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William Bryant Missing Person Case

Last seen in Nashville, Tennessee on Aug 10, 1975

Victim Details

Nov 01, 2022

Nov 01, 2022

William

Bryant

72

22

68 inches

72 inches

160 lbs

180 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Aug 10, 1975

Nashville

Tennessee

Davidson County

37013

No

121279

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Nashville

Tennessee

Davidson County

37201

Anthony Chandler

Detective

200 James Robertson Parkway, Tennessee

6158628600

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police

1975-132176

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/22/2026


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In the late summer of 1975, a family's life was unalterably changed by a phone call and a promise left unfulfilled. On August 10th, 22-year-old William Henry Bryant, an African American male known to his loved ones as 'Widdy,' disappeared from Nashville, Tennessee. At the time, he was living with his family on a farm situated off Bell Road and was employed at a local construction site. Standing between 5'8' and 6'0' and weighing between 160 and 180 pounds, Will ...
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Last Seen: Aug 10, 1975

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    I've been going through old missing persons cases, and I can't stop thinking about William Henry Bry... ...Read More
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