Good info. that narrows it down a bit more. Based on that, the house would be 1006 N 37th St - the corner of Grand and N 37th. Google Map street view shows an empty lot. Grand Avenue seems like a major road, with a church, several businesses, and the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith nearby/immediate area. Since Bill's truck was still at the property, I could see a scenario where someone driving by could have offered Bill a ride.
My question is: what happened with the property itself? Who cleaned up the area/demolished the home? (Assuming that it was a total loss.) Would/could the city have done that? Would control have gone to a family member? Would there have been probate or some related process if Bill couldn't be located within some period of time?
The news articles also list him as being age 56, so born around 1964. 15 years ago would have been 2005, when housing was booming. Some nearby properties literally did not increase in value - two properties sold in 2006-2007 47K and then sold again in 2018 for the same price of 47K. A third property sold in 2013 for 55K and then again in 2017 for 55K.
There's so little information.