NJ NJ - William Jamison, 33, Linden, 27 March 1981

[Atombudd]

William Joseph Jamison

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Jamison, circa 1981; Age-progression to age 56 years (circa 2003)

• Missing Since 03/27/1981
• Missing From Linden, New Jersey
• Classification Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 04/29/1947 (74)
• Age 33 years old
• Height and Weight 5'9, 220 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A dark brown suede coat, a blue or white Oxford dress shirt, dress slacks, dress shoes and a watch.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Dark brown hair, green eyes. Jamison has an inch-long scar under his chin and a half-inch scar on his right ear. His nickname is Bill. He wears size 6 1/2 shoes, a small size for his height.

Details of Disappearance
Jamison was last seen in Linden, New Jersey on March 27, 1981. He left his home in the Colfax Manor Apartments in the 600 block of St. Georges Avenue after working a regular shift at his job in Kenilworth, driving his company car. He was employed by Haug Die Casting Co. at the time.

The car is a dark blue 1981 Ford LTD station wagon with the New Jersey license plate number 861-PKY. Jamison went to a bowling alley on Stiles Street after departing his home, and then to St. George's Diner. He left the diner at approximately 1:30 a.m. and neither he nor his car has ever been seen again.

Jamison has never been heard from again. Roselle Park, New Jersey authorities are handling his investigation. He is originally from Pennsylvania; he is one of ten children. Jamison graduated from Temple University in Pennsylvania in 1969 with an accounting degree. He's a decorated United States Army veteran who served in Vietnam. His case remains unsolved.

Some agencies state that Jamison disappeared from Roselle Park, New Jersey.
William Joseph Jamison – The Charley Project
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William J. Jamison | missing since March 27, 1981
More info on the family blog Missing Brother

 

[chaddylex]

The Vanished Podcast just released an episode about William's disappearance. Episode 2 will be released tomorrow.

EPISODE 344: William Jamison Part 1 - The Drive Home — The Vanished Podcast

March 26, 1981, was just an ordinary day for 33-year-old William Jamison. He went to work at Haug Die Casting Company in Kenilworth, NJ, where he was the vice president of production. After work, Bill went to a restaurant for dinner. Bill’s next stop was the Chez Lounge inside Linden Lanes Bowling A

www.thevanishedpodcast.com

March 26, 1981, was just an ordinary day for 33-year-old William Jamison. He went to work at Haug Die Casting Company in Kenilworth, NJ, where he was the vice president of production. After work, Bill went to a restaurant for dinner. Bill’s next stop was the Chez Lounge inside Linden Lanes Bowling Alley in Linden, NJ. After spending several hours enjoying drinks and good conversation with friends and acquaintances, Bill left and stopped at the St. George Diner in Linden for a quick late-night meal. He arrived around 1 AM and left about 30 minutes later. That’s the last time that anyone ever saw Bill Jamison. It was like he had vanished into the night. Bill’s coworkers were immediately concerned when he didn’t show up at 8 AM as he usually did. One coworker went over to Bill’s apartment, but Bill wasn’t there. They decided it was time to contact Bill’s sister, Katie. Katie jumped into action. She contacted law enforcement and began calling all the hospitals in the area. More than 41 years later, Bill’s family is still looking for answers. This is a mysterious story that goes in many unexpected directions, from sightings of Bill several states away to the theory that this was a mob hit.

If you have any information about the disappearance of William Jamison, please contact the Roselle Park Police Department at (908) 245-2300 or the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit at (609) 882-2000.

 

[Pennysmom2]

William J. Jamison | missing since March 27, 1981

William J. Jamison has been missing since 1981. This site holds information about him and his case.

williamjamison.com

William's brother's blog; LOTS of info here

Missing Brother

The story of my brother, William Jamison, and the events surrounding his mysterious disappearance in 1981.

williamjamison.blogspot.com

<<The family of Bill Jamison (William J. Jamison) is offering a REWARD of $100,000. for definitive and conclusive information as to the whereabouts of our brother, Bill, who disappeared the night of March 26-27, 1981. He was last seen in the Chez Lounge at the Linden Lanes Bowling Alley in Linden, NJ as well as the St. George Diner, also in Linden. Bill resided in Roselle Park, NJ and worked at Haug Die Casting in Kenilworth, NJ.

