 37 years ago. Their killer - William Peter Fischer - has never been captured.

 

[IloveAaronEckhart4Ever]

Maybe their killer is dead too?

 

[rob525]

Hopefully there is DNA from William Fischer that could be entered to find a familial link if any exists. At 43 it would be possible that he had more kids after disappearing from NY.

I read one of the reports that said Nancy Hyer was found nude. I wonder if William Fischer tried or succeeded in assaulting Nancy ( possibly while drunk and high on cocaine) and then realized that he was in a lot of trouble. Why else would one walk away from a job paying $100,000.00 in the late 80's?