CA CA - William Weatherall, 84, Los Angeles, 6 Jan 1991

[TheArtfulDetective]

William Weatherall



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: January 06, 1991***
Location Last Seen: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Description:

• Date of Birth: May 08, 1906
• Age: 84 years old
• Race: Black/African American
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 3" (63 inches)
• Weight: 150 lbs
• Hair Color: Gray
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Buster
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
• Associated Vehicle: Pink van
• Identifiers: Not available

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Weatherall was last seen in Los Angeles, California on January 6, 1991.*** He left his residence on Crocker Street in a pink van driven by an unidentified African-American woman. He has never been heard from again.

Weatherall was expecting a phone call from a longtime friend the evening he disappeared; he told her he would wait inside his house for her call. When she could not reach him, she contacted his relatives, who went to his home to investigate.

They found the gate to the driveway uncharacteristically open. His van was parked on the street in front of the home. His two German Shepherd dogs were outside and had not been fed.

Authorities consider Weatherall's disappearance suspicious. Family members reported they fear that his disappearance is connected with a $17,000 property loan that he took out on behalf of a friend who reneged on paying him back.

No one has been charged in Weatherall's case. His whereabouts remain unknown.

***Some agencies report his missing date as June 6, 1991.

Investigators:

• Los Angeles Police Department - Adult Missing Persons Unit: (213) 896-1800; (877) 275-5273; [email protected]
  Reference Case Number: 9113-04030

NCIC Case Number: M-467397607
NamUs Case Number: MP42073
NCMEC Number: Not available

William Weatherall
1030DMCA - William Weatherall
William Weatherall – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Pennysmom1]

archived article from The Los Angeles Times 1/29/1992

https://archive.ph/5xI6o

 

[Nate_Bro]

archived article from The Los Angeles Times 1/29/1992

https://archive.ph/5xI6o

Going by the article, it sounds like he went missing on the 4th, the same day he was last seen playing dominos? The reason I ask is because this John Doe was found on the 4th (dunno what time though, would have had to have been late in the day.) The hair looks darker (shadow? Dye?), and the age range, but that's rarely accurate. Other than that, they are both just over 5ft and 150lbs.

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[spartanx]

Going by the article, it sounds like he went missing on the 4th, the same day he was last seen playing dominos? The reason I ask is because this John Doe was found on the 4th (dunno what time though, would have had to have been late in the day.) The hair looks darker (shadow? Dye?), and the age range, but that's rarely accurate. Other than that, they are both just over 5ft and 150lbs.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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The information you have is really encouraging... it looks a lot like the man in question... I can imagine that the woman who took him in her truck has something to do with the borrowed money... perhaps to throw people off the scent of the real killer... but the friend would be the culprit in this case for not paying him back the loan... and for so much money... he is most likely dead...
whatever the case
rest in peace

 

[JSolt1210]

Going by the article, it sounds like he went missing on the 4th, the same day he was last seen playing dominos? The reason I ask is because this John Doe was found on the 4th (dunno what time though, would have had to have been late in the day.) The hair looks darker (shadow? Dye?), and the age range, but that's rarely accurate. Other than that, they are both just over 5ft and 150lbs.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Wow this really does look a lot like William!

The quality and angle of William's photo are really such a shame because the decedent has very distinctive marks under his eyes that are covered by a line and a shadow at those exact spots in William's photo.

Pala is also a two-hour drive from LA so this would fit the timing.