The two cases that the group will focus on in Naples are the disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos who both disappeared years ago . Felipe was in an accident where Calkins was the responding officer and Calkins pulled over to question Terrance regarding the vehicle he was operating. he's offering $200k for any help in the cases of the missing Collier County men -- Felipe Santos and Terrance Williams. Prior to these disappearances, Corporal Steven Calkins had a clean disciplinary record, but he had clearly mishandled the Terrance Williams case at the very least. I believe this former cop killed these two men!!!!!!!!!!!! He was asked to write a report about what happened. Both ears are pierced. At that time, Terrance was last seen being arrested by Steve Calkins, a deputy in Collier County Sheriff's Department. Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos - Disappearances | Podcast on Spotify Sign up Log in Home Search Your Library Create Playlist Liked Songs Legal Privacy Center Privacy Policy Cookies About Ads Your Privacy Choices Cookies Preview of Spotify Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. The only thing I can think of is that Felipe was told he was being arrested and Calkins did not follow proper procedure to do so. However, Jason became worried when Terrance did not return home even on January 13 and emailed Marcia. There is NO WAY this is a coincidence!! It is widely believed that he is responsible for whatever happened to Felipe and Terrance, and he has faced several lawsuits in regards to Terrances death in particular. He disappeared after a traffic. "You know, some days are good, and some days I just can't shake it. Calkins insisted he moved the car to assist the towing company, as opposed to attempting to make it look abandoned. He was heard talking about finding a Cadillac blocking the road, but originally he had said he moved the car from the parking lot to the side of the road. SO SAD FOR THESE FAMILIES . Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, whose firm isrepresenting Terrance Williams family, said his team is pursuing other avenues for justice, including sharing information with the U.S. Department of Justice in hopes the agencywill open a federal investigation. It just doesnt seem likely. Both men were last seen being arrested by Steve Calkins, then a deputy in the Collier County Sheriff's Department, for driving without a license. Just like we see in Felipes disappearance, there is no concrete evidence of foul play here, but Terrance has not been seen since that day, walking away from Circle K. At the time of his disappearance, Terrance stood somewhere between 58 and 6 tall, and weighed between 160 and 175 pounds. She stated that, when Calkins arrived on the scene, he seemed agitated and made a comment that he was tired of handling incidences where people had no license or insurance. Shortly afterward, Williams's aunt was able to track down his Cadillac, which had been towed from Naples Memorial Cemetery after obstructing traffic. The last confirmed sighting of Felipe not by Calkins (who is an unreliable narrator at best) was at the scene of that accident. Later in the day, Felipes boss calls the jail expecting to find him and post his bail, but finds out that he was never there. They recall watching him pat Terrance down and place him into the back of his patrol car, but state that it seemed like a very amicable interaction. He was fired from the Collier County Sheriffs Office in late 2004 following an internal investigation that found he was deceptive in a polygraph and gave inconsistent statements about Williams disappearance. He was originally from Tennessee, but have moved to Naples, Florida, to be closer to his family. He was then patted down and put into the police car. They do not take Marcia seriously and bring attention to the fact that Terrance is an adult, and adults can voluntarily go missing if they so please. When the surveillance cameras were looked at, there was no sighting of Terrance or the police car. The lawsuit allowed theteam to collect vital and previously undiscovered information, Crump said in the statement. On Friday, January 16, Marcia seeks out the employees at the cemetery to see if there were any witnesses who could shed some light on what happened that night. What happened next is a mystery, but some people have their suspicions. 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With so many discrepancies and conflicts in his statement, Steve also started to be uncooperative with the investigation. Williams is described as Black, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 160 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Santos has not been seen or heard from since. Then the other disappeared of his own accord, met foul play at someone elses hand, or met some other yet unknown fate. It has been 17 and 18 years since Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos, respectively, disappeared. This case has been a favorite of internet sleuths for over a decade, so many ideas have come up and the threads of these ideas have become entwined and tangled. on the tip of your tongue here, folks. One of Terrances coworkers states that she clearly remembers Terrance leaving the party at around 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. Armed with the feeling of dread and this new information, he tries calling local hospitals and jails to see if he was picked up at some point, but comes up dry. Later in the afternoon, Felipes boss called the local jail to begin the process of getting Felipe bailed out (side note: what a good boss), and discovered that Felipe had never even been brought to the jail. The homicide happened in the Englewood Chicago neighborhood. Employees stated that Calkins patted Williams down and put him in the back of his patrol car. She drove to the Pizza Hut joint to discover her son had not gone to work for 2 days and even had not collected his paychecks. