Name: William Lawrence Howell Jr.
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 5, 2009
Location Last Seen: Bel Aire, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: 81 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Gray, short
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Bill
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Walks with a limp or a cane; diabetic and insulin dependent
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Tan jacket; white sneakers
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
William was last seen at around 3:30 p.m. on March 5, 2009, at the Bel Aire Recreation Center. William often hitchhiked into Wichita and rode buses to visit friends in the 900 block of North Topeka. He's been known to stay gone overnight but never for an extended period. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance.
Agency Name: Bel Aire Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 316-744-6000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
NCIC Case Number: M118028616
KBI
The Wichita Eagle - Nov. 18, 2009
Added: 4/24/22; Last Updated: 4/24/22 - By: hb
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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