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William Guidi disappeared one day without a trace. In spite of a massive search, he never turned up until his remains were discovered this weekend.

WORTHINGTON – State police have spent the past several days investigating a wooded area off West Street where clothing and human remains were found late Friday afternoon, the Gazette has learned.

The remains were discovered by town resident Pete Anderson and were located in close proximity to the former home of 64-year-old William W. Guidi, whose disappearance in April prompted massive search efforts in Worthington, Chesterfield and Huntington. In July, The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported:

Monumental search efforts in western Hampshire County involving hundreds of police officers and volunteers, helicopters and bloodhounds proved fruitless after he vanished during the weekend of April 26-27.

Search parties found no trace of Guidi in the woods around his home, 20 miles west of Northampton. His purple-and-yellow Trek 9000 dual-suspension bike remains missing. Law enforcement officials say they have exhausted leads and places to search, though an investigation into Guidi’s disappearance remains open and ongoing, according to the Northwestern district attorney’s office.

Those familiar with the rugged terrain of Worthington say it is not hard to imagine something going wrong in the quiet places Guidi roved. But the missing bike, which he may or may not have taken with him, bothers them.

“I have a feeling that someone may have that bike because we did cover all that territory,” said Peter Martindale, a former trail boss for the Worthington Snowmobile Club who helped map routes for state police when they arrived en masse in April. “If that bike hasn’t been found by us, then where is it? That’s what I want to know.”