The Disappearance of William Elroy Meyer, May 1972

William Elroy Meyer was born on June 18, 1953; Charley Project erroneously states that he was born in 1933. He was last seen in San Francisco, CA on Sunday, May 7, 1972, when he was 18 years old. Very few details are available in his case. He is listed as Endangered Missing on the Doe Network, and simply Missing on the Charley Project.

William Meyer. Photo from NamUs.

William is a white male who was 18 years old, 5'10, and 160 lbs at the time of his disappearance. He has blue eyes and brown hair. The available photo of him has him wearing large, apparently clear-framed glasses, and his hair seems to be wavy and parted on the left.

His dental x-rays are not available for comparison, and it is unknown if his fingerprints or DNA are available. He has zero rule-outs on NamUs page, #MP41492, which was created and last updated on December 26, 2017 and September 9, 2022, respectively. The Fond Du Lac County (Wisconsin) Sheriff's Department is investigating his case. The reason why WI authorities are investigating is not stated, though it seems that William had some sort of connection to Fond du Lac County.

Anyone with information regarding William should contact Detective Ryan Murphy of the Fond du Lac County SD at (920) 929-3390. The agency case number is 72-5551.

Furthermore, according to the CA DOJ's missing persons database, "If you think you know the whereabouts of any person, BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION, please contact the law enforcement agency listed in the record, or the California Department of Justice at 1-800-222-FIND (24 hour nationwide toll-free Hotline) or (916) 210-3119, or email us [CA DOJ] at missing.persons@doj.ca.gov." According to the same site, individuals seeking to contact CA DOJ regarding a missing person can use the email form here.

Sources

NamUs 

Charley Project 

Doe Network

CA DOJ

WebSleuths

International Missing Persons wiki

Note: While this write-up was originally published on June 30, 2025, I regularly revisit cases, fix any typos or formatting errors, check for updates, hyperlink new posts, ensure that I have exhausted all sources, etc. When edits are extensive, I re-post the write-up. This post was last updated on October 3, 2025.