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November 2, 2025 21 mins

On November 4th, 1983 Bessie P. Williams took her regular bus route to pick up her paycheck from work. The 19 year old made the short trip from her apartment on Main St in Johnson City, NY to the suburb of Endicott–where she worked at the Quality Inn Lodge & Convention center. She got her paycheck and intended to head home but she never made it. What happened to Bessie P. Williams on that Friday afternoon? There are so few details about the events that led up to her disappearance–but investigators DO have a sketch of someone they think might have some answers. So, we’re all dying to know–do YOU recognize this suspect?

Suspect in question is a white male, about 25 to 30 years old and had a “noticeable potbelly.” He was between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall and wore work boots, jeans and a blue windbreaker. The man was driving a white, late 1970s-style hatchback car that may have been a Ford. The car had New York license plates, a reddish-brown interior and a stick shift. Troopers ask anyone with information about the suspect or Williams’ homicide to call (607) 561-7400.

SOURCES:

https://websleuths.com/threads/bessie-p-williams-19-johnson-city-stabbed-4-november-1983-fresh-initiative.436429/

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/news/2016/08/do_you_recognize_this_suspect_in_1983_death_of_binghamton-area_teen.html

https://imagej.net/ij/download/docs/RollingBall.pdf

https://www.endicottny.com/history

https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/public-safety/2019/04/09/cold-case-murder-broome-ny-police-bessie-williams-victim-suspect-latest/3409284002/

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