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Cheryl Williams Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Mar 1, 2002

Victim Details

Created

Jul 15, 2009

Case Added

May 16, 2024

First Name

Cheryl

Last Name

Williams

Current Age

Age At Disappearance

Height

62 inches

Weight

120 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Female

Last Seen

Mar 1, 2002

City

Chapel Hill

State

North Carolina

County

Durham County

Tribal Land

Agency ID

7463

Agency Name

Chapel Hill Police Department

Agency City

Chapel Hill

Agency State

North Carolina

Agency County

Orange County

Agency Zip Code

27514

Agency Address

828 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, North Carolina

Agency Phone

9199682760

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

022130

Primary Agency

Chapel Hill Police Department

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

Oct 3, 2026

Area Last Seen:

Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP2498) and 4 other sources

In the early spring of 2002, a 43-year-old woman named Cheryl Nevon Williams vanished from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was a familiar face to many in the community where she was born and raised. Cheryl was a Black female, standing approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing around 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. A noticeable two-inch scar marked her right forearm. While she maintained connections with her family, Cheryl was known to lead a transient lifestyle, often staying with various friends. Her life had been marked by struggles with addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine. The last confirmed contact with Cheryl was on March 1, 2002, a day that would become the starting point of a long and agonizing search for answers by her loved ones.

The circumstances leading up to Cheryl's disappearance remain shrouded in uncertainty. She was known to frequent the north side of Chapel Hill, particularly areas associated with drug activity. Despite the challenges she faced, she made an effort to stay in touch with her family, who were a constant in her life. Just before she went missing, her mother had seen her with a black eye. Concerned, her family had spoken with her, and Cheryl had agreed to move back home with them. Her roommate later reported seeing her bags packed and placed by the door, a hopeful sign that was never realized. Cheryl never arrived at her mother's home, and she was never heard from again.

The years that followed have yielded little information regarding what happened to Cheryl Williams. Her case grew cold, leaving her family with unanswered questions and a void that time could not fill. The Chapel Hill Police Department has sought information from the public over the years, hoping for a lead that might shed light on her whereabouts. Authorities have expressed that foul play may have been involved in her disappearance. The case of Cheryl Nevon Williams is a somber reminder of a life interrupted and a family left to grapple with the pain of not knowing. The investigation into her disappearance remains open, a silent testament to a life that has not been forgotten.
Last Seen: Mar 1, 2002

Links to Additional Sources (4)

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3438DFNC - Cheryl Nevon Williams - Doe Network

Cheryl Nevone Williams - The Charley Project

Cheryl Williams is... - Missing & Murdered, Justice For All - Facebook

3855DFLA - Cheryl Lynn Williams - Doe Network

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

Unidentified remains cases whose details are consistent with this person, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

78%Possible

Jane Doe — Goldsboro, North Carolina

UP2837 • Found Jun 8, 2002

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Sex ✓Female

Age 100%Est. 35–45 vs 43

Race 100%Black

Location 84%70 mi away, same state

TimingFound 3 months after last seen

Height 84%5'4" vs 5'2"

Weight 0%36 lb vs 120 lb

Hair 100%Black vs Black

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Cheryl Williams Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Mar 1, 2002

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (4)

Possible Unidentified Matches (1)

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