FBI Searching In Stafford For Boys Missing Since 1975: Report

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ - The FBI has added two boys who disappeared from Burlington County more than 42 years ago to its list of missing persons, according to the FBI's missing persons website.

Steven Anderson, then 17 and David Williams, then 12, both went missing from the New Lisbon State School on April 7, 1975. Both boys had developmental disabilities and could not care for themselves without supervision, the website states.

News 12 New Jersey reported that FBI personnel were in the area of Mayetta Landing Road near Route 9 in Stafford Township today searching for the missing boys.

Stafford Township police referred all questions to the FBI. FBI spokesperson Doreen Holder said investigators were in the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in Stafford, but she did not release the reason for the search.

Steven had a chipped front tooth. He was known to have trouble communicating. Steven was last seen wearing a blue hooded jacket and blue pants. He weighed 140 pounds and was 5 feet, 8 inches tall at the time of his disappearance.

David wore a helmet to protect his head. He was an epileptic who suffered grand mal seizures without his daily medication. He weighed 113 pounds and was five feet tall at the time of his disappearance.

The boys were roommates and were last seen at roughly 4:15 p.m., walking towards their residence from a nearby ball field where they had been playing with staff members, according to the FBI website.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Atlantic City, New Jersey, Resident Agency of the FBI, at (609) 677-6400, your local FBI office, or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
Field Office: Newark

Photos: Courtesy of the FBI.