The Unsolved Disappearance of Pauline Williams: 20 Years of Silence

This is completely insane to me.  Some cases go cold. Others were never hot to begin with. And that’s the real tragedy of Pauline Williams’ disappearance.

On August 3, 2003, Pauline was last seen at a bridge on Road 155, a well-known fishing spot near Edinburg in Neshoba County, Mississippi. That was over twenty years ago. And yet, somehow, we have zero real details about what happened to her.  The surrounding town of Carthage, Mississippi has a whopping 4,600 people—somebody knows something.

She never came home. Never picked up her last paycheck. Never called. Nothing.

Her family reported her missing immediately—because unlike whoever was supposed to investigate this case, they actually cared. But here we are, two decades later, with nothing but the vague statement that “foul play is suspected.” Oh, okay. Why? Was something found at the scene? Did someone see or hear something? Or is this just the go-to phrase when law enforcement doesn’t actually have any answers?

Let’s be real: if Pauline had been a young, white woman, would we still be sitting here guessing what might have happened? Would her case have been allowed to collect dust for twenty years?

We need answers. Was Pauline alone when she was last seen? Did she meet someone at the bridge? Was there ever a real investigation? Because from the outside, it sure looks like this case was dismissed before it ever began.  Her family still deserves closure. Her community still deserves the truth. And Pauline still deserves justice.