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In the late summer of 1993, in the quiet community of Chesnee, South Carolina, William Dean Ponder vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. On the evening of August 28, 1993, the 41-year-old, who often went by his middle name, Dean, was enjoying a night out with friends at a local establishment called J's Tavern, not far from his home on Parris Bridge Road. According to his friends, they dropped him off later that evening at the Martin Feed Mill, located at the intersecti ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 28, 1993

Victim Details

Jun 06, 2011

Dec 28, 2023

William

Ponder

72

41

70 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Aug 28, 1993

Chesnee

South Carolina

Spartanburg County

No

2949

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

Spartanburg

South Carolina

Spartanburg County

29303

William Gary

Lt.

8045 Howard Street, South Carolina

8645034500

County

Law Enforcement

09-08-007-03

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

Red/Auburn

Blue

Blue

05/30/2026


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