Deceased/Not Found TX - Sgt. Richard Halliday, 21, Fort Bliss (El Paso), 24 Jul 2020

Eight years of Dateline's Missing in America: 169 still missing

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Private Richard Halliday was last seen on July 23, 2020, leaving his on-post barracks room at the Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas. The 21-year-old, who was assigned to D Battery, 1-43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bliss, was initially reported AWOL after he failed to report for duty the next day. But it wasn’t until Day 36, more than a month after Richard was last seen, that his parents Robert and Patricia Halliday were made aware that he was missing. Richard’s mother Patricia told Dateline they called Richard’s commander at Fort Bliss to find out why they hadn’t heard from their son. They were told he went AWOL. On September 1, 2020, CID special agents assumed the investigation from the Fort Bliss Directorate of Emergency Services after assistance was requested. Richard is described as being 5’9” tall and weighing 162 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. Over the last year, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command completed 65 subpoenas and conducted five search warrants in an effort to find Richard, according to a recent press release from Fort Bliss. Richard’s family has created their own tip hotline (941) 677-0060 and the Facebook page “Find Richard Halliday” in the hope of collecting information that could lead to their son. Patricia goes “live” on the page often with updates about Richard’s case or to make a plea for any new tips. Richard is described as being 5’9” tall and weighing 162 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. The U.S. Army is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for credible information that leads to his whereabouts. His family is offering at least an additional $10,000. Anyone with information on Richard’s whereabouts is asked to call the Fort Bliss CID Office at 915-568-1700, the Fort Bliss Military Police at 915-744-1237 or anonymously submit information at https://www.cid.army.mil/report-a-crime.html. You can also call the family’s “Find Richard Halliday” hotline at (941) 677-0060.
 
JAN 19, 2022
DVIDS - News - Fort Bliss updates case on missing Soldier, last accounted for July 23, 2020 (dvidshub.net)
The search continues for U.S. Army Pvt. Richard Halliday, who has been missing since July 2020. Fort Bliss Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents, along with partnered law enforcement agencies, remain committed to pursue all available and credible leads in his search. Despite numerous searches and intensive investigative efforts, to date the investigation into Pvt. Halliday’s whereabouts has not produced any credible information.

Over the last 18 months since his disappearance investigators completed more than 240 interviews and 71 subpoenas and actioned six search warrants on financial institutions, email accounts, telephone numbers, and social media accounts associated with Pvt. Halliday. Despite these efforts, Private Halliday remains in a “Missing” status.

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JAN 20, 2022
Fort Bliss soldier still missing 18 months on | Stars and Stripes
The military has reiterated an appeal for information on the whereabouts of a Fort Bliss soldier who went missing 18 months ago.

Despite “numerous searches and intensive investigative efforts” since then, investigators have yet to uncover any credible information regarding the disappearance of Pvt. Richard Halliday, a statement said Wednesday.

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FEB 9, 2022
Reward increased for information on missing Fort Bliss soldier | KDBC (cbs4local.com)
A reward has been increased by $50,000 for information on the missing Fort Bliss soldier Pvt. Richard Halliday.

The total reward is now $125,000.

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division increased the reward on Wednesday.

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REWARD INCREASED TO $50,000 FOR INFORMATION ON MISSING FORT BLISS SOLDIER | Article | The United States Army
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“We want to find Private Halliday and bring him home to his family,” said SA Marlon Soto, the Resident Agent-in-Charge of the Fort Bliss CID Office. “We continue to ask for the public’s assistance in providing any credible information that might lead to finding Private Halliday.”

Halliday is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland and has passports for both countries. Coordination with the Department of State revealed Halliday’s Ireland Passport expired in May 2020, and to date, no renewal applications have been received.

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JUL 22, 2022
Two years ago is the last time Patricia Halliday heard her son’s voice.

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Halliday told CBS4 she quickly noticed a change when Richard arrived at Fort Bliss following a deployment in Qatar.

“So, he went from very happy to going to the leadership is really bad, and I don't want anything to do with the Army,” said Halliday.

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In January of 2020, six months before his disappearance, Richard was arrested on charges of driving drunk.

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A few months later, he was disciplined for going into Mexico and recieved a general officer memorandum of reprimand, also known as a GOMOR.

As a result, his mother said the Army began processing him out of the service but before that could happen, Richard went missing.

His parents didn't learn of his disappearance for another 36 days.

They reached out to Fort Bliss and were told their son was a deserter.

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She hopes for an official response from Fort Bliss about what happened to her son.

"At the end of the day at least I want my son’s body," said Halliday.

