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Ocoee Police Solve 12-Year-Old Cold Case With Aid of Supermarket Loyalty Card, Identifying Lloyd P. Williams

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Published on August 14, 2025
Ocoee Police Solve 12-Year-Old Cold Case With Aid of Supermarket Loyalty Card, Identifying Lloyd P. WilliamsSource: Orange County Sheriff’s Office

The Ocoee Police Department, with the assistance of a supermarket loyalty card, has cracked a cold case that perplexed them for over 12 years, identifying the skeletal remains of Lloyd P. Williams, who vanished back in 2013. As per the information provided by ClickOrlando, Lloyd P. Williams was an 89-year-old man when he disappeared, leaving his son, Lancelot Williams, to embark on a relentless search for the truth from Jamaica to Central Florida, enduring years without a single lead concerning his father's whereabouts.

Retired Detective Michelle Grogan of the Ocoee police meticulously revisited the case, examining evidence, which included a Winn-Dixie loyalty card found with the skeletal remains near the Florida Turnpike in 2016. Yet, the department was without a solid lead till they persisted and subsequently identified the keys linked to Williams. "We were able to match that information to the missing person report filed with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in 2013," Grogan commented, recounting the moment of breakthrough, as detailed by WFTV.

The identification of Williams' remains has brought his family a small sense of closure after months of uncertainty. But even with this discovery, they’re still searching for answers. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear and have been officially labeled as suspicious by the medical examiner.