Disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos

On September 4, 2018, actor, director, and producer Tyler Perry offered a $200,000 reward for any information leading to the location of the men or an arrest in the case.

Al Sharpton of the National Action Network and Ben Jealous of the NAACP also joined Perry in raising awareness of the case.

[4] Williams's roommate, Jason Gonzalez, says he spoke to Terrance on the phone on the evening of Sunday, January 11, before heading to bed.

Williams, who had attended a party that evening at a co-worker's house, did not then have a valid driver's license after being cited for driving under the influence, and the registration on his car had expired.

Shortly afterward, Williams's aunt was able to track down his Cadillac, which had been towed from Naples Memorial Cemetery after obstructing traffic.

Calkins was witnessed returning to the cemetery between fifteen minutes and an hour later, and moving the Cadillac from a parking spot to the side of the road.

[5] The cemetery employees recalled the stop happening at 9 or 10 am, a claim which is seemingly supported by the fact that Williams' shift that day was scheduled to begin at 10 am.

Calkins claimed that he returned to the Cadillac, and discovered that the proper registration was not in the car, and that he felt deceived, so he called Circle K from his work-issued cell phone and asked to speak to Williams.

[2] A new lead in the case surfaced when the Mexican Consulate in Miami contacted Marcia to tell her about another man who had vanished in a similar fashion.

[10] The reason for leaving Santos at a Circle K is unclear, as his place of work was close by and his foreman was on the way to pick him and his brothers up from the scene of the car accident.

[2] In either case, there is no evidence that Santos ever arrived at the Circle K.[6] Calkins' location after leaving the site of the accident was uncertain or unaccounted for nearly two hours.

[5] Further suspicion was cast on Calkins when a recording of his call to dispatch requesting the tow of Williams's car revealed further conflicting statements.

[15][16] Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry went on Al Sharpton's MSNBC talk show to discuss the disappearances, offering a $200,000 reward for information in connection with the cases.

Although the Crump team attempted to appeal, a judge dismissed the case and ruled that Marcia Williams had to pay Calkins around $5,600 for costs related to the lawsuit.

[3] One theory posited by the Sheriff's Department is that both men left of their own accord to avoid trouble with the law, as Santos was undocumented and Williams had a warrant related to unpaid child support.

The term originated in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, and describes the practice of police driving individuals to the edge of town or outside of city limits, and abandoning them to find their own way home.

[19] The practice came to light in 2000, when an Indigenous Canadian man named Darrel Night reported being picked up by police after leaving a party, driven to the outside of town, and then dropped off in a rural area in freezing conditions.

[20] 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.

[23] One anonymous former sheriff's office employee has suggested additional people besides Calkins may have been involved in the men's disappearances, although no evidence has been uncovered to support this.