William Henry Forshee Sr., 47, vanished on April 16, 1973, after leaving Miami for an overnight fishing trip to Marco Island. He was in an 18-foot outboard with his 17-year-old son William Jr. and two other men identified as Minni (or Benny) Gaskins and DeWitt Lewis. The four set out but never returned.

Their truck, a green 1969 Ford F100, and the boat trailer were later found abandoned at Captain’s Landing Marina on Marco Island, yet the boat and the men were never located. William Sr. was noted as having a missing right eye and a right leg shortened from a previous accident. Despite extensive searches, no trace of the boat or occupants has been found and the case is classified as lost/injured missing.

Anyone who knew the group, their plans that week, or who has information about that trip is asked to come forward.