CA CA - William Chism, 65, Los Angeles, 5 May 1980

[TheArtfulDetective]

William Elmer Chism



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: May 5, 1980
Location Last Seen: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, County, California

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1915
• Age: 65 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 8" (68 inches)
• Weight: 185 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Nicknames: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Chism was last seen in Los Angeles, California on May 5, 1980. He went to the VA hospital but failed to return home. He has never been heard from again.

His ex-wife tried to file a missing person's report that day but was unable to for unknown reasons. Chism was eventually reported missing by his son on December 20, 2011, 31 years after he was last seen. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Los Angeles Police Department - Adult Missing Persons Unit: (877) 275-5273
  Reference Case#: N/A

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP87307

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[cheemsg]

CHISM, WILLIAM ELMER - IN THE MATTER OF

Weirdly enough there was lawsuit involving William Elmer Chism in 2019, maybe to do with his finances after being missing so long

 

[HopeRains]

CHISM, WILLIAM ELMER - IN THE MATTER OF

Weirdly enough there was lawsuit involving William Elmer Chism in 2019, maybe to do with his finances after being missing so long

They seem to be in Probate Court and are listed as Petitions and Orders Establishing Death (dated 2019, some 8-ish years after his son reported him as missing in 2011). He was 65 went he went missing in 1980.