William Howard Coursen was 55 years old when he was last seen in Casper, Wyoming, on October 22, 2013. Public missing-person listings identify him as a White male with brown hair and hazel eyes, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 175 to 180 pounds. His case is listed in NamUs as MP76858, and The Charley Project classifies him as an endangered missing person.
The attached NamUs API data does not indicate a resolved status, and online sources reviewed continue to describe him as still missing.
At the time he disappeared, Coursen was living in a low-income apartment in Casper. The available accounts describe him as someone with few friends, no vehicle, and limited contact with his family. Those details make the case especially difficult, because there appear to have been few close contacts who could immediately account for his movements or routine in the days surrounding his disappearance.
One of the most concerning details reported in the case is that Coursen never collected his final paycheck. For investigators and loved ones, an unclaimed paycheck can be an important sign that a disappearance was not planned, particularly when paired with the fact that he reportedly had no vehicle and limited personal connections. Online case summaries state that he has not had contact with family or friends since 2013.
When authorities checked his residence, nothing appeared disturbed or out of place. The Charley Project reports that his apartment was undisturbed and showed no apparent indication of a struggle, while Uncovered’s summary, citing NamUs, similarly states that nothing appeared amiss in the apartment. This lack of obvious disturbance left few public clues about what may have happened after he was last seen.
A later online summary from Disappeared Blog adds that Coursen had reportedly been diagnosed with a mental health condition requiring medication and that he did not have the medication with him. That detail, if accurate, adds another layer of concern for his safety and well-being after he vanished. The same source also lists a scar on his abdomen as an identifying feature.
The case was reported to the Casper Police Department, with the agency case number listed as 13-078906. The attached NamUs data gives the report date as November 5, 2013, and lists the Casper Police Department as the investigating agency. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation states that Wyoming missing-person entries are based on NCIC entries created by law enforcement agencies and that people are removed from its missing-person page when the entering agency removes them from NCIC, though its page also cautions that the information is not real-time.
As of the available public information reviewed, William Howard Coursen’s disappearance remains unresolved, and there is no public indication in the attached NamUs data that he has been found alive or located deceased. The absence of answers does not diminish the seriousness of his case; he was a person with a life, family connections, and a community where someone may still know something that could help clarify what happened after October 22, 2013. Anyone with information has been directed by public case summaries to contact the Casper Police Department at 307-235-8278.Last Seen: Oct 22, 2013
