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Brian Richard Bleyl










Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021



Missing Person Case September 2021


Brian, approximately 1981; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 43 (approximately 2011); Stephen Wilson, approximately 1989




Date reported missing : 02/28/1981

Missing location (approx) :
Phoenix, Arizona
Missing classification : Non-Family Abduction
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White


DOB : 12/02/1968 (52)
Age at the time of disappearance: 12 years old
Height / Weight : 4'11, 100 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A light blue t-shirt with the words "GUHSD Physical Education Department", dark blue warm-up pants with a white stripe on the sides, and blue sneakers.
Medical conditions : Brian is diabetic and requires insulin to regulate his condition. He needs to inject 30 units of insulin a day and, if he goes more than a few days without it, he will slip into a diabetic coma and eventually die.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian male. Blond/brown hair, brown eyes.





Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Brian disappeared while collecting money while working his Phoenix Gazette newspaper route in Phoenix, Arizona at approximately 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 1981. He was riding his bicycle and was last seen in the area of north 9th Avenue and west Myrtle Avenue. He has never been heard from again. The day after his disappearance, his bike was found in an alley in the 1100 block of west Glendale.
Stephen Michael Wilson was arrested in 1989 and charged with Brian's abduction, molestation and murder. A photograph of Wilson is posted below this case summary. He allegedly confessed to three witnesses, one of them his doctor, about his role in Brian's case. Wilson, who was openly gay, reportedly became enrAge at the time of disappearance: d and attacked Brian after the boy made homophobic remarks to him and threw rocks at his home.
Brian's bicycle was found a few yards from Wilson's apartment, and neighbors reported seeing the boy near the apartment around the time he vanished, but there were no bloodstains or any other physical evidence to indicate that a crime had been committed. A jury acquitted Wilson of all charges in 1990. He died of AIDS-related causes in 1994. He maintained his innocence in Brian's case until the end.
Brian was a sixth-grade student at Orangewood Elementary School in 1981, and lived in the 900 block of west Myrtle Avenue. He has five siblings. He has never been located and his disappearance remains unsolved. Foul play is suspected.


Other information and links : ncy

Phoenix Police Department
602-261-8042
602-261-6141



September 2021 updates and sources

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The Arizona Republic
Operation Lookout
The Phoenix New Times
USA Today
Phoenix Police Department




Updated 6 times since October 12, 2004. September 8, 2017; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : , Medical conditions : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.