CO CO - Dale Williams, 42, Nucla, CO May 27,1999

[Fiskies]

That was mentioned above by the daughter, that the caller needing help was a woman.

 

[FranklyCurious]

We believe the caller was a female, and whether they knew of any further plan, I don't know. Maybe someone convinced her it would be a fun joke.


I believe they tried to. It was 1999, so it was a lot harder to track someone down. I think it was a burner phone and that the call was NOT made anywhere near Bedrock. For one, if there's cell service there now, there definitely wasn't then. I am pretty sure that the owners of the Bedrock Store knew my dad, everyone knew him, and if, big 'if', it was a stranded motorist that called from the store for assistance, it's likely that the owners would have suggested my father. But again, I want to reiterate that I do not think the person who called was a stranded motorist. I think it was someone the assailant knew and manipulated them somehow into calling my dad - and that my dad, likely knew the person calling but may not have recognized their voice because he just knew them - not spent any significant time with them. I think that if they told my dad who they were on the phone, that my dad would have told Tom Ross who he was going to help.

Has anyone talked with the ex-wife, the one Dale and Diana helped moved? I'm just curious if this former friend found his ex at some point, even just calling, harassing her. If he had something to do with Dale's disappearance, he might've threatened to do the same to her. Or she may be able to shed light on her ex's friends that may be involved.

 

[dotr]

April 21 2023

Man disappears while going to help stranded driver in Montrose County

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is working to figure out what happened to a man who went missing nearly 24 years ago.

kdvr.com

''DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is working to figure out what happened to a man who went missing nearly 24 years ago.

The CBI said Dale Williams was last seen at a family market in Montrose County on May 27, 1999.

Investigators learned that Williams was on his way to help a stranded driver, but he never arrived.

‘Someone knows something’: Who murdered these men 29 years ago in Denver?
His vehicle was later found submerged in a river without him in it. Williams has not been seen since then.

To this day, his case remains unsolved.

If you have any information about Williams’ disappearance, please contact the CBI at 970-248-7500 or reach out to the Montrose Sheriff’s Office at 970-249-9110.''

 

[DeDee]

April 21 2023

Man disappears while going to help stranded driver in Montrose County

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is working to figure out what happened to a man who went missing nearly 24 years ago.

kdvr.com

''DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is working to figure out what happened to a man who went missing nearly 24 years ago.

The CBI said Dale Williams was last seen at a family market in Montrose County on May 27, 1999.

Investigators learned that Williams was on his way to help a stranded driver, but he never arrived.

‘Someone knows something’: Who murdered these men 29 years ago in Denver?
His vehicle was later found submerged in a river without him in it. Williams has not been seen since then.

To this day, his case remains unsolved.

If you have any information about Williams’ disappearance, please contact the CBI at 970-248-7500 or reach out to the Montrose Sheriff’s Office at 970-249-9110.''

Thank you, dotr, for sharing this Cold Case update for Dale Williams. It's good news to know the reporter is involved with solving Cold Cases. I pray the efforts prove to be fruitful. It'd be helpful to learn who Dale was going to help out that day. I suppose the phone call was a ruse and a set up, sadly.

I've been to Montrose. When scooting along the Highway, we had to stop suddenly as a herd of cattle was crossing from one side to the other side of the road. It was an amazing experience. The reporter, in the video you've kindly posted, also mentioned Telluride, CO. Telluride is where Det James Kolar hails from. He was the Town Marshal of Telluride when he took a sabbatical to investigate the JonBenet murder. Boulder's then, DA Hunter, asked him to "spy" on the Ramsey's who were in town snow skiing with friends in Telluride. There's a photo of author Kolar wearing his ski attire using binoculars to watch the R's skiing on the mountain due to the DA's request.

May Dale's family find the answers they seek. Someone knows something.

 

[dotr]

Colorado Bureau​

of Investigation (CBI)​

• Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: Dale Williams
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Dale Duane Williams​

Case Details​

Case Type: Missing
Height: 5' 7"
Case Status: OPEN
Weight: 170 lbs
Aliases:
Identifying Marks: Beard and mustache. Scars under chin, on center of chin, on each side of face along jawline. Birthmark on left side of jawbone. Jawbone damage visible by X-ray.
Incident Date: 05/27/1999
Occupation:
Agency: Colorado Bureau of Investigation - Denver
City: Montrose
Date of Birth: 07/15/1956
County: Montrose
Date of Death: Unknown
Agency Case #: 99M-00047
Age: 42
Judicial District: 1st Judicial District
Gender: Male
Year Solved:
Race: Caucasian
NamUs Case #: 361
Eyes: Green
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
Hair: Brown