Additionally, the family is offering a smaller REWARD (no less than $10,000. depending on what is recovered) for definitive and conclusive information as to the car Bill was driving the night he disappeared. That car was a 1981 Ford LTD Station Wagon, Midnight Blue with a stripe on sides, and its rear supports were modified to carry heavy loads, NJ Plate 861-PKY.>>

New Jersey State Police - Missing Persons

www-lps.state.nj.us

 

[Pennysmom2]

I think it is very weird that the company vehicle has never been located after all this time. So have there been any efforts to check waterways in the area? Could the vehicle be hidden in a storage space or barn somewhere? So sad.

 

[Hestia's Fire]

The first part of Bill's story on the Vanished podcast was posted here back in 2022 when it was released. Here are the second and third parts as well:

EPISODE 345: William Jamison Part 2 - The Cost of Doing Business — The Vanished Podcast

In the early morning hours of March 27, 1981, Bill Jamison disappeared after a night out at a bar and stopping for a quick bite to eat at a diner. When Bill left the restaurant, it was a clear night in the mid to low the 40s. But something happened to Bill after he left the diner. The waitress who s

www.thevanishedpodcast.com

EPISODE 346: William Jamison Part 3 - Sliding Down the Back of the Mountain — The Vanished Podcast

Last week, we brought you the first two installments of Bill Jamison’s story. In Part 1, we discussed what occurred the night that Bill disappeared and the initial investigation into his disappearance. In Part 2, we went over all the strange things with Bill’s job and the people connected to his job

www.thevanishedpodcast.com

 

[iamshadow21]

I think it is very weird that the company vehicle has never been located after all this time. So have there been any efforts to check waterways in the area? Could the vehicle be hidden in a storage space or barn somewhere? So sad.

I'd be looking in the water, for sure.

MOO

 

[Hestia's Fire]

I've spent the last couple of evenings listening to all of the episodes of Bill's story from the Vanished podcast, and I'm amazed he still hasn't been found despite how determined his siblings have been in searching for him and keeping his story alive. I wish all missing people had such a fiercely determined group of people behind them.

The parts of the story about mob hits and potential homicide motives were interesting, if a bit far-fetched. I had to go back and listen to the third episode a second time because the opinion of Richard Walter, the so-called criminal profiler, sounded so ridiculous to me that I thought I must not have been paying proper attention and needed to hear it again to understand. No, it was just as bizarre the second time. Then I did some googling and figured out the likely reason for that. Richard Walter was nothing but a charlatan whose qualifications as a 'criminal profiler' appear to have been completely fanciful and fabricated. Source: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/richard-walter-criminal-profiler-fraud.html

Once it seemed obvious I could completely discount his theory that Bill had been murdered by a colleague or some such nonsense, there was one glaringly obvious solution, as there so often is in the case of a person who goes missing in their vehicle: he's in the water. And that, sadly, seems to be the one avenue his siblings have explored the least. Most likely because there was no water between his apartment and his last stop of the night, the St. George Diner.

I think we can completely discount the idea that he left the area on his own to go start a new life somewhere else. No one runs off to start a new life with their company car that is sure to be quickly reported stolen. Getting arrested for grand theft auto would probably put a damper on your plans unless you want your new life to be that of a prison inmate. Likewise, no one up and leaves to start a new life without taking any money or belongings, including a large income tax refund that was left sitting in his mailbox at the apartment building.

I don't believe for a minute that he was important enough to be the target of a mob hit, and no random gang banger or angry bar patron is going to bother disposing of your vehicle if they kill you in a random act of violence or fit of passion.

The simplest explanation, I think, is that the statement the person at the restaurant made to him that night (paraphrasing - 'why are you sitting around here? Go find a woman and spend time with her') got under his skin and he decided to do just that. He left and went to the Chez Lounge, where he tried to pick up a female patron and she turned him down. So he left and went to the diner. Why go to the diner for another meal when he'd already had dinner? I think he wanted some more food in his stomach to help sober himself up so he could drive further than the short distance back to his apartment. His sister learned through his phone records that he had a history of calling escort services, so he was clearly no stranger to keeping company with sex workers. He didn't intend to drive straight home when he left the diner; he intended to drive somewhere that he could find some companionship for the rest of the evening. At some point on his drive to wherever that was, he lost control of his vehicle and went into the water.

We also learned in the podcast that he had a history of motor vehicle accidents while he was drinking. He once hit five parked cars, and once drove right into a canal in Florida. If that's not foreshadowing, I don't know what is.

The only thing I don't know is where he would have gone to find company that night. The obvious answer is New York City, but those are some pretty big bridges to drive off without being seen. He might have had a regular lady he kept company with who lived in a different direction. There's quite a bit of water around once you get out of the immediate neighborhood where he lived.

IMO, MOO, etc., etc.