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2007 Mills, William 1-26-2007; Salem, OR
Topic Started: Apr 18 2007, 08:16 PM (231 Views)
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William Carl Mills

Classification: Endangered Missing Adult
Alias / Nickname: Bill, Billy
Date of Birth: 1970-05-06
Date Missing: 2007-01-26
From City/State: Salem, OR
Missing From (Country): USA
Age at Time of Disappearance: 36
Gender: Male
Race: White
Height: 66 inches
Weight: 260 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Complexion: Light
Glasses/Contacts Description: Glasses with wire frames.
Identifying Characteristics: Tattoo on back of "Captain America", tattoo on abdomen of the word "HERO", pierced left ear.
Clothing: UNK
Circumstances of Disappearance: Unkown. William, also known as Bill or Billy, was last seen in the vicinity of the 2800 block of Cottage St. SE in Salem, OR. He was last seen at 6:30am by his roommate at his residence. When the roommate returned at 6:30pm he found that William was gone and later found out he had not shown up at work. William's vehicle was found the following day across town, abandoned. William has a medical condition and may need medication.
Investigative Agency: Salem Police Department
Phone: (503) 588-6050
Investigative Case #: 07-4029
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http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs..../703020344/1001

Students plan vigil for man missing since late January

March 2, 2007

Chemeketa Community College students plan to hold a vigil tonight for William Carl Mills, a Salem man who was reported missing Jan. 26.

Salem police do not know the circumstances of Mills' disappearance. Mills, 35, held a full-time job and attended Chemeketa part-time, Detective Jacob Burke said. Mills' vehicle was found Jan. 27 near the school.

The vigil is set for 7 to 9 p.m. in the old quad on campus at 4000 Lancaster Drive NE.

Anyone with information about Mills' whereabouts should call Burke at (503) 588-6050, Ext. 7163.

-- Ruth Liao


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RUTH LIAO | STATESMAN JOURNAL

Anyone with information about Mills' whereabouts is asked to call Salem Police detective Cpl. Jacob Burke at (503) 588-6050, Ext. 7163.


Candlelight vigil held for missing Salem man

William 'Bill' Carl Mills hasn't been seen since January

BY RUTH LIAO
Statesman Journal

March 3, 2007

A Salem man who disappeared in late January was described Friday as outgoing, caring and not the type to wander off without telling others.

William "Bill" Carl Mills, 35, was reported missing to Salem Police on Jan. 26, hours after his partner, Justin Bernstine, expected him home that Friday. It was later learned that Mills did not report to work that day, which his family said was out of character.

Mills' vehicle was found Jan. 27 at Chemeketa Community College, where he was a part-time student. Police have few leads.

About two dozen friends and family attended a vigil for Mills at Chemeketa Community College Friday night, where they lighted candles and carried flyers with his picture on them.

"Billy is a great person. He's loved by so many people," Bernstine said. "We just want him to come home."

Bernstine said Mills was a man dedicated to his work and loved singing, laughing and watching cartoons. Everything seemed normal when Mills last was seen at his Cottage Street SE home, on the morning of his disappearance.

That his car was found at Chemeketa Community College -- on a Saturday -- was puzzling, family members said. He normally attended classes only on Wednesday nights.

Mills' friends and family urged people to come forward with any tips.

"We're frustrated with the lack of leads and the direction to go," said his older sister, Theresa Mills of Portland. "We're starting to just run into the wall."

Bill Mills was a private home-care provider, on contract with the state, working with autistic children, friends said. He was studying psychology part time at Chemeketa.

"He was a decent guy -- going to school, working for a living. A lot of times, you see these people that are missing and people just make assumptions," Theresa Mills said. "He's just an average Joe. That's what makes this even more hard to understand."

Bill Mills grew up in Lebanon with Theresa and other siblings. Theresa said Bill had lived in Salem for the past three years. Other family members live in Prineville, Minnesota and Arizona.

Theresa said she stayed in contact with her brother up until his disappearance. She had received an e-mail from him the night before he was reported missing, which read as though most things in his life were going well; Mills and Bernstine were planning to move to Beaverton.

She said all of Mills' friends said he seemed in good spirits and didn't have any conflicts with anyone.

"We haven't been able to come up with anybody that was angry or have reason to harm him," Theresa said.

Cpl. Jacob Burke of Salem Police said an all points bulletin was sent the week of Mills' disappearance, and he's kept in touch with Mills' family about the case.

"Something like this is kind of rare," Burke said. "Usually they turn up in a week or a couple of weeks."

Burke said anyone with information relating to Mills is asked to contact police.

At Friday's vigil, Mills' friend Annalee Smith read aloud passages and poetry. She said Mills particularly was loved for his sense of humor and honesty. Smith said she plans to continue to organize vigils until Mills is found.

Chemeketa student Bobbie Lamb said she has mixed emotions about Mills' sudden disappearance.

"You don't know if you should be hoping or mourning," she said.

Keizer resident Melissa Baker, another classmate of Mills, said his disappearance raises many questions.

"Somebody out there has the answers that we need," Baker said.

rliao@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 589-6941
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Skeletal remains in Linn identified

By Carrie Petersen
Albany Democrat-Herald


William Carl ‘Bill’ Mills


Skeletal remains found earlier this month in a forested area south of Lyons have been identified as those of a Lebanon High School graduate who had been living in Salem and was reported missing in January.

William Carl ‘Bill’ Mills, 37, was identified through dental records after investigators searched a missing-persons database, Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller said.

Mills had been reported missing Jan. 27 to the Salem Police Department. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

On Oct. 13, a hunter discovered the bones near McCully Mountain Road south of Lyons. Investigators used a database maintained by the National Crime Information Center in Clarksburg, Va., and discovered a possible match with Mills, the sheriff said.

Detectives then contacted the Salem Police Department, which had dental records and the missing-person report.

The sheriff’s office with assistance from Salem police is continuing the homicide investigation and is interviewing people in the case.

Heatherly Stankey of San Francisco met Mills as a freshman at Lebanon High School, where they were both involved in theater. Mills was a senior at the time, and the two had remained friends ever since.

“He had a really big heart. He had a really wonderful sense of humor and a sharp wit,” Stankey said this morning in a telephone interview. “He had a lot of compassion and love for children.”

Mills had lived in various cities in Oregon, including Albany, before moving to Salem a couple of years ago, Stankey said.

She last spoke with Mills on the phone Jan. 23, four days before he was reported missing. She is relieved that his body has been found and is grateful to the hunter who found him.

In Salem, Mills had been a member of Confluence: Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus.

He was a “very fun-loving, sweet man,” said chorus president Barb Bedrosian. “He enjoyed singing.”

Mills had been a student at Chemeketa Community College, and his job was helping children and young adults with disabilities.

In January, Mills’ vehicle was found on the college campus, unlocked and with his books inside.

There was no word on his whereabouts until his body was found this month, Bedrosian said.

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Checking database, detectives find clue in another case

Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller said that while detectives were checking a missing-persons database to learn the identity of the remains found this month, they turned up a possible match for another set of remains found one year ago near the Big Springs snow park along Highway 22.

The possible match is a man who had been living in the Eugene area and who wasn’t reported missing until recently.

Investigators are now checking DNA through a missing persons center in Texas, and that may take a couple of months, the sheriff said.

http://www.dhonline.com/articles/2007/10/2...a02_remains.txt
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