William Braford Bishop, Jr. Bottom Row: Age Progression

William Braford Bishop
Fugitive Since
March 1, 1976
Classification: Fugitive

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: August 1, 1936
• Social Security Number: 556-48-3489
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 6’1; 180 lbs in 1976
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White male
• AKA: Bradford Bishop, Brad Bishop, Bradford Bishop Jr.

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Identifyers

• Places Stationed or Lived: United States: California; South Pasadena, Monterey and Truckee Maryland: Baltimore and Bethesda; Vermont, Middlebury Connecticut: New Haven; Washington DC; Europe: Italy: Verona, Florence and Milan Africa: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Gaborone and Botswana
• Languages Spoken Fluently: English, Spanish, French, Serbo-Croation, Italian
• Education: Bachelor of Science, History, Yale University; Master of Arts, International Studies Africa; University of California: Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont; University of Florence, Florence Italy.
• Last Employer: United States Department of State as an Assistant Chief, Division of Special Activities and Commercial Treatie
• Sports and Interest: Tennis, swimming, camping, fishing, skiing, motorcycle riding and flying.



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Circumstances of Disappearance
William Bradford Bishop, Jr. is wanted for the March 1, 1976 murders of his entire family. The five victims were: his wife, Annette Kathryn Bishop; his three sons, William Bradford Bishop III, 14; Brenton Germain Bishop, 10; Geoffery Corder Bishop, 5; and his mother, Lobelia Amaryllis Bishop, 68. "Verified" sighting - March 2, 1976 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Stockholm, Sweden - July 1978 - Seen by acquaintance of Bishop family. Sorrento, Italy - January 1979 - Seen by co-worker at the State Department. Basel, Switzerland - September 1994 - Seen by neighbor who knew Bishop and family in Bethesda, MD

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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Col. Darren M. Popkin, Chief Deputy
240-777-7000


NCIC Number: N/A
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office