Family’s Desperate Plea: Help Find Missing Teen After 21 Years
The family of a missing teenager is making a heartfelt appeal for help in finally uncovering the truth about his disappearance after more than two decades. Robert Williams, who was just 15 years old at the time, vanished without a trace in March 2002 and has not been seen since. While authorities presume he is no longer alive, his family continues to search for answers and closure.
Robert was last seen leaving his home in Resolven, Neath, South Wales, on March 22, 2002. It is known that he attended a house party in the nearby village of Aberdulais the following day. His mother, Cheryl, expressed the family’s anguish, stating, I know that Robert is never coming home. I just want his body back so I can bury him. He deserves that. I don’t want him out there on his own, and we need closure as a family. Someone out there knows what happened to him. As a mother, knowing my child is lying somewhere has destroyed me emotionally and physically. I need to know what happened to him.
#APPEAL | Detectives in @SWPNeathPTalbot have renewed their appeal for Robert Williams, who has been #missing for 21 years.
Robert went missing from #Resolven on March 22, 2002, and on the week of his 37th birthday, we’re urging the community to help end his family’s agony. pic.twitter.com/kkrW9btpx6
— South Wales Police (@swpolice) September 13, 2023
Detective Inspector Dai Butt believes that the local community in Aberdulais may hold the key to unraveling the mystery surrounding Robert’s disappearance. He stated, All outstanding missing person cases remain open and are revisited periodically in case new evidence comes to light. We remain committed to finding out what happened to Robert. It is known that Robert attended a house party in Tair Felin, Aberdulais, on Saturday, March 23, 2002, where other local people were present. If you were at the party or have any information regarding Robert’s movements or disappearance, we would really like to speak to you.
Time may have passed, but Detective Inspector Butt emphasizes that even seemingly insignificant details could prove vital to the investigation and provide closure to Robert’s family. He adds, All this time without answers has been agony for them – please, if you hold information, it is not too late after all this time to come forward.
In 2011, a year-long case review concluded that Robert Williams is most likely deceased, as no evidence has emerged to suggest otherwise. However, his family refuses to give up hope, clinging to the possibility of finally uncovering the truth. They implore anyone with information to please come forward and help bring an end to their decades-long search.
As the investigation into Robert’s disappearance continues, the family remains determined to find closure and lay their son to rest. Their plea reverberates through the local community in Aberdulais, hoping that someone will come forward with the crucial information needed to solve this enduring mystery.