About this Case:​

42 year old Dale Williams was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt and blue jeans at a family market in Naturita, CO around May 27, 1999. He was either on his way to assist a stranded motorist, but he never arrived. His vehicle was found submerged in a river. Mr. Williams has not been seen since. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to please contact the Colorado Bureau of Investigation or the Montrose County Sheriff's Office.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:​

Colorado Bureau of Investigation - Denver
Denver
Colorado

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

Anniversary of disappearance today.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing: Dale Williams

Missing: Dale Williams. 1.5K likes. 42 year old Dale Williams was last seen Naturita, CO around May 27, 1999. His vehicle was found submerged in a river. CALL CBI 970-248-7500 W/ ANY INFO!!

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Dale Williams

Real Name: Dale Duane Williams Nicknames: No known nicknames Location: Nucla, Colorado Date: May 27, 1999 Occupation: Auto Shop Owner Date of Birth: July 15, 1956 Height: 5'7" Weight: 170 lbs. Marital Status: Married Characteristics: Caucasian male with graying brown (or sandy) hair and blue...

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[imstilla.grandma]

“The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office and CBI are working in tandem to solve a missing persons case that originated in 1999,” Sheriff Gene Lillard said Monday, Oct. 23.

The only missing persons case from Nucla at that time was that of Dale Williams, and Lillard confirmed the search was related to that case.

On Oct. 18, the agencies came to the Nucla residence on a tip that a body might be buried on the property. They obtained a search warrant on Oct. 19 and on Oct. 20 and 21, searched the home and garage there.

Third-party information can be found at whereisdalewilliams.net or on Facebook, “Missing: Dale Williams.”

Sheriff: Nucla search warrant tied to 1999 missing man Dale Williams

Acting on a tip, the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation secured a warrant and searched a property in Nucla over the course of three days late

www.montrosepress.com

 

[Moonwalker1421]

Please check this out! This mystery would be huge for my community to finally have the answers to! His daughters and wife still have hope.
The “suspected individual” is still living in the town and isn’t seen out and about much but supposedly had an alibi. I’ve also heard rumors of drug involvement and knowing to much on dales part but nothing is confirmed.”
24 years and in a town where everyone knows everything it doesn’t make sense that this hasn’t been solved.

Dale Williams - a Nucla man missing for 24 years

Take a look at WesternSlopeNow’s own Timber Schuman’s cinematic short documentary on the not-so-cold case of Dale Williams, a Nucla man missing for 24 years. Was there foul play involve…

www.westernslopenow.com

 

[doublestop]

That video was interesting. It seems likely the former friend is the culprit. I wonder how much they questioned him, and if he had an alibi.

 

[Pyrite]

Arrest made

Naturita man arrested in connection to 25-year-old cold case murder

Williams was last seen on May 27th, 1999.

www.kkco11news.com

 

[dotr]

Oct 18, 2024
Williams was last seen on May 27th, 1999.

Naturita man arrested in connection to 25-year-old cold case murder

Williams was last seen on May 27th, 1999.

www.kjct8.com

''68-year-old Dan Bishop of Naturita was taken into custody Thursday and was booked into the Montrose County Detention Center.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office opened a new inquiry in September of 2023 regarding the unresolved case.

At the time of Williams' disappearance, he owned an auto body shop in Nucla. An investigation revealed Williams and his wife helped Bishop’s wife leave her then-husband (Bishop) and resettle in Texas at an undisclosed location.''

 

[Hockeyfan158]

Here what Bishop did in much more detail. Affidavit: Murder suspect denies involvement in 25-year-old case

 

[dotr]

https://kdvr.com/news/colorado-cold-cases/new-details-in-nucla-cold-case-did-dan-bishop-act-alone/

'Bishop was known to show some resentment towards Dale before his disappearance; the affidavit confirmed Bishop was resentful of Dale and his wife’s close relationship.

Williams had found torn-up photos and .22 caliber bullets scattered on the ground at Williams’ business. His wife also discovered a .22 caliber gun in the drop box of the video store where she worked.
After his disappearance, Bishop was seen taking down missing posters of Williams in the post office.'

