The Day Zelig Vanished

The Day Zelig Vanished

Author: NBC News July 27, 2026 Duration: 40:37
On October 3, 2024, 28-year-old Broadway performer Zelig Williams disappeared from Columbia, South Carolina. He was last seen by his mother, Kathy Williams, when he left her house around 9:50 that morning. After he failed to return home, Kathy filed a missing person’s report with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The next night, Zelig’s car was discovered at the Palmetto Trailhead with some of his belongings inside. Despite extensive searches, no trace of Zelig has been found, and the investigation remains active. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz speaks with Zelig’s loved ones and Investigator JP Smith of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Zelig Williams is about 5’9” and 175 lbs., with brown eyes. He would be 29 today. Anyone with information regarding his disappearance is asked to contact the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at 803-576-3000 or Midland Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. Get more information and see pictures of Zelig Williams here: https://www.nbcnews.com/datelinemissing

In Dateline: Missing In America, veteran correspondent Josh Mankiewicz delves into the unsettling and unresolved stories of people who have vanished. This NBC News production turns the microphone toward the families and friends living with an agonizing absence, giving voice to their memories and their relentless search for answers. The cases explored aren't cold files from a vault; they are active puzzles, often brought forward by the podcast's own audience through social media, representing a direct plea for public attention. Each installment is a deep, narrative examination of a single life and the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. You'll hear the nuanced details-the last known moments, the personal habits, the specific clues that investigators are still pursuing. The power of this podcast lies in its collaborative hope: that by sharing these stories widely, a listener might recognize a detail, recall a fragment, and finally provide the missing piece. It’s a sobering but crucial journey into the heart of American true crime, where every piece of information matters and someone, somewhere, might hold the key.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 38

Dateline: Missing in America
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Duration: 32:57
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Duration: 42:36
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Duration: 30:03
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MISSING: Heidi Planck [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:50
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Introducing Dateline: Missing in America [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:52
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