Missing
Ryan Blagojevic
Blagojevic, approximately 2013
Date and time person was reported missing : 03/31/2013
Missing location (approx) :
Portland, Maine
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 37 years old
Height / Weight : 6'0, 170 pounds
Medical conditions : Blagojevic is an alcoholic. He had abused alcohol since his teens and was unable to stay sober in spite of going through treatment, but he maintained a stable life up until a few years prior to his disappearance. After he sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in a car accident in 2010, he began abusing alcohol much more severely. Due to the brain damAge at the time of disappearance: from the accident, he is classified as disabled.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Blagojevic was living homeless in Portland, Maine at the time of his disappearance, staying in shelters or on the streets. On March 31, 2013, which was the Easter holiday, he was intoxicated at the shelter where he was staying. The shelter called the police because he was causing problems. The police didn't arrest him, but he was asked to leave the shelter. He has never been heard from again.
He was receiving Social Security disability payments at the time of his disappearance; his parents were his payees. He would contact them regularly by phone and they would wire money to wherever he was at, but they never heard from him after Easter 2013. His sister reported him missing in early May that year.
Blagojevic is from the Harwich, Massachusetts area and his family still lives there. He left behind a young daughter, whose mother had been his long-term girlfriend; they had broken up while she was pregnant with the child.
Due to his head injury, Blagojevic's family doesn't think he could have started a new life on his own, but they also don't believe he would have taken his own life. His sister stated the police didn't seem to take his disappearance seriously and never conducted any searches of the area for him. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Portland Police Department
207-874-8479
September 2021 updates and sources
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