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William Merriman Missing Person Case

Last seen in East Jordan, Michigan on Jun 16, 2006

Victim Details

Mar 06, 2011

May 31, 2023

William

Merriman

73

53

76 inches

300 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 16, 2006

East Jordan

Michigan

Charlevoix County

9763

Charlevoix County Sheriffs Office

Charlevoix

Michigan

Charlevoix County

49720

1000 Grant, Michigan

2315474461

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.charlevoixcounty.org/charlevoix_county_sheriff/index.php

1445-06

Charlevoix County Sheriffs Office

Gray or Partially Gray

Blue

Blue

No

08/29/2026


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On a summer day in East Jordan, Michigan, 53-year-old William 'Bill' George Merriman was seen for the last time on June 16, 2006. He was at his parents' home on Phelps Road, where he had been staying for the summer, having traveled from his own apartment in Hudsonville to be with his family following the recent death of his mother in a car accident just five days prior. Merriman was a large man, standing 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 300 pounds, with gray hair and blue e ...
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Last Seen: Jun 16, 2006

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