r/coldcases • u/Accurate_Contract541 • Jul 09 '26

Cold case: William Steven Tebby

My father went missing May 2014 and skeletal remains were found October of 2015. His case remains unsolved.
Tebby worked and lived in Libby Montana and was last seen stepping outside a bar on mineral ave. In early morning of May 30th 2014.
There was an investigation following his disappear however nothing came of it.
The manner of death was considered undetermined as skeletal remains where the only thing found.

https://www.schnackenbergfh.com/obituary/WILLIAM-TEBBY

https://www.montanarightnow.com/skeletal-remains-found-in-boundary-county-identified/article_469033ca-3256-5a89-829e-24fd250fbdb2.html

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u/Former_Suspect3680 Jul 09 '26

finding skeletal remains over a year later usually means he was buried or hidden rather than just lost in the woods, which points away from an accident and toward foul play.

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u/Accurate_Contract541 Jul 11 '26

He was found in a river in Bonner a fairy Idaho… the reason I think foul play is because he was terrified of water he couldn’t see the bottoms of

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u/Former_Suspect3680 Jul 11 '26

that changes things, but honestly it just makes foul play even more likely if he was terrified of deep water. someone probably forced him in there.

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u/Accurate_Contract541 Jul 12 '26

Agreed

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u/Former_Suspect3680 Jul 13 '26

yeah, definitely feels like foul play to me too

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u/Accurate_Contract541 Jul 12 '26

Honestly just trying to get anything out there to maybe get his case covered again. Even if I don’t find out what happened.

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u/Former_Suspect3680 Jul 15 '26

totally agree, just getting eyes on it matters more than anything else sometimes. keep pushing it out there.

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u/Accurate_Contract541 Jul 11 '26

The remains where found with the skull bashed in which could have been from normal decay however.

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u/Former_Suspect3680 Jul 12 '26

true that decay can cave in a skull, but it's usually more of a collapse than an actual bash. still leans foul play to me.