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DEC 5, 2022

Richard Halliday

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Private Richard Halliday was last seen on July 23, 2020, leaving his on-post barracks room at Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas. The 21-year-old, who was assigned to D Battery, 1-43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command, was initially reported AWOL after he failed to report for duty the next day. It wasn’t until day 36 – more than a month after Richard was last seen – that his parents, Robert and Patricia Halliday, were made aware that he was missing. Patricia told Dateline they called Richard’s commander at Fort Bliss to find out why they hadn’t heard from their son and were told he went AWOL. Major General Bernabe told Dateline that mistakes were made in the early stages of the investigation, including failing to contact the Halliday family when Richard went missing. On September 1, 2020, CID special agents assumed the investigation from the Fort Bliss Directorate of Emergency Services after assistance was requested. In 2021, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command completed 65 subpoenas and conducted five search warrants in an effort to find Richard, according to a press release from Fort Bliss. In 2022, the U.S. Army increased the reward from $25,000 to $50,000 for credible information leading to Richard’s whereabouts. The family created the Facebook page ‘Find Richard Halliday’ in the hope of collecting information that could lead to their son. There, they posted that “the reward was doubled from $50k to $100,000.00 by a private US business group, mostly owned by Veterans.” According to recent posts, the entire reward amount is now for $150,000. It is unclear who is offering the additional $50,000. Richard is described as being 5’9” and weighing 162 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on Richard’s case is asked to call the Fort Bliss CID Office at 915-568-1700 or the Fort Bliss Military Police at 915-744-1237. You can also anonymously submit information here. His family has also created their own tip hotline at (941) 677-0060.
 
NOV 3, 2023
NBC News - 10 YEARS OF MISSING IN AMERICA
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It wasn’t until day 36 – more than a month after Richard was last seen – that his parents, Robert and Patricia Halliday, were made aware that he was missing. Patricia told Dateline they called Richard’s commander at Fort Bliss to find out why they hadn’t heard from their son and were told he went AWOL. Major General Bernabe told Dateline that mistakes were made in the early stages of the investigation, including failing to contact the Halliday family when Richard went missing.

On September 1, 2020, CID special agents assumed the investigation from the Fort Bliss Directorate of Emergency Services after assistance was requested. In 2021, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command completed 65 subpoenas and conducted five search warrants in an effort to find Richard, according to a press release from Fort Bliss. ...

Anyone with information on Richard’s case is asked to call the Fort Bliss CID Office at 915-568-1700, the Fort Bliss Military Police at 915-744-1237 or anonymously submit information at Submit Tips. His family has also created their own tip hotline at (941) 677-0060.
 
His specific NamUs case listing is MP73211:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
and from that listing details can be seen;
"He may have been carrying a 9mm pistol and
cell phone at the time of his disappearance."

Which leaves open the question, does any
investigative authority know the details of
his phone such that details of his phone
movements could be retrieved from any
applicable communications carrier, and if the
answer to that question is yes, then did any
investigative authority proceed with a warrant
and what were the results of any such warrant?
 
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A Fort Bliss soldier who has been missing almost four years has been declared dead by the Army, officials announced on Friday.

An Army board of inquiry determined that Richard Halliday died on July 23, 2020, the day he was last seen at Fort Bliss, an Army statement said. The statement does not provide a manner or cause of death, or any indication that Halliday’s remains were recovered.

“On April 24, 2024, the Army informed the Halliday family that the preponderance of evidence provided during a board of inquiry supported changing the duty status of Pvt. Richard Halliday from missing to deceased,” the statement said. “The BOI determined that Pvt. Halliday died on July 23, 2020. The Army expresses its deepest condolences to the Halliday family and notes that this determination will allow us to further support the family under the Army Casualty Program.” :(
 
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A Fort Bliss soldier who has been missing almost four years has been declared dead by the Army, officials announced on Friday.

An Army board of inquiry determined that Richard Halliday died on July 23, 2020, the day he was last seen at Fort Bliss, an Army statement said. The statement does not provide a manner or cause of death, or any indication that Halliday’s remains were recovered.

“On April 24, 2024, the Army informed the Halliday family that the preponderance of evidence provided during a board of inquiry supported changing the duty status of Pvt. Richard Halliday from missing to deceased,” the statement said. “The BOI determined that Pvt. Halliday died on July 23, 2020. The Army expresses its deepest condolences to the Halliday family and notes that this determination will allow us to further support the family under the Army Casualty Program.” :(
"PH [Richard's mother] has stated on social media that Richard was murdered, but hasn’t made public any supporting evidence. Over time, she has accused a number of El Paso officials and journalists of “interfering” with her son’s case, including the authors of this story. She has tied her son’s disappearance to the 2019 Walmart mass shooting a year earlier, also without providing any evidence."
 

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