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nanabillie
09-03-2008, 03:45 PM
http://www.doenetwork.org/
<FONT face=Arial>The Doe Network:
Case File 2310DMSC
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William Dean Ponder
Missing since August 28, 1993 from Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: September 23, 1951
Age at Time of Disappearance: 42 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'10"; 190 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Red hair; blue eyes. A red beard, and usually wears glasses. He is described as being depressed but was not on medication.
Clothing: A T-shirt, faded jeans, and tennis shoes.
AKA: goes by his middle name, Dean.
Dentals: Available


Circumstances of Disappearance
Dean Ponder, who lived at 6851 Parris Bridge Road, disappeared after a night with friends at nearby J's Tavern. He was last seen in the company of an acquaintance, on Parris Bridge Road in Spartanburg County. Friends told police they dropped him off at Martin Feed Mill. Ponder's father reported him missing on Sept. 2.
Dean Ponder had been out of prison for only two months when he vanished. His criminal record stretched back to 1976 and included dozens of convictions for drug or alcohol offenses, weapons violations, driving under the influence, property crimes and a parole violation. He was released on parole in 1993 from the S.C. Department of Corrections after serving about half of a 5-year sentence for grand larceny.
Years after he disappeared, Dean Ponder was declared legally dead. Foul play is suspected.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
Detective Anthony Lachica
864-503-4608 or 58-CRIME
NCIC Number:
<FONT color=black size=2>Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
<FONT color=black size=2>Source Information:
Gina.Org (http://www.411gina.org/twomillionreward.htm)
Go Upstate (http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/NEWS/608040361&SearchID=73252976958320)
Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, SC) 10/6/93

nanabillie
09-10-2008, 10:55 AM
http://www.411gina.org/pdf/missingponder.pdf

nanabillie
10-15-2008, 02:35 AM
http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/NEWS/610280326/1051/NEWS01
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RACHEL E. LEONARD
Staff Writer
Published: Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 9:27 a.m.


A Philadelphia businessman offering $100,000 to help solve the quadruple homicide at Superbike Motorsports soon will offer the same reward for information that helps solve the 1993 disappearance of the father of one of the Superbike victims.


Dean Ponder, who was 42 when he vanished 13 years ago, is one of 20 missing persons across the country featured in Joe Mammana's 20-day drive to solve the cases and bring justice to the victims' families.

Dean Ponder is the father of Superbike Motorsports owner Scott Ponder, who was gunned down in 2003 at his shop along with his mother, Beverly Guy, service manager Brian Lucas and mechanic Chris Sherbert.

Dean Ponder, who lived at 6851 Parris Bridge Road, disappeared after a night with friends at nearby J's Tavern, said investigator Anthony Lachica with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.
"There's people that know something that are still in the area," Lachica said. "Dean was a local guy -- born and raised here. He knew a lot of people and a lot of people knew him, and that's what makes him a good candidate for this."
Mammana is working with two organizations in his effort -- the Midwest Coalition for the Missing and the California-based GINA for Missing Persons.
Lachica made contact with the Midwest coalition in July. He later was contacted and asked whether the Sheriff's Office had anyone it would like to include in the effort, which is being dubbed the "Squeaky Wheel World Tour."
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Anyone with information on the Dean Ponder case can call the Sheriff's Office at 503-4608 or 58-CRIME.
Rachel E. Leonard can be reached at 562-7230, or
rachel.leonard@shj.com (rachel.leonard@shj.com).



This story appeared in print on page A1

nanabillie
10-15-2008, 02:37 AM
Not really new, just an addition to the story. Missing Father, then murdered son and Mother.