Found Deceased TN - Riley Strain, 22, missing from a bar, Nashville, 8 March 2024

[Cryptic]

Who ever made the decision to exit him from the establishment needs to be sat down and forced to explain why he was removed without his friends escorting him…And if the exit was not normal and prevented his friend from following this also needs an explanation !

I imagine that the person sitting down would be a hard working bar manager or bar staff. They may explain that In this case, an individual was violating conduct rules. As such, he posed a danger to other customers and was then removed.

The person sitting down may further explain that they have no authority to police a wide variety of individual choices. This includes choices on alcohol consumption and choices by friends, aquantiances and associates to leave as a group.

They may also state that in an era where tabs are secured by credit cards in advance, any claims that say, Gestapo agents surrounded the innocent college students and forced them to go through a lengthy tab out process as they pleaded to be allowed to escort their friend are being uhmm.... "spun", very heavily spun.

In closing, he or she may add that..... they do not have a crystal ball and lack magic wands.

 

[MyBelle]

It’s beyond sad that Riley had friends with him and he was escorted out a different door alone…Just the small video I’ve seen appears he was under the influence of something that caused him to be disoriented severely the way he appeared walking running and falling…He should’ve never been allowed to leave unattended…Who ever made the decision to exit him from the establishment needs to be sat down and forced to explain why he was removed without his friends escorting him…And if the exit was not normal and prevented his friend from following this also needs an explanation !

I agree it is beyond sad. This case also makes me angry. Riley should have never been escorted out of the bar by the security guard. The bartender had stopped serving him alcohol and it is reported he was drinking water. I seriously doubt he was the only patron who had too much to drink in that bar.

My son was the GM of a large bar/grill in a very popular tourist area/college town. I told him about this case, and he was shocked. He said the only time his security would force a patron to leave is if they were physically fighting someone and both would be asked to leave. LE would also be notified because tourist areas are heavily patrolled by LE on foot. He also mentioned that there would always be a bunch of credit cards left behind at closing because some people would be so wasted.

JMO

 

[whitelilac]

Part of me is wondering if the body is covered in mud, which is basically red clay in Tennessee and might explain why it appears maroon, but it could still could be someone else. They pull bodies out of the river often.

I don't think police would announce this publicly if they weren't sure it was Riley.

 

[SMK777]

Yup, unlikely to be him:

Fire officials said the individual surfaced from the water wearing a “maroon colored shirt and does not fit the description of the missing student.”

If the body doesn’t match his description, a very obvious factor may have been wrong height.

 

[nao]

Moo..I think legal drinking age should be 14, that way, they learn early. I'm from UK, I could go to pubs. I came to Canada 15 yr kids drink hard liquor, but it is in hiding, drinking to get drunk.
Riley had no street smarts, possibly little drinking experience. Poor fella.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

On Sunday, Metro Nashville Police Department said they had located Strain’s bank card on an embankment along the Cumberland River near Gay St. in downtown Nashville.

Nashville PD: Bank card belonging to missing Mizzou student found along river bank

The search continued Sunday for missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain, who was last seen more than a week ago leaving a Nashville bar.

www.kshb.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769449133255922030

 

[PawneeDew]

I get a funny feeling about it. It's where his phone last pinged in an area that I would think would have been searched really well. I hope someone didn't purposely plant it there

Me, too. All the publicity.....

 

[MassGuy]

I agree it is beyond sad. This case also makes me angry. Riley should have never been escorted out of the bar by the security guard. The bartender had stopped serving him alcohol and it is reported he was drinking water. I seriously doubt he was the only patron who had too much to drink in that bar.

My son was the GM of a large bar/grill in a very popular tourist area/college town. I told him about this case, and he was shocked. He said the only time his security would force a patron to leave is if they were physically fighting someone and both would be asked to leave. LE would also be notified because tourist areas are heavily patrolled by LE on foot. He also mentioned that there would always be a bunch of credit cards left behind at closing because some people would be so wasted.

JMO

It may be a liability issue. If he were to injure someone (falling or something), the bar could be sued.

Tennessee Dram Shop Laws and Social Host Liability for Alcohol-Related Accidents

When an intoxicated person injures someone else in Tennessee, find out whether or not the third party that provided the alcohol can be held liable.

www.nolo.com

Understanding Tennessee's Dram Shop Laws

Call the Knoxville personal injury attorneys at Fox Willis Burnette, PLLC for help today if you are injured as a result of another person or business’ negligent or careless acts.

www.foxandfarleylaw.com

Dram Shop Liability Not Limited to Drivers

Remember that dram shop laws don’t just apply to driving. Any injury caused by any drunk person can lead to a dram shop lawsuit. So, if someone is drunk and falls on you, the dram shop law would apply and you could hold the business that sold the alcohol liable for your injuries, assuming you could demonstrate the other requirements of the statute.

 

[investigatefred]

I wish people followed some common sense protocols when doing these searches. They should have never handled what they found, gloves or not, as they could have interfered with potential evidence, rubbed off fingerprints, etc. And feeling the need to post to social media immediately just for clout of some sort? Call the police, don't touch things and let them handle it, period. JMO

 

[Tamalita]

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It seems to be a major problem in the Nashville bar scene. Some suggesting that the bartender or employees are involved due to how frequent it is happening. The local news has even talked about there being a "roofie problem" in the city and how implementing safe bar measures is needed.
How is Nashville addressing its roofie problem?

https://www.nashvillescene.com/news...e_d74ee210-7019-11ed-bf3e-cb8804108af5.html[/

[QUOTE="skylaker, post: 18808177, ...ille addressing its roofie problem? [/QUOTE]

People Are Being Drugged in Bars — but It’s Difficult to Prove and Prosecute

Nashville’s Sexual Assault Center hopes to mitigate the problem with its Safe Bar program

www.nashvillescene.com

I wonder if they meant height, weight, sex of individual in the statement of not fitting the description. It's possible colors could have run or been dirtied being in the river for a week. In any event, sad that if it's not Riley, that another family is facing a loss. This case has got me so obsessed that I wake up at all hours during the night to check the news. I think not knowing is so agonizing for the family. On the other had, it also gives some hope, though dim.

