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Law Student Found Dead In Car After Being Missing For Almost A Week

He was a 'beloved' member of the law school community.

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We’ve got some sad news to report out of Massachusetts today, where a promising young law student was found dead in his car.

Nicholas Williams, 25, a third-year student at Suffolk University Law School, was reported as missing almost a week before he was was found. According to the Boston Police Department, a missing persons report was filed after Williams failed to appear for his weekend job as an advocacy intern. WISN TV has more information:

Authorities said they do not suspect foul play in the death of 25-year-old Nicholas Williams, who was last seen Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Beverly Williams said detectives told her that her step-son likely died of sarcoidosis, the medical condition that took his hearing and later affected his vision.

Williams said her step-son didn’t have his medication with him when he was reported missing.

Nicholas Williams

Williams was the editor-in-chief of Dicta, the Suffolk Law student newspaper, an officer in the Student Bar Association, and a member of the Black Law Students Association. Marisa Kelly, the acting president of Suffolk University, said Williams was a “beloved member of the law school community with a genuine love of learning” who “embraced opportunities to engage in the law school community.”

“As a community, we mourn for Nicholas and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and to all those who knew and loved him,” Kelly said. “He was a friend to many students, sharing his smiles and good-natured personality with all he encountered.”

We here at Above the Law would like to extend our condolences to Nicholas Williams’s family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time.

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Missing editor of Suffolk law school student newspaper found dead [Boston Globe]
Boston college student with Milwaukee ties found dead [WISN TV]

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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