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Joseph Williams Missing Person Case

Last seen in Tazewell, Tennessee on Apr 25, 2017

Victim Details

Aug 24, 2017

May 21, 2024

Joseph

Williams

65

56

68 inches

70 inches

128 lbs

132 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 25, 2017

Tazewell

Tennessee

Claiborne County

No

41532

Claiborne County Sheriff's Deptartment

Tazewell

Tennessee

Claiborne County

37879

1740 Main Street, Tennessee

4236263385

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.claibornecountysheriff.com/

2017-05-7001

2017-05-02

Claiborne County Sheriff's Deptartment

Unknown

Hazel

Hazel

07/20/2026


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In the spring of 2017, a sense of unease settled over the community of Tazewell, Tennessee, with the disappearance of Joseph John Williams, a 56-year-old man known to his loved ones. On April 25, 2017, Joseph was last seen, a day that began with ordinary plans but ended in mystery. He had arranged to do some work the following day with a man named Ben, whom he had met through an online advertisement on Craigslist about six months prior. Joseph had reportedly worked for this individual before and ...
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Last Seen: Apr 25, 2017

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP39641
  • Joseph John Williams - The Charley Project
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    Has anyone looked deeper into Ben, the person Joseph was supposed to meet for that plumbing job? I f... ...Read More
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