{"id":80233,"date":"2026-06-11T17:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/1972-murder-of-william-collins-remains-unsolved-cold-case\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:07:31","slug":"1972-murder-of-william-collins-remains-unsolved-cold-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/1972-murder-of-william-collins-remains-unsolved-cold-case\/","title":{"rendered":"1972 Murder of William Collins Remains Unsolved Cold Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>More than five decades have passed since the unsolved murder of William L. Collins, a case that continues to challenge New Castle County investigators.<\/p><p>The 29-year-old man was found dead on June 11, 1972, when police officers were called to Pigeon Point Road near the former C&#038;E Minerals Inc. chemical plant in New Castle. The incident occurred in the Port of Wilmington community area.<\/p><p>Despite the passage of time, law enforcement officials have not closed the case and continue seeking information that could lead to answers in Collins&#8217; death. The investigation remains active as a cold case homicide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Castle County Police continue investigating the decades-old murder of 29-year-old William L. Collins. The victim was discovered on June 11, 1972, near a chemical plant on Pigeon Point Road in New Castle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":80232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781212050960.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-kS5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60907,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/new-castle-county-police-seek-help-in-2002-double-murder-cold-case\/","url_meta":{"origin":80233,"position":0},"title":"New Castle County Police Seek Help in 2002 Double Murder Cold Case","author":"Admin","date":"May 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Authorities are asking for public assistance in solving the unsolved murders of Hydge Green, 32, and Damon Allen, 25, who were killed in the Dunleith community on May 2, 2002. 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