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Blayze Williams speaks 15 years after the disappearance of her bikie boss dad Steve Williams

Fifteen years after the disappearance of her dad, notorious bikie Steve Williams, Blayze Williams speaks about the pain of still not knowing and how she’s helping other families of missing persons.

Blayze Williams, daughter of notorious Gypsy Jokers bikie Steve Williams, who disappeared 15 years ago. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Blayze Williams, daughter of notorious Gypsy Jokers bikie Steve Williams, who disappeared 15 years ago. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Fifteen years after her father disappeared, Blayze Williams is still tormented by how Steve Williams may have been murdered.

The 28-year-old daughter of notorious former Gypsy Joker boss Steve Williams, said she thought at least once a day about the way her father might have been killed.

“People don’t realise that the family (of murder victims) think of them every single day for the rest of their lives, at least once a day, and imagine exactly what happened to their loved ones,” Ms Williams said.

She simply wants to know what happened to her dad, locate his remains and lay him to rest so her family can finally have closure.

Her father was one of the most prominent bikers in Adelaide until the then 38-year-old went missing, after his boss dropped him at the Gepps Cross Hotel on June 14, 2005.

His white Ford Falcon was later found abandoned in the hotel car park.

Police believe he was murdered at a Gillman trucking company and his body was likely removed from the business, covered in a tarpaulin in the rear of a white utility.

Investigations continue into the motive for his murder but police say he was either murdered by enemies in the bikie community or because of a book he was writing at the time.

Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club president Steve Williams in October 2003.
Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club president Steve Williams in October 2003.
Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club president Steve Williams with his daughter Blayze in October 2003.
Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club president Steve Williams with his daughter Blayze in October 2003.

Ms Williams is now living in Kudla, south of Gawler, and works as a truck driver and social media influencer. She wants to use her social media platform to help others dealing with similar trauma.

Ms Williams has started to use her YouTube channel to post videos, sharing her experience and answering questions from people struggling with the loss of a family member.

“I thought maybe if I do a channel and explain more, it might help just one or two other people feel a bit more at ease with what they’re going through,” she said.

Ms Williams said families of missing and murdered people faced ongoing battles.

“It’s not something you can move past, it’s just always going to affect you,” she said.

One of the struggles Ms Williams hopes to discuss in her upcoming videos is the effect messages from strangers have on her ongoing recovery.

“I have people message me all the time with crazy scenarios of what they think could’ve happened to him (Mr Williams),” she said.

Blayze Williams. Picture: Brenton Edwards
Blayze Williams. Picture: Brenton Edwards

“People don’t realise, if they give me a scenario to picture, even though it’s not true, the rest of that day all I’m thinking about is my dad being chainsawed into pieces.”

Ms Williams also talks of the anxiety and constant need to have her phone on her at all times.

“I have so many friends that couldn’t get their head around how ridiculously invested I was with having my phone near me all the time,” she said.

“You’re always waiting for a call. If I missed a private number phone call I’d freak out thinking I’d lost any chance of getting a hold of Dad.”

Ms Williams is almost certain she knows the person responsible for her father’s death, but said finding closure was more important than an arrest.

“You’ve got an anniversary but you’ve got nowhere to go for it, nothing to do for it … you’ve got this date that just messes your whole head up,” she said. “If I got a choice between having a body or having a conviction, I’d pick the body.”

Ms Williams encourages anyone with questions about her story or recovery to send her a message on Facebook: @blayzewilliams.

Her videos will be posted on her YouTube channel: blayzewilliams

Original URL: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/blayze-williams-speaks-15-years-after-the-disappearance-of-her-bikie-boss-dad-steve-williams/news-story/f50cf67f8c54cff26ced098c07315cd8