Name: Wilfred F. King III
Nickname/Alias: Butch
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 24, 1980
Location Last Seen: Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont
Date of Birth: Circa 1943
Age: 37 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'3" - 5'5"
Weight: 130 - 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Dimples on left and right cheeks. He was recovering from an automobile accident and used crutches to get around.
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Silver dollar bicentinnial belt buckle with 1776-1976 on it.
Jewelry: Inexpensive wrist watch.
Additional Personal Items: Used crutches for mobility - were recovered shortly after his disappearance.
Wilfred F. King III was last seen by his father at his residence in Essex. Evidence located during the investigation indicates possible foul play.
King was estranged from his wife and recovering from an automobile accident that had forced him to use crutches for two years to get around.
His bloodstained crutches were found by hunters in the woods near Colchester the day he was reported missing. Two weeks later, his burned out Blazer was found in the Oak Hill gravel pit in Williston.
Agency Name: Essex Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Chief Rick Garey
Agency Phone Number: (802) 879-4923
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 80-3337
Agency Name: Vermont State Police - Williston
Agency Contact Person: Lt. Lance Burnham
Agency Phone Number: 802-878-7111
Agency E-Mail: lance.burnham(at)vermont.gov
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 24348
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs
Vermont State Police
Burlington Free Press News - Jan. 23, 1983 & Oct. 30, 2005
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 04/09/2024 - By: kc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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