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Olisa Williams Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Jun 01, 1982

Victim Details

Jul 20, 2009

May 21, 2024

Olisa

Williams

42

24 inches

35 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Jun 01, 1982

Ann Arbor

Michigan

Washtenaw County

No

25875

Ann Arbor Police Department

Ann Arbor

Michigan

Washtenaw County

48104

301 E Huron St, Michigan

7347946920

Local

Law Enforcement

83-4049

Ann Arbor Police Department

7173

Black

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/09/2026


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In the summer of 1982, a heart-wrenching story began to unfold with the disappearance of 10-month-old Olisa Williams from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The infant girl was last seen around June 1st of that year. Olisa's life took a devastating turn when her legal father, Isiah Williams, took her from her mother, Denise, in Cincinnati, Ohio, following a physical altercation. He then brought the child to Michigan. This act was the beginning of decades of uncertainty and pain for Olisa's mother, a ...
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Last Seen: Jun 01, 1982

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  • Father sentenced for 1982 murder of baby girl in Ann Arbor
  • Chicago man convicted in 1982 murder of Ann Arbor infant
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