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Plus, as Calkins told and retold his stories (especially his story of dropping Terrance off) they became more and more inconsistent. Change). On January 11, 2004, Marcia drove Terrance home after working at the pizza restaurant. There is a lot to cover, and a lot of accusations to touch on. When Felipes boss went to make bail payments on his worker, the boss discovered that Steve dismissed Felipe at a nearby Circle K, which was around 4 miles away from where he was to leave Terrance just a few months later. [2], Marcia contacted workers at the cemetery, who told her that they witnessed Calkins pull Williams over and ask him for identification, which he did not have. But, as per the report, the detectives did discover a police call recording of Steve, who was allegedly making racial insults and indecent remarks while asking dispatch to have Terrances vehicle towed. Shatterdaymorn And since he did not file an arrest report for Terrance, where did he take him? He said he dropped him off at the Circle K, wow sounds familiar. Felipe Santos disappeared from North Naples on October 14,. This was exactly what happened to a 27-year-old American known as Terrance Williams and a 24-year-old Mexican identified as Felipe Santos in January 2004 and October 2003, respectively. This report was signed by the then theCollier County Sheriffs Office Corporal Steven H. Steve Calkins. [2] Following this witness statement, the Williams family repeatedly called the sheriff's department asking to speak to Calkins. The clerk allegedly told him over the phone that Williams did not work there. is going to encounter perplexing and odd, bizarre cases,' Hunter said in a phone . Much like my research with Felipe Santos, I could not dig up much information regarding Terrance Williamss earlier life. He was the father of four children and had moved to Florida, hoping to provide more financial assistance to his children. He only started to remember what happened after Internal Affairs opened an investigation. On October 1, 2003, an immigrant named Felipe Santos drove to work with his two brothers. He was wearing diamond earrings and a watch with a silver band. Connect with her at jzeitlin@gannett.com or on Twitter @JanineZeitlin. This is Andy Griffith., Crump, who has represented the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, said in the emailed statement that the civil lawsuit was more of a vehicle for discovery and truth since it was unknown if Calkins had collectible assets.. [18] A number of podcasts have explored the theory that Santos and Williams were dropped off in the nearby Everglades, and had died of exposure or other perils.[19][20][21]. The family contacted the sheriff's department, and discovered that Calkins had not filed an incident report, nor had he made an arrest. He did not have a valid license and his car registration had also expired. As of 2018, he put up a $200,000 reward for any information. Santos disappeared three months before Terrance Williams. This is something that the police are known to have done in other places, most notably in Canada, where officers would arrest indigenous men, drive them out of the city, and leave them on the side of the road to make their own way back. Santos was last seen October 14, 2003, at approximately 6:30 am. 5 talking about this. Calkins was also the last person seen with Felipe Santos, an illegal immigrant he picked up in October 2003. . Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos went missing in 2004 and 2003, respectively, under similar circumstances in Naples, Florida. The next morning, another Indigenous man named Rodney Naistus was found frozen to the ground near where Night was dropped off. They begin flooding the sheriffs office with calls begging for answers, prompting law enforcement to file a report and start looking into the case more seriously. Terrance Williams was a 27 year old father of 4 when he vanished the morning on January 12, 2004 in Naples Florida. He has several tattoos: a T above his left chest, ET on his right shoulder, and Terrance in red with blue highlights on his left forearm. Just like we see in Felipes disappearance, there is no concrete evidence of foul play here, but Terrance has not been seen since that day, walking away from Circle K. At the time of his disappearance, Terrance stood somewhere between 58 and 6 tall, and weighed between 160 and 175 pounds. Under the other umbrella is where the internet sleuths tend to gather. Despite this, the deputy insists his encounters with both Terrance and Felipe ended at the Circle-K and that he had nothing to do with their disappearances. There is no concrete evidence of foul play, and investigating officials have posited that it is possible he may be flying under the radar in order to avoid being arrested for the accident a month after Felipe disappeared, a warrant was put out for his arrest for missing a court appearance in regards to the accident. Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos are considered missing and endangered. It is a shame that they or their families will never get the justice they deserve. Felipe has never been seen again. We are confident that the information uncovered will allow the DOJ to keep the investigation of what happened to Terrance active and moving forward to earn justice for his memory and all those who loved him.. Terrance Williams was 5'8 and 160 pounds at the time of his disappearance. With no evidence linking him to the disappearance, Steves name was cleared. He has a gold crown with the letter "T" on the upper right tooth and the other upper front tooth is solid gold. 2024 in UFC. Both men were put into Calkinss cruiser. Cell phone records do not support this account. S01E05 - Matthew Weaver. Not one did one man disappear, but TWO, and they were last seen by someone who should protect a community. When Steve Calkins was asked where Felipe was, he said he let Felipe go because he was cooperative. However, they cannot provide any more details since there was no incident or arrest report filed. There have been no verifiedsightings of the men since, according to the Collier sheriffs office. This raises more alarms with investigators, because Calkins was adamant that he barely spoke to Terrance and did not even know his last name, considering he wrote unknown on the report. This fills both of them with worry when they realize that Terrance is nowhere to be found. He continues to this day to claim he was just a scapegoat, a convenient target since he was the last person to see both men. Gas stations are hubs of activity the men would have been able to get in contact with people to pick them up or get what they needed to move forward with their lives. He also had three tattoos at the time of his disappearance: the letter T on the left side of his chest, the initials ET on his right shoulder, and Terrance in red ink on his left forearm. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Just firing someone isnt going to fix their awful behavior. This is season 5 episode 3, titled Crime and Punishment.. He continues to this day to claim he was just a scapegoat, a convenient target since he was the last person to see both men. The three brothers got involved in a fender bender with another vehicle in Naples, Florida. Much like Terrance, Calkins described the encounter as being very amicable and cordial as he placed Felipe in the back of his patrol car. This is probably one of the cases where I yelled at the screen more than usual because it was that frustrating. No matter what seems to be the obvious solution here, nothing has been proven and therefore any statements here are only allegations. It has been 17 and 18 years since Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos, respectively, disappeared. On January 12, 2004 Corporal Steven Calkins pulled off to the side of the road to investigate a white Cadillac that was having engine issues. At the time he disappeared he owned a 1984 white Cadillac. They also recount that Calkins came in and asked the employees if he could leave Terrances car parked there until he could come back to have it towed, to which they allowed. He was a father of 4 children and had shifted to Florida intending to provide better financial support to his children. Felipe received tickets regarding the accident and driving without a license or insurance. His mother, and filmmaker Tyler Perry are determined to find her lost son. Calkins was also contacted by dispatch about it, and he responded that he didnt remember. Which is just sostrangely specific to me. The still-unsolved missing persons cases of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos tonight take center stage on Investigation Discovery's Deadline: Crime With Tamron Hall. The victims and their families deserve justice!!! His story: He let them out at a nearby Circle K. What happened to Felipe Santos and Terrence Williams? The Collier County Sheriff's office tells us that Corporal Steven Calkins arrested Felipe Santos in 2003 and Terrance Williams in 2004. Both men are presumed dead. Steve changed his claim and claimed to remember pulling over Terrance at about 12:15 pm on January 12, 2004, after he saw the car of the former in trouble. According to the program, Steve said the 27-year-old wanted to take him to an area Circle K, claiming he was running late for work. Calkins has never been arrested or charged in the disappearances. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and FBI had to be brought in because Calkins was a police officer. Where Was Ghostbusters Afterlife Filmed | Every Filming Location Explained! Before driving off with Williams, Calkins then asked the cemetery employees if he could leave the Cadillac in the lot. On January. He was then put into the car, just like Terrance. This is something that the police are known to have done in other places, most notably in Canada, where officers would arrest indigenous men, drive them out of the city, and leave them on the side of the road to make their own way back. However, he declines, citing that he is tired and wants to stay in for the night. On January 12, 2004 Corporal Steven Calkins pulled off to the side of the road to investigate a white Cadillac that was having engine issues. Their last known whereabouts both involve the same law enforcement officer, which has led to a lot of accusations throughout the years, and though theories may seem compelling, remember that all theories on this blog are simply theories until proven otherwise. 