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Cold Cases in Columbia, South Carolina

ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Columbia, South Carolina, dated 1992 to 2024. 2 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Dail Dinwiddie (1992) and the most recent is Zelig Williams (2024).

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Unsolved 2024

Zelig Williams

Zelig Williams, a 28-year-old Broadway dancer who performed in Hamilton and MJ: The Musical, vanished on October 3, 2024, shortly after leaving his mother's home in Columbia, South Carolina.

Columbia Missing Person Age 28
Unsolved 1992

Dail Dinwiddie

Dail Dinwiddie, a 23-year-old art history graduate, vanished in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early hours of September 24, 1992, after attending a U2 concert and visiting a Five Points nightclub.

Columbia Missing Person Age 23

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