PA PA - Joanne Williams, 22, Scranton, 7 Dec 1978

[Pennysmom2]

Oct 30, 2023

CASE: COLD CASE - MISSING PERSON 22-YEAR-OLD JOANNE WILLIAMS - SCRANTON - LACKAWANNA

The Pennsylvania State Police Troop R – Dunmore Station continues their investigation on missing person 22-year-old Joanne Williams.Williams was last seen on December 7, 1978.

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Nov 1, 2023

COLD CASE: $5,000 Reward Offered In Scranton Woman's Sudden Disappearance

Forty-five years after a Scranton woman vanished, Pennsylvania State Police are on the case. Authorities say Joanne Williams was 22 years old the last time she was seen on December 7, 1978. Williams left her East Gibson Stre…

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1982 missing article Joanne Williams

Clipping found in The Times Leader published in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 7/17/1982. 1982 missing article Joanne Williams

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[dotr]

Vivian Muniz March 28, 2024

Five unsolved missing person cases across NEPA

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police’s new Facebook page, PSP Tips is asking for help with five unsolved missing person investigations across NEPA. Walter Lawton: According to state police, Troop N – Bloomsburg Station continues their investigation of a missing person...

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''Pennsylvania State Police Troop R – Dunmore Station continues its investigation of 22-year-old Joanne Williams who was reported missing on December 7, 1978.''

Joanne Williams
''On December 7, Williams left her residence in the 500 block of East Gibson Street in Scranton, driving her red 1977 Datsun, to go to an exercise class at her dance school. Williams left the dance school on Route 6 in Chinchilla at 10:00 p.m., she never arrived home and has never been heard from again.
On December 16, 1978, nine days after Williams went missing, her car was found parked at Lafayette Street and North Everett Avenue. It was unlocked and inside was her paycheck, her purse with its contents undisturbed. There was no sign of her at the scene.
Williams’s case remains unsolved. She was declared legally dead in 1991.''

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1526dfpa.html1526DFPA - Joanne Williams​

Name: Joanne Williams
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: December 7, 1978
Location Last Seen: Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: Circa 1956
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 95 lbs
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue

 

[nostonepa]

The other thing I was thinking about in this case was the comment made by the Scranton PD Detective Walsh about someone or some people know something but have just remained silent [all these years.] He identified 40 people that were in her family/work/social circle and interviewed them all. They all are probably dead or in their 60s at least. Maybe some of them would talk today. The clock seems to be ticking on getting any potential new information from any possible witnesses or people with significant information on the case.

 

[nostonepa]

What happened to her car? Does someone own it today by some slim chance? Could it have any evidence value if it was still in existence? They said back then there were no signs of foul play when they found it.

 

[DD Byrd]

On December 16, 1978, nine days after Williams went missing, her car was found

So, her car wasn't found for 9 days? 9 days when people, including police, were looking for her? 9 days of knowing she had a new, red, car? That sounds like her car may have been elsewhere, like in a private garage or under a tarp for 8 days. Then likely left, unlocked no less, where it was found under cover of darkness.

If her body was indeed put into an open grave, someone planned this to coincide with that. I'd think GPR could be used to see what anomalies are in the plots besides a casket.

 

[nostonepa]

It's easy to tell what seven graves in Cathedral Cemetery were likely open the night of Joanne's dissapearance just by reading the obits for that week.

 

[nostonepa]

I have re-read more carefully all The Scranton Times and Tribune articles on Joanne Williams including their Sunday editions and the eventual paper that cam about because of their merger. Have I still missed something? Probably. There are going to be some clarifications and corrections from my prior posts. Instead of one rambling post I'm going to post by issue.

 

[nostonepa]

There are so many cases of women missing and their cars being left behind, as well as purses. Does she have family looking for her

 

[nostonepa]

There are so many cases of women missing and their cars being left behind, as well as purses. Does she have family looking for her?

Her parents died years ago. She was a single child. She has two cousins who are probably in their sixties or seventies now. Pretty sure the answer to your question is no.

 

[nostonepa]

Osellanie fraud with Horvath

Clipping found in The Times Leader published in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 11/14/1989. Osellanie fraud with Horvath

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[Richard]

Joanne Williams has been missing for over 45 years.

 

[nostonepa]

Joanne Williams has been missing for over 45 years.

Joanne Williams has been missing for over 45 years.

We all know that.

 

[nostonepa]

Article clipped from Scrantonian Tribune

Clipping found in Scrantonian Tribune published in Scranton, Pennsylvania on 11/30/1980.

thetimes-tribune.newspapers.com

 

[nostonepa]

Read all of the two articles I just posted and see the common name. It was always reported that JW and her family had no known connection to FO except living close to his garage. There was a rumor they had taken their car to his garage but that was never proven. I didn't think FO killed JW but now I'm wondering.

 

[nostonepa]

I'm going to post four more articles. Read them all. Maybe JW did know Osellanie and this is how.

 

[nostonepa]

Dec 08, 1966, page 8 - The Times-Tribune at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Times-Tribune dated Dec 08, 1966, page 8.

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[nostonepa]

Aug 07, 1974, page 22 - The Tribune at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Tribune dated Aug 07, 1974, page 22.

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[nostonepa]

Article clipped from The Times-Tribune

Clipping found in The Times-Tribune published in Scranton, Pennsylvania on 8/22/2015.

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[nostonepa]

Nov 24, 1979, page 3 - The Times-Tribune at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Times-Tribune dated Nov 24, 1979, page 3.

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[nostonepa]

FO was connected to organized crime. If you read all the newspaper articles from when he was a 15 yo kid in juvie to right before he is identified as a murderer in the papers it's obvious.