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Feb 10, 2015
Jan 04, 2024
Trinia
Williams
50
18
73 inches
170 lbs
180 lbs
Black / African American
Female
In the late summer of 1992, 18-year-old Trinia Williams was embarking on a new chapter of her life as a mother to her four-month-old daughter in Columbus, Ohio. A recent student at South High School and an employee at a local Taco Bell, her life took a devastating turn on September 16, 1992, the last day she was ever seen. On that day, an acquaintance, who was a recently released inmate, offered to take Trinia and her baby to visit the child's father, who was incarcerated. The man picked up both Trinia and her daughter from a residence in Columbus. The following day, the man returned to Trinia's home with her infant daughter, but Trinia was not with him. He claimed that Trinia had gone to use a payphone and never returned. From that moment, Trinia Williams vanished, and has not been seen or heard from since. At the time of her disappearance, she was described as a biracial female with black hair and brown eyes, standing between 5'11" and 6'1" tall, and weighing between 130 and 180 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jean shorts and a Chicago Bulls or Cubs baseball cap. Foul play is suspected in Trinia's disappearance. Her family described her as a good, yet naive, student who would not have willingly abandoned her child. The investigation into her case has been fraught with difficulties. It has been suggested that a love triangle may have been a factor in her disappearance, and that a man she knew had previously threatened her life. Authorities have identified a suspect in her case, but no charges have ever been filed. The man who was last seen with Trinia is now deceased. The case remains an active and unsolved missing persons investigation, a painful testament to the many unanswered questions that have haunted her family and the community for decades.
Sep 16, 1992
Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
43207
16285
Columbus Division of Police
Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
43215
Lisa Perry
Detective
120 Marconi Boulevard, Ohio
6146454545
Local
Law Enforcement
153030264
Columbus Division of Police
Black
Brown
Brown
06/04/2026
