Overview
- Palm Beach County cold‑case detectives identified Warren Gilbert Williams Jr. as a new person of interest based on a tip that he was remodeling a nearby home and left to buy cigarettes at Belk’s the day Christy disappeared.
- On February 25, investigators searched Williams’ former Lake Worth Beach property using cadaver dogs, ground‑penetrating radar, and by excavating a concrete pad, and they reported no human remains or evidence.
- Authorities emphasized they currently have no physical or testimonial evidence directly linking Williams to Christy’s disappearance.
- Williams was a convicted child sex offender with prison terms in Florida and Alabama, and he died in custody in 2016.
- Detectives say multiple persons of interest remain under review and renewed public appeals for tips, noting Christy’s mother is critically ill and that Williams’ son has offered to cooperate.