Just like you, I think of all these missing cases a lot. I get my husband confused when I talk about them because there are SO MANY missing!! It's heartbreaking....

 

[shetalksinstereo]

Some homeless people live down there on the embankment from what I understand. Someone either threw it over the edge of the wall to discard it or it was left there by a homeless person with other trash. Odd how only his one card was found and nothing else from his wallet. I guess they only took what they could use for criminal purposes.

Here's to hoping the can get some kind of additional physical evidence from the card, prints etc. I don't think that it was disclosed if his card had been swiped anywhere after her left 32B, has it?

 

[MyBelle]

It’s a liability issue. If he were to injure someone (falling or something), the bar could be sued.

Tennessee Dram Shop Laws and Social Host Liability for Alcohol-Related Accidents

When an intoxicated person injures someone else in Tennessee, find out whether or not the third party that provided the alcohol can be held liable.

www.nolo.com

It is reported the bar stopped serving him alcohol and he had two glasses of water. The reason they did that was because of liability. I've heard no reports that Riley was fighting anyone in that bar. None of the video shows him fighting with anyone outside of the bar.

I think the bar does have liability because they forced him to leave even though he wasn't doing anything wrong.

JMO

 

[Sincerely]

Here is a link to the area where the credit card was found. It shows the area and the trash.
Published on March 12, 2024

Nashville man works to clean up trash from homeless camps along Cumberland River without city help

“That’s kind of all we’re asking for, we’re not asking for feet on the ground down there, we can have volunteers, but dumpsters would be great, trash bags, rakes."

www.wsmv.com

 

[MassGuy]

It is reported the bar stopped serving him alcohol and he had two glasses of water. The reason they did that was because of liability. I've heard no reports that Riley was fighting anyone in that bar. None of the video shows him fighting with anyone outside of the bar.

I think the bar does have liability because they forced him to leave even though he wasn't doing anything wrong.

JMO

He could have accidentally hurt himself, someone else, or detracted from other people’s enjoyment. It’s not uncommon for a drunk person to bump into other people, or throw up.

Just because he’s cut off doesn’t mean that he’s really cut off either.

I’ve seen people thrown out for just about everything from falling asleep to stumbling around. People being chucked from bars likely happens thousands of times every weekend in America.

They escorted him out, and gave his friend an opportunity to leave with him. This appears to have been done by the book.

 

[MyBelle]

He could have accidentally hurt himself, someone else, or detracted from other people’s enjoyment. It’s not uncommon for a drunk person to bump into other people, or throw up.

Just because he’s cut off doesn’t mean that he’s really cut off either.

I’ve seen people thrown out for just about everything from falling asleep to stumbling around. People being chucked from bars likely happens thousands of times every weekend in America.

They escorted him out, and gave his friend an opportunity to leave with him. This appears to have been done by the book.

BBM. I've seen no evidence any of that happened in this case.

We'll agree to disagree.

JMO

 

[MassGuy]

BBM. I've seen no evidence any of that happened in this case.

We'll agree to disagree.

JMO

That’s precisely my point. They prevented that from happening.

 

[Cryptic]

I think the bar does have liability because they forced him to leave even though he wasn't doing anything wrong.

Being overly intoxicated poses a risk to others.

 

[whitelilac]

I was just thinking....the homeless man who saw Riley falling over in a bush, he said that afterwards he heard a "commotion" and yelled up the slope, with some guy answering back, "he's ok, just a drunk".

What was the "commotion" about? Was there yelling, a struggle? what sounds were involved?
Was Riley being accosted, attacked, mugged? Or was he just frightened, perhaps scared of the guy so he reacted?

 

[MyBelle]

Being overly intoxicated poses a risk to others.

Yes, it does. Which is why LE is investigating the Bar.

JMO

Officials investigate if missing Missouri student Riley Strain was overserved at Nashville bar

Country music star Luke Bryan’s Nashville bar is under investigation over whether Strain, 22, was overserved alcohol before he was asked to leave and later vanished on March 8.

www.nbcnews.com

“We are investigating whether Mr. Strain was served alcohol while he was visibly intoxicated,” Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission communications director Aaron Rummage told NBC News on Wednesday.

Strain was asked to leave the bar at 9:45 p.m. on March 8 and told his friends he was walking back to his hotel, his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, told NBC affiliate WSMV of Nashville. Whiteid said in an interview on “Top Story with Tom Llamas” on Tuesday that Strain never made it back to the hotel.

 

[prayingforsafety]

I wonder if they meant height, weight, sex of individual in the statement of not fitting the description. It's possible colors could have run or been dirtied being in the river for a week. In any event, sad that if it's not Riley, that another family is facing a loss. This case has got me so obsessed that I wake up at all hours during the night to check the news. I think not knowing is so agonizing for the family. On the other had, it also gives some hope, though dim.

that hope is why I hope they find the body...it's the hope that can be dangerous