William Henry Forshee Sr. Missing from Miami, Florida age 47

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On April 16, 1973, William Henry Forshee Sr., a 47-year-old Black male, his 17-year-old son William Henry Forshee Jr., and two other Black men, Minni or Benny Gaskins and DeWitt Lewis, embarked on an overnight fishing trip from Miami, Florida, to Marco Island. The four men set out in an eighteen-foot outboard boat and were never seen or heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, William Sr. was described as being 5'9" and weighing 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was bald, ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 16, 1973

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Created

Jan 26, 2026

Case Added

Jan 26, 2026

Firstname

William

Lastname

Henry Forshee Sr.

Current Age

47

Age At Disappearance

47

Height

5'9 inches

Weight

185 lbs

Ethnicity

Black

Gender

Male

Notes

William, his son William Jr., and two other Black men, Minni or Benny Gaskins and DeWitt Lewis, left Miami, Florida in an eighteen-foot outboard boat on April 16, 1973. They were on an overnight fishing trip to Marco Island. They never returned to shore and none of them have ever been heard from again. The boat trailer was found at Captain's Landing Marina in the 1000 block of Bald Eagle Drive, on Marco Island, alone with the men's truck, a green 1969 Ford F100 with Florida license plates, but the boat itself was never located and neither were any of its passengers. Another vessel, a 14-foot boat which carried Robert Stone of Fort Myers, Florida, disappeared at the same time; it's unclear whether it or Stone was ever located either. Photographs and vital statistics for Lewis and Gaskins are unavailable. The disappearances remain unsolved.

Last Seen

Apr 16, 1973

City

Miami

State

Florida

Zip Code

Miami

Vehicles

3

Agency Name

Miami-Dade Police Departmen

Agency Phone

305-418-7284

Last Updated

01/26/2026

William Henry Forshee Sr.
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