Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 02/16/2002
- Missing From:
- Missing From Lahaina, Hawaii
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 11/04/1978 (46)
- Age:
- Age 23 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 6’2, 170 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description A puka shell necklace, white shorts, and no shoes or socks.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Newlin normally wears his hair in a ponytail. His tongue is pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- In February 2002, college senior Ryan Newlin went to Hawaii with friends for a concert. He was a big fan of the band String Cheese Incident and had seen them over 100 times.
On the night of the concert, he took a lot of LSD. He quickly became confused and disoriented, telling a security guard, “I don’t know where I am,” before running off. He left all his belongings behind.
A police officer saw him yelling nearby, but then he disappeared. He was last seen sitting on a bench. He had no money or ID with him.
His friends searched for two days before reporting him missing. A big search turned up nothing, and though there were some unconfirmed sightings, his disappearance remains a mystery. He had a girlfriend who was pregnant with his child at the time. His family says he wasn’t a regular drug user. The case remains unsolved.
- Agency:
- Maui Police Department
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 02/16/2002