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Leia · 07-21-2004, 11:53 AM

I just saw this case this morning.

A truck driver named Devon Williams (hope I have name right) was on a run when he vanished. Some weird circumstances led up to it.

Apparently everything was fine until the day he disappeared, he checked in regularly with his boss, phoned his wife and nothing seemed to be amiss. Then on the day he vanished witnesses at a state park saw him driving recklessly through the park until he got stuck in the mud. After he got the truck mired in the mud, a few campers spoke with him and they said he was disoriented saying things like "They made me do it".

Has anyone seen this or no of any updates?

crystaldawn · 07-21-2004, 12:35 PM

Yes, I remember the Devin Williams case very well. I know of no updates, unfortunately. I'd be interested to know everyone's theory on what happened. The only thing that makes sense to me, is that he had somekind of mental breakdown (like the Kristi Krebs story) and wandered off. They said he wasn't into drugs, but there's also the possibility that maybe he tried something or someone slipped him something.

scotterguy911 · 07-24-2004, 01:39 PM

I emailed Unsolved Mysteries about this case a while back and apparently there was an update .. the man's remains were found. I wasn't given any other information.

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crystaldawn · 07-24-2004, 06:56 PM

Wow! I had no idea that his remains had been found, thanks for the update! I would also like to know more info on this, if anyone finds an internet article about this, please share!

scotterguy911 · 08-12-2004, 03:57 AM

Just got this email from Unsolved Mysteries:

That case has been solved. Devin Williams' skull was found.

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crystaldawn · 08-12-2004, 12:48 PM

That response kind of leaves you wanting something, doesn't it? Where did they find the skull? Were there no other remains found? Where were they found? Can they determine a cause of death?

I found his missing page and there was no mention of his skull being found. If anyone can find out any information on this, please share. I am very curious.

Thanks, scotterguy 911, for the info!

crystaldawn · 08-13-2004, 09:00 PM

Finally! I have found an article that talks a little about Devin Williams and his skull being found. Apparently some people think he was abducted by aliens because thats about the only type of websites you can find out anything about him on. I don't know if finding his remains will make them change their minds.

http://www.paysonroundup.com/section...ws/story/10807

scotterguy911 · 08-14-2004, 07:08 AM

Associated Press
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A skull found at the bottom of the Mogollon Rim in eastern Arizona has been identified as that of a Kansas trucker.
The Gila County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday the dental records showed the dead man was Devin Williams. His home town was unavailable.
Williams' semi-tractor become stuck in the woods about 20 miles from Arizona Route 87 two years ago. He last had been seen a quarter mile north of Mogollon Rim Road.
His skull was found in the area on May 2. Details as to how he died were unavailable.

SJP1313 · 08-16-2004, 06:58 PM

Does anyone else find it odd that in the article posted by Crystaldawn, they say

"Another myth involving a skull brings us much closer to home on the time line. The myth began on May 28, 1995, when a long-distance truck driver named Devin Williams claimed to have been accosted by aliens on the Mogollon Rim near Payson."

If Williams was never seen again, after having been seen talking to a tree, how would he "CLAIM" to have been accosted by aliens? I understand he said that he didnt do it, that "they" did. But "they" is a very general statement. If he had said "I didnt do it, the aliens did it" I could see. But isnt this a bit presumptuous to say it was aliens? Strange article.... maybe Im just reading more into it than I should !!!

Thor2000 · 09-11-2004, 12:16 PM

The way I see it, Devin stopped somewhere for lunch and someone slipped him something to steal his rig. With it stuck in the mud, they couldn't move it out so they had to leave it. Devin wandered out in a daze and died and then was murdered to cover up his disappearance.

ForeverPluto · 10-30-2006, 06:34 PM

I always thought maybe he had a minor stroke. I never knew his remains or part of them were found.

starlette · 11-15-2006, 08:19 PM

There was an update to Devin's case on the Charley Project

http://www.charleyproject.org/resolved.html

Williams, 29, disappeared from Coconino County, Arizona on May 29, 1995. In May 1997, his skull was found near the intersection of Forest Road 321 and the Rim Road 300 in Coconino County. The rest of his remains have not been located.

skunk ape · 03-26-2007, 11:26 AM

Does anyone find it strange that they only found the guy's skull? Did the skull contain any signs of head trauma, like bulletholes or anything to that effect?

hollowmoll · 03-26-2007, 12:58 PM

I'd guess that animals possibly dragged away the rest of his remains. It seems like the skull is often the only bone big enough to still be found after being separated from all others; a femur can sink into the soil pretty quick. A skull will need a lot more time to completely be covered; giving it a higher chance of being discovered simply because it's exposed for a longer span of time.
But who knows? Maybe he was beheaded either before or after death and that's all that was dumped at the scene.
Maybe authorities didn't mention any evidence of trauma on the skull to protect their ongoing investigation into his death/disappearance...if they already had a potential suspect in mind (which, however, it doesn't sound like they did) they would'nt want to give away what they had until they were ready to make an arrest.

Thiussat · 03-26-2007, 01:36 PM

This man was not murdered, he simply exhibited classic symptoms of a psychotic disorder, just like Blair Adams. These cases appear so bizarre precisely because no one wants to entertain the very real possiblity that these cases are simply the result of the onset of mental illness. Everyone wants to read something more mysterious into these cases, but the simplest explanation is that it was their own doing due to an illness.

I would wager his death was either a suicide or an accident due to his psychotic state of mind at the time.

