In the summer of 1982, an 18-year-old male named William Delk, also known as Chris, was looking toward his future. He had enrolled in a Job Corps program in the Bronx, New York, a decision that placed him miles from his home in Huntington, New York. On July 23, 1982, he was last seen leaving the Job Corps office building on Andrews Avenue. William was supposed to be heading home to Huntington, but he never completed the journey. The day he went missing, he called his mother and asked her to pick him up from the training center. When she arrived, he was gone. His street clothes had been left behind, and no one at the center witnessed him leaving.
The days immediately following William's disappearance added layers of confusion to the case. A few days after he was last seen, his mother took a trip to Washington, D.C. She made several calls to her home, hoping her son had returned. During one of these calls, the line was busy, leading her to believe William was home. Upon her return, she found unsettling signs that someone had been in the house. The living room couch appeared to have been slept on, and more strangely, William's wallet and his favorite black hat, which he had with him when he disappeared, were now in the residence. Despite these discoveries, William was nowhere to be found.
The investigation into William's disappearance has been fraught with troubling details and a lack of closure. Before he vanished, William had confided in his mother that some people were after him and even provided her with their names, which she later gave to the police. Authorities came to suspect that William had met with foul play. This belief is supported by the fact that there has been no activity on his Social Security number since he went missing. His mother has stated that it was out of character for him to leave without any warning. The case of William Delk officially remains an unsolved and endangered missing person case, leaving his loved ones with unanswered questions.
Last Seen: Jul 23, 1982
