Williams was last seen in Chapel Hill, North Carolina sometime during March 2002. She has never been heard from again. She led a transient lifestyle at the time of her disappearance, but she always stayed in the Chapel Hill area and kept in touch with her family. She frequented the north side of the city, particularly drug areas. She usually lived with friends, but sometimes would stay temporarily with relatives. She occasionally resorted to prostitution to support her drug habit.

When Williams's mother last saw her, Williams had a black eye. She assured her mother everything was fine, and agreed to move back in with her family. Her roommate later noticed Williams's bags packed and by the door, but Williams never took them away or moved back in with her mother.

Little information is available in Williams's case, but authorities believe foul play may have been involved in her disappearance.