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William Lafferty Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ocean City, New Jersey on Dec 18, 1999

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 05, 2024

William

Lafferty

78

52

70 inches

160 lbs

165 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 18, 1999

Ocean City

New Jersey

Cape May County

20155

Ocean City Police Department

Ocean City

New Jersey

Cape May County

08226

835 Central Avenue, New Jersey

6093999111

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.ocnj.us/Police/

Ocean City Police Department

5103

Brown

Blue

Blue

Yes

06/25/2026


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In the winter of 1999, a sense of quiet concern settled over the community of Ocean City, New Jersey, with the disappearance of 52-year-old William Charles Lafferty. A resident of the seaside town, William was last seen on December 18, 1999. On that day, he was in the vicinity of the 1100 block of Asbury Avenue, reportedly to pick up his monthly Social Security check. He was wearing a puffy orange jacket, blue jeans, and a baseball cap. Known to walk with a limp and having a scar on his right th ...
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Last Seen: Dec 18, 1999

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    I've always found it puzzling that William "Bill Phater" Lafferty vanished so completely without a t... ...Read More
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