24 year old father Felipe Santos vanished the morning of October 1, 2003 According to Russ Sabo, Saskatoon's new police chief, evidence exists that similar drop-offs have gone on since at least the 1970s. Actor and producer Tyler Perry is offering a reward of up to $200,000 in connection with the cases. Despite searching 12 remote areas that the deputy visited outside of his route, they find no evidence. A $100,000 reward was offered by Tyler Perry for any critical tips that would help find Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos. At the time of his disappearance, Felipe was 57 and weighed around 150 pounds. After both Terrance and Felipe failed to turn up even 5 years after their disappearance, Florida law required them to be declared dead. In 2018, Marcia sued Calkins in a wrongful death lawsuit in an effort to get closure and justice for her son. After Williams disappeared, Calkins was asked to appear before a federal grand jury, but he refused to testify and later moved to Iowa. He met with a minor accident in Naples, resulting in him getting pulled over by a Collier County Sheriffs officer. To this day, Calkins maintains his innocence and believes he was wronged by the sheriffs office he was once a decorated deputy with. Terrance tries to convince his roommate, Jason Gonzalez, to go with him to the party. Also, read Where Was Ghostbusters Afterlife Filmed | Every Filming Location Explained! Sound familiar? No evidence was found. Calkins referred to the car as a homie Cadillac, and said. In his 20 years at the helm of the Collier County Sheriff's Office, former Sheriff Don Hunter said Monday the disappearances of Felipe Santos and Terrance Williams are among the top unsolved cases that continue to haunt him. Deputy Calkins stepped out of his patrol car to assess the situation when he discovered that Felipe, the driver, had no license. Before I get into these theories, its important to note that all of these theories are just speculation. Beyond that, though, there is not an abundance of information publicly available regarding who Terrance was as a person. He last worked as a masonry concrete laborer. Investigators also place a GPS inside of his patrol car to see if he went to any remote places that he could have possibly taken Terrance. The mother drove to a Pizza Hut joint to discover that her son was not going to work for two days and had not yet received his paychecks. The famed actor and filmmaker just made the announcement in Naples, FL . 2023 www.naplesnews.com. Beyond that, though, there is not an abundance of information publicly available regarding who Terrance was as a person. He claims he changed his mind about Both men were last seen in the company of now-fired CCSO deputy Steve Calkins. Marcia Williams, the mother of Terrance Williams, sued Calkins in a 2018 wrongful deathactiononbehalf of her sons estate and four children. One of the biggest advocates for this case is Tyler Perry. Calkins reportedly underwent three lie-detector tests he failed at least one of these. Terrance Williams & Felipe Santos Episode aired May 10, 2022 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary Drama Terrance Williams is last seen getting into a Florida cop's police cruiser. Employees at the Circle-K also state they never saw Terrance getting out of any sort of vehicle. His mother, and filmmaker Tyler Perry are determined to find her lost son. However, an investigation found significant contradictions in Steves account. Felipe Santos, for driving without a license. Santos, a 23-year-old Mexican laborer, was involved in a minor traffic crash in North Naples, and Calkins was the responding deputy. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. There are several theories. A $100,000 reward was offered by actor and producer Tyler Perry for critical tips that would lead to the remains of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos or to an arrest in their disappearance. Name: Felipe Santos Age: 23 years old Last seen: October 14, 2003 Location: Naples, Florida Status: Missing Age progression of Terrance Williams Felipe Santos. He states that he fell victim to coincidence. Get the latest news, stats and more about Troy Cracknell on Eurobasket, Reading Rockets, Augusta University, Augusta, Lake Norman Charter School, Augusta University S01E03 - Kelley Brannon Part 1. It makes me so mad that there is no way Calkins can be charged with anything!!! He worked all day and sent money to his family back in Mexico. It has been 17 and 18 years since Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos, respectively, disappeared. Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos went missing in 2004 and 2003, respectively, under similar circumstances in Naples, Florida, U.S. This should be put on America most wanted..since they just started up.. Terrance has a gold crown with the letter T on his upper right front tooth and his left front tooth is solid gold. Collier County Sheriffs Office Corporal Steven H. Steve Calkins. Even today neither of their bodies have been found, and Steve remains a prime suspect in the disappearance of both men. Two missing persons and one unsolved case were represented by friends and family were Felipe Santos, Terrance Williams and the late Franky Cuevas respectively. Terrances whole family was constantly searching for him and calling the police, who at first didn't help the family. Cord with zipper pulls for grip. He was last seen wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and boots. There was no evidence of him making a phone call at Circle K, and neither the employees nor the video surveillance of the building was able to identify either Steve or Terrance. The civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the victims' families claims that the two men - Terrance Williams, 27, and Felipe Santos, 24 - were taken away in a squad car by Steven Calkins, a . I can't let go of it." Eight years later, she continued working with friends and support systems for answers. Hat clip loop on exterior top of pack. I hope they find out what happened to them so their families can put them to rest!! The only theory under the former umbrella is that the cases arent related at all. Playlists from our community. The other driver in the accident also painted a different picture. He was born on January 1, 1979, in Oaxaca, Mexico, and moved to Immokalee, Florida. Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos are considered missing and endangered. Williams went. In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 14, 2003, Felipe and his brothers are making the drive to work when they get into a minor car accident. Tina Hendricks Murder: Where is Mark Olvera Now. Investigation Discovery's documentary 'Disappeared the Crime and Punishment is about the mother's struggle for her son and the investigation of the . I could maybe give more credence to the story if Calkins had just said that he dropped the men off at gas stations. This call occurs within the same hour that he allegedly drove Terrance to the Circle-K. He is a Hispanic man who stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. 15 minutes to an hour later, the deputy returned alone and moved Terrances car from the parking spot where it was left to the side of the road and requested a tow. Some people believe that means outright murder, but I have another train of thought maybe he took them somewhere rural, left them, and they succumbed to the elements. Steve claimed that he dropped off Terrance there and returned to check his car for papers. He also had three tattoos at the time of his disappearance: the letter T on the left side of his chest, the initials ET on his right shoulder, and Terrance in red ink on his left forearm. He claimed he dropped him off at a local Circle K gas station, where he saw Felipe walking towards a bank of payphones near the building. CUE (Community United Effort) Center is a nonprofit organization based out of North Carolina that assists in missing persons cases. When it was revealed that Corporal Calkins had picked Felipe up, Calkins admitted he changed his mind about arresting Felipe. Refresh the page, check Medium 's site status, or find. The residents of Naples, Florida were shocked when they found out that two men disappeared after they were last seen boarding a police car. He, along with the other driver pulled into a parking lot to exchange information. Ultimately, there is no evidence of any theory, apart from the fact that Corporal Steve Calkins is the last known point of contact with both men. Felipe has never been seen again. On the night of Sunday, January 11, 2004, Terrance is invited to go to a work party with some of his Pizza Hut coworkers. But the fact that Calkins maintains that they were both dropped off specifically at Circle K really sticks with me. Prior to these disappearances, Corporal Steven Calkins had a clean disciplinary record, but he had clearly mishandled the Terrance Williams case at the very least. He is presumed dead under Florida law, though the investigation into his disappearance is still active. Two men of color went missing from Naples, Florida (hey again, Florida) in a four month period between October 2003 and January 2004. He'd had some run-ins with the law and had lost his license for drunk driving. [2], On August 30, 2018, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Calkins. Santos was involved in a minor crash where it was discovered he had no license. After dropping Terrance off, Calkins returned to the Cadillac to look for registration and put in the request to have it towed. I truly believe he did something to these men and thought that he would get away with it!! Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos went missing in 2004 and 2003, respectively, under similar circumstances in Naples, Florida, U.S. The face of the watch was surrounded by white stones. Terrance was a 27 year old man, also had four kids, but they were living back in Tennessee with the mother of his children. Now on his second investigation, Calkins passes a polygraph and goes in for taped interviews. He had a good relationship with his parents, as evidenced by their righteous campaigning after his disappearance (which we will get to in the next section). Felipe was cited for reckless driving and driving without a license or insurance. She had also just driven his Cadillac the other day and had no issues. How I wish that the disappearance of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos could get half as much attention as this Jussie Smollett thing. The officer that reported to the scene was Corporal Steven Calkins put a pin in him, we will be discussing him at length later. The entire process was repeated with Terrance as well. Despite all of the attention, tips, and theories that have sprouted as the years have gone on, the disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos both remain unsolved why? Calkins claims he changed his mind about both arrests and last saw . It is during this investigation that they uncover an eerily-similar complaint that was filed against Calkins just three months prior. [6] Calkins claimed he followed Williams to the cemetery parking lot, and that he had asked for a ride to a nearby Circle K convenience store because he was late for work. Many people have joined her in the pursuit for justice. The logical group to jump to here is the KKK or other group with hatred towards people of color. She tried appealing this in order to move the lawsuit forward, but that appeal was denied on January 5, 2022.
