VT VT - William Gardin Halas, 27, Greensboro, 11 Nov 1977

[Gardener1850]

William Gardin Halas

11 November 1971

No Photo

21 year-old male
Greensboro, VT
Vermont State Police

William Halas was reported missing on November 11, 1971 by his mother, who lived in Ohio. Halas lived in Greensboro, VT and evidence indicates that he may have been murdered.
There have been numerous unidentified bodies throughout the years but none have proven to be Halas.


http://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/missing/b/halas

Please help find a photo of William and more info.

 

[Gardener1850]

William's mother passed away in 2002. William was listed as deceased in her obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/anne-halas-obituary?pid=324728&view=guestbook
William's brother passed away recently in Feb 2017. William was also listed as deceased in his obituary: http://obits.cleveland.com/obituari...daniel-leonard-halas&pid=184289597&fhid=38842

Looks like he still has some living siblings who could give DNA if William's case gets entered into NAMUS.

 

[Gardener1850]

William's date of birth is 11 Jun 1950.
His middle name was his mother's maiden name.
There was another William Halas born in Ohio in 1949-- so they may be hard to tell apart in some records.
If looking for yearbook photos make sure you have the right William Halas.
William's brother graduated from John Marshall high school in Cleveland, OH. That would be the most likely place to start looking for a yearbook photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Marshall_High_School_(Ohio)

 

[Gardener1850]

William's father passed away in Apr 1971 from complications after surgery.
(I found his obituary and a newspaper article about his death, but won't post it here. I only mention his cause of death because it seems likely that it had nothing to do with whatever happened to William).

This family had a bad year in 1971

Can anyone help find more info and get William entered in NAMUS? Perhaps he has been found as a John Doe but it is unlikely a match will be made without DNA in NAMUS. We do not even have his height, weight, eye color, hair color, etc.

 

[Mysteries1974]

What is the LE name for this case? Vermont state police?

 

[Gardener1850]

What is the LE name for this case? Vermont state police?

Yes, the link to the Vermont State Police page is in the first post.

 

[Savemecastiel]

Bumping

 

[MadMcGoo]

He’s been added to NamUs. Still no photo.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

WILLIAM GARDIN HALAS
Date of Last Contact: November 11, 1977
Missing From: Greensboro, Vermont
Age: 27 Years
Height: 5' 11" (71 Inches)
Weight: 190 lbs
Hair Color: Medium brown curly hair
Eye Color: Brown
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Scars/Marks: Scar on back
Distinguishing Features: He wore wire-rimmed glasses

Circumstances of Disappearance: William Halas was reported missing on November 11, 1977 by his family who lived out of state.

ETA: Additional information from newspaper article linked below.

 

[MadMcGoo]

13 Mar 1978, 20 - The Times Argus at Newspapers.com

 

[MadMcGoo]

Age and DLC are incorrect in the original post and the thread title.

 

[shanda3434]

I know this is off topic, but last year my husband and I had a stillborn daughter whom we named Halas. It was a little bit of a shock to see her name. Mr. Halas, I hope you are found soon!

 

[vermontaigne]

Well, it says that he's from Ohio, but he went to Goddard College, which is off of Route 2, just outside of East Montpelier. If you follow Route 14 north, eventually you come to Greensboro, which is very close to Craftsbury. This is very picturesque and remote and fairly rugged country. Craftsbury is famous for Circus Smirkus, which was very hippie inspired, and indeed the whole area was pretty chockablock with hippie off-the-gridders during this time, and to a certain extent still today. So, it's not too surprising to find out that he had built himself a place. I think students at Goddard were generally very attracted to that sort of tune in, turn on, drop out sort of thing.

It's certainly a place where someone could have an accident and not be found. I also know from having been a student at Dartmouth just over the river from 1978-82, that there were a lot of pretty sophisticated pot grow operations in VT at the time, though to overcome the growning season limitations people had to utilize a substantial amount of power in those remote locations, which also was kind of a giveaway to LE. Nothing here says that there was any evidence of such an operation here, but it would have been a likely driver of foul play, given the time and place. At this late date, it would be nice if the State Police would share more of whatever their investigations turned up, if anything. And almost certainly living out there he would have likely had a vehicle, but I don't see anything about that.

 

[Richard]

50 Years missing...

21 year-old William Halas was reported missing from Greensboro, VT on November 11th, 1971. Evidence was found indicating that he may have been the victim of a homicide, but no remains have been found and he remains a missing person.
Anyone with any information on Mr. Halas is asked to contact Lieutenant Cooper at the #802VSP Derby office, 802-334-8881.

LINK:

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[madamx]

I wonder what was the evidence they found that made them suspect he was a victim of homocide?

 

[TheHauntedOne]

Has anyone ever located a photo of him?

 

[TheHauntedOne]

Bumping for photo search

 

[Pennysmom1]

William is still listed as missing at NAMUS- I couldn't find a photo anywhere

Missing Person / NamUs #MP54546

View NamUs missing person case MP54546 for William Gardin Halas missing from Greensboro, Vermont. Date of last contact: Nov 11, 1977. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

 

[beavt]

A poignant story that his (now deceased) brother wrote:

My Brother Was Eaten by a Bear

 

[nhmemorymaker]

A poignant story that his (now deceased) brother wrote:

My Brother Was Eaten by a Bear

Oh my heavens...such an interesting piece by his brother.
He went missing when he was 27.
He was quite the dreamer, but the things he did, learned, and knew much about at that age are downright amazing.