SC SC - William Dean Ponder, 41, Chesnee, 28 Aug 1993

[TheArtfulDetective]

William Dean Ponder



Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 28, 1993
Location Last Seen: Chesnee, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Description:​

• Date of Birth: September 23, 1951
• Age: 41
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 10" (70 inches)
• Weight: 190 lbs
• Hair Color: Red
• Eye Color: Blue
• Nickname/Alias: Goes by his middle name Dean.
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears eyeglasses.
• Clothing & Personal Items: A T-shirt, faded denim jeans and athletic shoes. Possibly eyeglasses.
• Identifiers: Unknown
• Other: Medical - Suffers from depression.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Ponder was last seen in Chesnee, South Carolina on August 28, 1993. He spent the evening with friends at J's Tavern near his home in the 6800 block of Parris Bridge Road. His friends reported that they dropped him off at the Martin Feed Mill at the intersection of Parris Bridge Road and Martin Camp Road. He has never been heard from again. His father reported him missing on September 2.

Ponder was reportedly depressed at the time he went missing, although he was not taking any medication. He has a criminal record which dates back to 1976. He was released from prison after serving half of a 5-year sentence for grand larceny just two months prior to his disappearance.

In 2003, Ponder's only son, Scott Dean Ponder, was was shot to death, along with his mother and two employees, at the Superbike store Scott owned on Parris Bridge Road. The serial killer Todd Kohlhepp pleaded guilty to their murders as well as three others, and one count of kidnapping in May 2017. He was sentenced to life in prison. Their murders are not considered to be connected to Ponder's disappearance.

In 2006, a former acquaintance of Ponder's told police he had been murdered. He has been declared legally dead, but his body has never been located. Few details are available regarding his disappearance and foul play is suspected in his case.

Investigators:

• Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office: (864) 503-4500
  Reference Case#: 09-08-007-03

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP11141

William Dean Ponder – The Charley Project
2310DMSC - William Dean Ponder
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[spartanx]

his entire family was murdered... although the man in the past had been a bad person, perhaps his family was not, although there is also the possibility that it was revenge, in the end the family suffered the same fate as him...
whatever it is rest in peace

 

[Caring1]

4 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[Pennysmom1]

William Dean Ponder – The Charley Project

• Medical Conditions Ponder was reportedly depressed at the time of his disappearance, but he was not taking medication for the condition.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Red hair, blue eyes. William goes by his middle name, Dean. He had a beard at the time of his disappearance. William wears eyeglasses.

2310DMSC - William Dean Ponder

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Not Available