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This person was missing Missing Since 10/31/2001

Missing Since:

Missing Since 10/31/2001

Missing From:

Missing From Fort Wayne, Indiana

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Male

Race:

Race Black

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 01/29/1979 (45)

Age:

Age 22 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 5’11, 135 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly a gold wedding band and white sneakers.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Bryant’s left ear is pierced. He has a horizontal scar on the bottom of his left elbow. Bryant has a tattoo of the word “Troop” on his upper left bicep. The words “Bryant Family Tree” are tattooed on his back; the phrase has branches extending from it with the names “Tyrone Bryant,” “Bethany Bryant,” and “Javin Bryant” written in black on the branches. Bryant’s nickname is Ty-Tone.

Details of Disappearance:

Bryant disappeared from his home near Lafayette Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2002. He had a troubled past, involving gangs and drugs in Detroit, and arrests in Fort Wayne. When he vanished, he was wanted for breaking his probation. His family reported him missing because it was unusual for him to not contact them. Police first thought he ran away, but his family disagreed.

Bryant was living with his girlfriend at the time. In 2006, she killed herself and left notes claiming she and Bryant argued, she called someone, and that person came and killed Bryant. She said they hid his body so it would never be found, but she didn’t name the killer or say exactly when or where it happened. The house where they lived is gone now. Police suspect Bryant was murdered, but the case is still unsolved.

Agency:

Fort Wayne Police Department 260-427-1202

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