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Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams

Status: MISSING

City: New Tazewell

State: Tennessee

County: Claiborne

Date of birth: July 3, 1960

Date of death: April 25, 2017

Age: 56

Gender: Male

Race: Caucasian/White

Cause of death: Unknown

Anniversary month: April

LEA: Claiborne County Sheriff's Office

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Case Description

Joseph "Joe" Williams was last seen in New Tazewell, TN on April 25, 2017. He was planning to do a plumbing job the next day with a man named Ben, whom he'd met online six months earlier. He was planning to go to Crossville, Tennessee for the job at 7:00 a.m. on April 26. He has never been heard from again. On May 2, his wife reported him missing. Since 2017, Joe's family continues to search for him, while working with law enforcement and advocating for him.

Anyone with information concerning Joseph Williams' disappearance is asked to call the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office at (423) 626-3385. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, call Eastern Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers at (865) 215-7165.

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