Naturita man arrested in 1999 cold case murder

A Naturita man has been arrested for first-degree murder in the 1999 disappearance of then 42-year-old Dale Williams.

www.gjsentinel.com

James Daniel Bishop

 

[dotr]

by: Andrew Kiser Posted: Nov 18, 2024

https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/prelim-hearing-for-nucla-cold-case-murder-set-for-early-next-year/

Nucla man Dale Williams can be seen. Williams went missing in 1999. An arrest was made in his disappearance earlier this year. (Courtesy Photo/CBI)
''Naturita resident Dan Bishop, 68, will be in court both on Jan. 8 and 9 for the hearing in the Montrose County Courthouse in Nucla. Law enforcement alleges Bishop reportedly traded his beloved Corvette to his cousin, Veldon Barnes – a career criminal who’s now deceased – in exchange for killing Williams.

Barnes, while in prison, confided to a fellow inmate he was responsible for a man’s death, the affidavit alleges.''

 

[dulcinea]

So glad to hear there is movement in this case. I'm curious about the details.

 

[mlhenn]

Colorado family hopes murder suspect will reveal location of man missing for 25 years

Dale Williams, a 42-year-old owner of an auto body shop in Nucla, went missing after answering a call for a stranded motorist in 1999.

www.cbsnews.com

Dale Williams was presumably murdered by a childhood friend 25 years ago.

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Dan Bishop introduced his wife to Dale Williams. She learned Bishop and Williams graduated from high school together.
Over time, the marriage worsened. The wife decided to leave. Dale Williams and his wife, Diana, drove the woman and her son halfway to Texas.
Bishop swore to exact revenge on Williams for helping her.

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An arrest affidavit written by Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Brandon Ludwig contains details of the alleged crime.

• Someone broke into the auto body shop owned by Dale Williams prior to his disappearance. A torn-up photograph of Dale, Diane, Dan Bishop, and his wife Elvira Bishop - the only picture of the two couples together, according to Stavrowsky - was found outside the shop. On it were placed several .22 caliber bullets.
• Shortly after that, a handgun stolen from the auto body shop during that break-in was found in the drop-box of a video rental store. That store was then the employer of Diana Williams, Dale's wife.
• Investigators learned Bishop gave his cousin, Veldon Barnes, a Corvette the same day Dale Williams disappeared. Barnes was a convicted felon who, while incarcerated in the Mesa County jail in 2000, was overhead by another inmate saying, "f they ever caught me for what I had really done I'd be on death row or a life sentence."
  [*]The inmate also heard Veldon make a comment about authorities not charging someone with murder if they were unable to find a body, according to the affidavit. Barnes, it should be noted, has passed away since Williams's disappearance.
  [*]After Williams's disappearance, Bishop was recorded on surveillance cameras tearing down posters at the Nucla post office which pleaded for information in the case.
  [*]Investigators searched Bishop's Nucla property in October 2023. This included an excavation in hopes of locating Williams's body. No body was found.
  [*]Bishop was interviewed by investigators 10 days before his October arrest. He admitted standing down the street from the auto body shop with his cousin as Dale Williams left town on the stranded motorist call but accused his deceased cousin of killing Williams. He also said his rifle had been missing since his Stavrowsky left him.
  

 

[imstilla.grandma]

During a brief hearing Monday, Lavrisha and Soileau sought information as to whether a grand jury had been convened in the Williams case, possibly in 2002. Waggoner did not work for the District Attorney’s Office at the time and does not have access to grand jury information from that time. She said she searched available paper records and found nothing about a grand jury, so if there was one, she has no evidence of it.

Lavrisha said if the case had gone to a grand jury, Rule 16 obligations apply and the defense needs a means of finding out, even if it means a hearing that elicits testimony from past DA’s Office employees.

Defense argues murder charges in West End cold case should be dismissed

The first-degree murder charge aagainst James “Dan” Bishop should be dismissed, because the prosecution deliberately withheld evidence that could clear him, his defense team said in recent filings.

www.gjsentinel.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“It’s a difficult case. It is circumstantial evidence, This is a mixture of a cold case with the lack of a decedent. It’s a difficult case. It was a difficult decision I made, but I made the decision because I thought it was in the best interests,” Cooling said, reiterating that investigators are regrouping and working with the attorney general’s office. “I think it behooves us to make a hard decision. And it was a hard decision to make.”

DA explains decision to drop murder charge in Montrose case

The murder charge once filed against a West End man in the 25-year-old disappearance of Dale Williams was brought prematurely, District Attorney Anna Cooling said, in explaining her recent decision

www.gjsentinel.com