Name: William Joseph Shields
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: June 1, 1977
Location Last Seen: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Date of Birth: December 1954
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 100 to 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Sandy
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Billy
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Sometimes wears a moustache; diagnosed as schizophrenic and requires daily medication
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available; Cook County Coroner's Office
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Possibly a guitar
William was last seen around June of 1977; exact date is unknown. He was a patient at Chicago Read Mental Health Center and had been diagnosed as schizophrenic. He disappeared without his prescribed medication.
Agency Name: Chicago Police Department-Area 5 North
Agency Contact Person: Det. Daniel Pritt
Agency Phone Number: 312-744-8266
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: HS467346
Agency Name: Will County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Gene Sullivan, Deputy Coroner/Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 815-727-8455
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP14152
NamUs
Chicago Tribune - Jul. 8, 1979
Added: 1/4/2022; Last Updated: 1/4/2022 - By: Admin
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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