Missing
Merle LeRoy Ryan
Ryan in May 2009 (three years prior to his disappearance; more recent photos are unavailable)
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/17/2012
Missing location (approx) :
San Francisco, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 11/04/1958 (62)
Age at the time of disappearance: 53 years old
Height / Weight : 5'9 - 5'11, 130 - 150 pounds
Medical conditions : Ryan suffers from schizophrenia.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ryan has a receding hairline and a gray beard. He has a burn scar resembling a dimple on the top of his right hand below the index finger. He may use the names Dimitri Andropv, Moses Enoch and/or John Fitzgerald Kennedy, or the first name Demetrius.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ryan suffers from schizophrenia and has a history of wandering across the country from state to state. He is often homeless. He was arrested at a park near Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco, California on October 17, 2012; this is the last indication of his whereabouts. He has never been heard from again.
Few details are available in Ryan's case. Eugene, Oregon police are investigating.
Other information and links : ncy
Eugene Police Department
541-682-5147
September 2021 updates and sources
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe.
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California Attorney General's Office
October 12, 2004. March 23, 2019; date of disappearance corrected, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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