Name: William Edward Phillips
AKA: Pops, Bill
Age: 52 years old
Last Seen: June 4, 2011
Location: Amory, Mississippi
Status: Still missing
Case Information
52 year old William Phillips was last seen in Amory, Mississippi on June 4, 2011. He was last seen being dropped off at his home, located in the 300 block of 5th Avenue North.
Disappearance
On June 4, 2011, William Phillips was last seen being dropped off at his home, located in the 300 block of 5th Avenue North in Amory, Mississippi. He hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
William and his wife lived in separate households, but saw each other daily. She reported him missing after she didn’t hear from him that night.
William’s case is considered a homicide, though his body has never been found.
Investigation
In March 2019, a Monroe County grand jury indicted Jeffery Dewayne Kennedy with first degree murder charge in connection with William’s case. At the time of the indictment, Kennedy was serving a 10 year drug sentence.
The charge came after investigators interviewed a witness, Peggy Hall, who admitted she was at William’s home on the night he was taken from his home and stabbed to death.
She says Williams was killed over money, and that the murder took place in the woods. Authorities found the suspected murder weapon, a knife, though no DNA evidence was able to be collected from it.
On September 14, 2020, Kennedy pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with Williams’s case. He was subsequently sentenced to 20 years, with 10 years suspended and five years of post release supervision.
Appearance
White male with grey hair and blue eyes. William stands 5’1-5’2 tall and weighs 120-125 pounds. He often wore his hair in a ponytail and had a short grey beard at the time of his disappearance. His right eye is fogged over and damaged.
William has a tattoo on his right forearm that reads “Bill loves Sandy,” and he has four removed tattoos on the left side of his face.
Clothing & Accessories:
William was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans, a white ball cap with a handy man logo, and tennis shoes (or possibly no shoes).
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding William Phillip’s whereabouts, please contact the Amory Police Department at (662) 256-2676.
Agency case number 035-11-000760
Resources
William Edward Phillips – NamUs
Family Looking For Answers in Monroe County Cold Case – WCBI
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