Terrance Williams was 27 years old when he went missing in January 2004. Learn more about the disappearance and accident of the Tennessee man missing from Florida, and his recent update in 2022.
Williams was last seen being arrested by then-Deputy in the Collier County Sheriff’s Department, Steve Calkins. Calkins claimed to have dropped Williams at the Circle K convenience store.
The disappearance has been a topic of high interest and has been covered in a number of tv shows including Disappeared, Dateline NBC, and Anderson Cooper 360.
American actor and director Tyler Perry discussed the disappearance on the Al Sharpton’s talk show and offered a $200,000 reward for the information in the case. The case was documented in the series Never Seen Again’s pilot episode.
What Happened To Terrance Williams?
Terrance Williams went missing on January 12, 2004, from Naples, Florida. His roommate emailed his mother when he did not return home after the last speaking to him on January 11.
Williams was born on January 17, 1976, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He moved to Naples, Florida to be near his mother. He has four children and lived in Florida with his roommate Jason Gonzalez during the time of his disappearance.
Steve Calkins was the deputy who was last seen with Williams by cemetery employees. Terrance has been missing ever since. It has been 18 years and 3 months since his disappearance.
A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Steve Calkins by the victim’s families on August 30, 2018. They are being represented by civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump.
The incident was well documented in the new series Never Seen Again, which was narrated by actor Tyler Perry. The series follows the real-life mysteries of people disappearing in thin air.
Initial Investigation Of The Disappearance
William’s Cadillac had been towed from Naples Memorial Cemetery after obstructing traffic. His aunt was able to track down the car and learned that Deputy Steve Calkins of the Collier County Sheriff’s Department had signed the tow report. It was later known that the sheriff hadn’t filed any incident report nor made any arrest.
Workers at the cemetery told that they witness Calkins pull Williams over and ask him for identification, which he did not possess. Calkins then patted Williams and put him in the back of his patrol car after asking the employees if he could leave the Cadillac in the lot.
Upon being contacted by the dispatch following the constant calls from the Williams family, Calkins claimed to have no memory of having any car towed or making any arrest on the day of the disappearance.
Disappearance Of Felipe Santos
Felipe Santos had gone missing under similar circumstances three months prior to the disappearance of Terrance Williams. He was born on January 1, 1979, in Oaxaca, Mexico, and moved to Immokalee, Florida. He was living illegally in the US before his disappearance.
Santos was 24 years old during his disappearance on October 1, 2003. He was last seen riding away with Calkins, who cited him for reckless driving with his two brothers and was involved in a minor car accident. Upon being contacted by his employers, it was discovered that the county jail never booked Santos.
Calkins claimed that he changed his mind about the arrest of Santos and left him at the local Circle K and drove off. He attributed Santos’ polite and cooperative nature to be the reason he didn’t arrest him.
The similar nature of the arrest and disappearance of Williams and Santos has raised questions about the Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Calkins, who has since been fired from the department for providing conflicting information about both cases and not cooperating with the investigation.