07-21-2004, 11:53 AM	#1
Leia Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13	Case of the missing truck driver? I just saw this case this morning. A truck driver named Devon Williams (hope I have name right) was on a run when he vanished. Some weird circumstances led up to it. Apparently everything was fine until the day he disappeared, he checked in regularly with his boss, phoned his wife and nothing seemed to be amiss. Then on the day he vanished witnesses at a state park saw him driving recklessly through the park until he got stuck in the mud. After he got the truck mired in the mud, a few campers spoke with him and they said he was disoriented saying things like "They made me do it". Has anyone seen this or no of any updates?

09-11-2004, 12:16 PM	#10
Thor2000 Thor2000 Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 07, 2003 Location: Hendersonville,TN Posts: 95	The way I see it, Devin stopped somewhere for lunch and someone slipped him something to steal his rig. With it stuck in the mud, they couldn't move it out so they had to leave it. Devin wandered out in a daze and died and then was murdered to cover up his disappearance.
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03-26-2007, 11:26 AM	#13
skunk ape Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 25, 2006 Location: FL Posts: 167	Does anyone find it strange that they only found the guy's skull? Did the skull contain any signs of head trauma, like bulletholes or anything to that effect?
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07-21-2004, 12:35 PM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Yes, I remember the Devin Williams case very well. I know of no updates, unfortunately. I'd be interested to know everyone's theory on what happened. The only thing that makes sense to me, is that he had somekind of mental breakdown (like the Kristi Krebs story) and wandered off. They said he wasn't into drugs, but there's also the possibility that maybe he tried something or someone slipped him something.

07-24-2004, 01:39 PM	#3
scotterguy911 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2002 Posts: 98	I emailed Unsolved Mysteries about this case a while back and apparently there was an update .. the man's remains were found. I wasn't given any other information. Scott Scott's Unsolved Mysteries Discussion Board

07-24-2004, 06:56 PM	#4
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Wow! I had no idea that his remains had been found, thanks for the update! I would also like to know more info on this, if anyone finds an internet article about this, please share!

08-12-2004, 03:57 AM	#5
scotterguy911 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2002 Posts: 98	Just got this email from Unsolved Mysteries: That case has been solved. Devin Williams' skull was found. Viewer Mail Department UNSOLVED MYSTERIES

08-12-2004, 12:48 PM	#6
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	That response kind of leaves you wanting something, doesn't it? Where did they find the skull? Were there no other remains found? Where were they found? Can they determine a cause of death? I found his missing page and there was no mention of his skull being found. If anyone can find out any information on this, please share. I am very curious. Thanks, scotterguy 911, for the info!

08-13-2004, 09:00 PM	#7
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	Finally! I have found an article that talks a little about Devin Williams and his skull being found. Apparently some people think he was abducted by aliens because thats about the only type of websites you can find out anything about him on. I don't know if finding his remains will make them change their minds. http://www.paysonroundup.com/section...ws/story/10807

08-14-2004, 07:08 AM	#8
scotterguy911 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 17, 2002 Posts: 98	Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- A skull found at the bottom of the Mogollon Rim in eastern Arizona has been identified as that of a Kansas trucker. The Gila County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday the dental records showed the dead man was Devin Williams. His home town was unavailable. Williams' semi-tractor become stuck in the woods about 20 miles from Arizona Route 87 two years ago. He last had been seen a quarter mile north of Mogollon Rim Road. His skull was found in the area on May 2. Details as to how he died were unavailable.

08-16-2004, 06:58 PM	#9
SJP1313 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2003 Location: NH Posts: 85	Does anyone else find it odd that in the article posted by Crystaldawn, they say "Another myth involving a skull brings us much closer to home on the time line. The myth began on May 28, 1995, when a long-distance truck driver named Devin Williams claimed to have been accosted by aliens on the Mogollon Rim near Payson." If Williams was never seen again, after having been seen talking to a tree, how would he "CLAIM" to have been accosted by aliens? I understand he said that he didnt do it, that "they" did. But "they" is a very general statement. If he had said "I didnt do it, the aliens did it" I could see. But isnt this a bit presumptuous to say it was aliens? Strange article.... maybe Im just reading more into it than I should !!!

10-30-2006, 06:34 PM	#11
ForeverPluto Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 22, 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 71	I always thought maybe he had a minor stroke. I never knew his remains or part of them were found.

11-15-2006, 08:19 PM	#12
starlette Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 10	There was an update to Devin's case on the Charley Project http://www.charleyproject.org/resolved.html Williams, 29, disappeared from Coconino County, Arizona on May 29, 1995. In May 1997, his skull was found near the intersection of Forest Road 321 and the Rim Road 300 in Coconino County. The rest of his remains have not been located.

03-26-2007, 12:58 PM	#14
hollowmoll Pinche Loca Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 20, 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 44	I'd guess that animals possibly dragged away the rest of his remains. It seems like the skull is often the only bone big enough to still be found after being separated from all others; a femur can sink into the soil pretty quick. A skull will need a lot more time to completely be covered; giving it a higher chance of being discovered simply because it's exposed for a longer span of time. But who knows? Maybe he was beheaded either before or after death and that's all that was dumped at the scene. Maybe authorities didn't mention any evidence of trauma on the skull to protect their ongoing investigation into his death/disappearance...if they already had a potential suspect in mind (which, however, it doesn't sound like they did) they would'nt want to give away what they had until they were ready to make an arrest.

03-26-2007, 01:36 PM	#15
Thiussat Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 09, 2007 Posts: 601	This man was not murdered, he simply exhibited classic symptoms of a psychotic disorder, just like Blair Adams. These cases appear so bizarre precisely because no one wants to entertain the very real possiblity that these cases are simply the result of the onset of mental illness. Everyone wants to read something more mysterious into these cases, but the simplest explanation is that it was their own doing due to an illness. I would wager his death was either a suicide or an accident due to his psychotic state of mind at the time.