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'''William "Bill" Bishop''' (September 29, 1958 – April 21, 2018) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and urban designer. In 2018 Bishop was found unresponsive at his [[Hope Valley, Durham, North Carolina|Hope Valley Country Club]] home in [[Durham, North Carolina]]. His death is currently under criminal investigation.
== Biography ==
Bishop grew up in [[Pittsburgh]]. He worked as a metal work artist before starting business career as an [[urban designer]]. He became a prominent real estate developer in [[Hillsborough County, Florida]] and was responsible for the building of Pebble Creek, Westchase, Waterchase and Highland Park neighborhoods. He also had a prominent role in the development of FishHawk Ranch. In 2008 he moved to North Carolina to work on a master's degree in city and regional planning from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], eventually working toward his Ph.D.<ref>https://ift.tt/2DAKAfZ>
Sharp was married to Sharon Bishop, with whom he has two sons, Jefferson and Alexander. The family resided in [[Hope Valley, Durham, North Carolina|Hope Valley Country Club]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]. He and his wife separated in November 2016. Bishop filed for divorce on November 13, 2017. The divorce was granted on April 6, 2018.<ref name= herald/> He later began a relationship with clinical psychologist Julie Seel.<ref name= herald/><ref>https://ift.tt/2DFD1Va>
== Legal issues ==
In 2010 his wife filed court documents outlining Bishops' reportedly abusive behavior, including verbal abuse, death threats, threatening suicide, carrying a loaded gun around their home, and breaking possessions. The court documents filed by Sharon Bishop claimed that he was no longer taking his medications for sever depression. A judge ordered that the couple's assets be frozen and granted Sharon Bishop a domestic violence order of protection against Bishop on March 30, 2010 after Bishop had blocked his wife from having access to a marital bank account holding $150,000 and an investment account with over $2.8 million. On April 9, 2010 the order was voluntary dismissed by Bishop's wife. In March 2017 Bishop was awarded full custody of his two sons after his estranged wife had moved to Florida to receive treatment for alcoholism.<ref name= herald>https://ift.tt/34GXzIM>
== Death and investigation ==
On April 18, 2018 Bishop's 16-year-old son, Alexander, called police to report finding his father unconscious and strangled by a dog leash in the movie theater of their Hope Valley home.<ref>https://ift.tt/33F8AsH> He was taken to [[Duke University Hospital]], where he died three days later.<ref>https://ift.tt/381twxG> A North Carolina medical examiner ruled Bishop's death a homicide and said the death was caused by strangulation. A homicide investigation began six days after Bishop was found. According to search warrants, Alexander Bishop, then a student at [[Durham Academy]], called his mother five times before making the 9-1-1 call. Alexander Bishop told first responders that he found his father unconscious in their home, with the dog attached to a leash tangled around his neck.<ref>https://ift.tt/2LhfG0b> The son also claimed that his father had been emotionally abusive his entire life.<ref>https://ift.tt/35ZWL27>
Alexander Bishop was indicted by a grand jury on February 18, 2019 on a charge of first-degree murder and was arrested four days later. He was released on an $250,000 unsecured bond on February 25, 2019.<ref>https://ift.tt/2LhfGxd> A trial date has not been set.<ref>https://ift.tt/2LehWoU>
== References ==
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:American real estate businesspeople]]
[[Category:American urban planners]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Pittsburgh]]
[[Category:Deaths by strangulation in the United States]]
[[Category:Murdered businesspeople]]
[[Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni]]
[[Category:Unsolved murders in the United States]]
== Biography ==
Bishop grew up in [[Pittsburgh]]. He worked as a metal work artist before starting business career as an [[urban designer]]. He became a prominent real estate developer in [[Hillsborough County, Florida]] and was responsible for the building of Pebble Creek, Westchase, Waterchase and Highland Park neighborhoods. He also had a prominent role in the development of FishHawk Ranch. In 2008 he moved to North Carolina to work on a master's degree in city and regional planning from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], eventually working toward his Ph.D.<ref>https://ift.tt/2DAKAfZ>
Sharp was married to Sharon Bishop, with whom he has two sons, Jefferson and Alexander. The family resided in [[Hope Valley, Durham, North Carolina|Hope Valley Country Club]] in [[Durham, North Carolina]]. He and his wife separated in November 2016. Bishop filed for divorce on November 13, 2017. The divorce was granted on April 6, 2018.<ref name= herald/> He later began a relationship with clinical psychologist Julie Seel.<ref name= herald/><ref>https://ift.tt/2DFD1Va>
== Legal issues ==
In 2010 his wife filed court documents outlining Bishops' reportedly abusive behavior, including verbal abuse, death threats, threatening suicide, carrying a loaded gun around their home, and breaking possessions. The court documents filed by Sharon Bishop claimed that he was no longer taking his medications for sever depression. A judge ordered that the couple's assets be frozen and granted Sharon Bishop a domestic violence order of protection against Bishop on March 30, 2010 after Bishop had blocked his wife from having access to a marital bank account holding $150,000 and an investment account with over $2.8 million. On April 9, 2010 the order was voluntary dismissed by Bishop's wife. In March 2017 Bishop was awarded full custody of his two sons after his estranged wife had moved to Florida to receive treatment for alcoholism.<ref name= herald>https://ift.tt/34GXzIM>
== Death and investigation ==
On April 18, 2018 Bishop's 16-year-old son, Alexander, called police to report finding his father unconscious and strangled by a dog leash in the movie theater of their Hope Valley home.<ref>https://ift.tt/33F8AsH> He was taken to [[Duke University Hospital]], where he died three days later.<ref>https://ift.tt/381twxG> A North Carolina medical examiner ruled Bishop's death a homicide and said the death was caused by strangulation. A homicide investigation began six days after Bishop was found. According to search warrants, Alexander Bishop, then a student at [[Durham Academy]], called his mother five times before making the 9-1-1 call. Alexander Bishop told first responders that he found his father unconscious in their home, with the dog attached to a leash tangled around his neck.<ref>https://ift.tt/2LhfG0b> The son also claimed that his father had been emotionally abusive his entire life.<ref>https://ift.tt/35ZWL27>
Alexander Bishop was indicted by a grand jury on February 18, 2019 on a charge of first-degree murder and was arrested four days later. He was released on an $250,000 unsecured bond on February 25, 2019.<ref>https://ift.tt/2LhfGxd> A trial date has not been set.<ref>https://ift.tt/2LehWoU>
== References ==
[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:American real estate businesspeople]]
[[Category:American urban planners]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Pittsburgh]]
[[Category:Deaths by strangulation in the United States]]
[[Category:Murdered businesspeople]]
[[Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni]]
[[Category:Unsolved murders in the United States]]
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