Found Deceased FL - John Larson, mid 20s, on way to meet friends @ bar, truck found, Tampa, 27 Apr 2022 *Reward*

[GuyfromCanada]

Please help us locate John Larson.
John was last seen around midnight on 4/27/22 in Ybor City. He is a white male in his mid 20's approximately 5’11 and 175 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a red sweater, jeans and a black hat (pictured). We are concerned for his welfare.

If you have any information please call TPD at 813-231-6130

Case # 22-171627


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Larson's sister, says that Larson's truck was found near East 11th Avenue and North 15th Street in Ybor, but he was not located. Famliy members are offering a $5,000 reward for information on whereabouts and safe return.

Tampa Police, family search for missing man last seen in Ybor on April 27

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Tampa police shared new video Wednesday of 24-year-old John Larson driving his blue truck in Ybor around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26. Police said Larson was on his way to meet friends at a bar but never showed up.

Larson’s family told 8 On Your Side they found his truck parked on East 11th Avenue near the Hillsborough Community College Performing Arts Center around noon the next day.

More at Family offering reward for info on missing Tampa man last seen in Ybor City | WFLA

 

[PayrollNerd]

How far is the bar from where his truck was found? Had he parked there and walk toward the bar? Maybe he was accosted on the way. You don't wander around Ybor City in the dark alone, ever.

 

[YaYa_521]

Tampa Police Department​

4 May 2022
UPDATE: Here's video of John Larson driving his truck in Ybor the night he disappeared. He was on his way to meet friends at a bar and never showed up.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=542239283955434

 

[azrt66]

The map shows the location his car was located and his intended destination (the bar).

John Larson was seen on camera turning at an intersection before he parked nearby. There is said to be unreleased video of him backing the truck to park. He text a friend a photo of his truck after parallel parking in a narrow spot. His walk to the bar should have taken less than 10 minutes. It is fairly crowded nightlife area with numerous bars.

April 26, 2022
11:54pm - John texts a friend he is meeting that he is parked a few blocks away.
1:01am - A text message indicates it is read by John's phone which is password protected.
3:30am - Phone last pings in the Palmetto Beach area about 1-2 miles from his truck (past the bar).

 

[azure]

The map shows the location his car was located and his intended destination (the bar).

John Larson was seen on camera turning at an intersection before he parked nearby. There is said to be unreleased video of him backing the truck to park. He text a friend a photo of his truck after parallel parking in a narrow spot. His walk to the bar should have taken less than 10 minutes. It is fairly crowded nightlife area with numerous bars.

April 26, 2022
11:54pm - John texts a friend he is meeting that he is parked a few blocks away.
1:01am - A text message indicates it is read by John's phone which is password protected.
3:30am - Phone last pings in the Palmetto Beach area about 1-2 miles from his truck (past the bar).

Useful post, thank you! Do you have a media link for the text screenshot? I'm afraid it may be removed otherwise.

 

[PayrollNerd]

When he didn't show up at the bar in a timely manner, did his friends go looking for him? When I went out with friends we would all keep track of each other and that seemed, at the time, to be a normal thing to do. Maybe times have changed. This young man had to walk quite a distance to meet up with his friends. I know most use Uber/Lyft now instead of having to park and walk.

Where was he prior to going out? At home, work, with others, did they suspect he was under the influence of anything or was he sober and happy?

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Missing Tampa man’s ID found at DeSoto Park – FOX 13 News
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On Friday, police found Larson’s Florida driver's license stuck in a fence at DeSoto Park. It's the same location where police say his cell phone last pinged.

[...]

Police have conducted multiple searches on the ground and in the water at DeSoto Park. So far, police have recovered a shirt resembling the one John was wearing that night from a dock as well as a knife but it's still unclear if either belonged to Larson.

"It was like super close to where the dock is, where the shirt was found. So that's why we had this search out there again with the K-9 dogs. But nothing else was really found at this point. But now we know, you know, that's definitely his ID," Caffrey said.

 

[Kakidoll]

Ybor.... always walk in pairs these days there. No concern for me over where he parked... its hard to find parking there. But something had to have happened on the way to where he was meeting someone. some of those streets are very iffy.

 

[AC's Grandma]

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John's FB page

 

[Jemma]

The Id in the fence is so odd. his shirt off?
you’d think by now if was in the water he’s have surfaced.

 

[PromotedPawn]

The Id in the fence is so odd. his shirt off?
you’d think by now if was in the water he’s have surfaced.

It could have been found by someone and stuck in the fence with the intention of displaying it to make it easier to find.

 

[mrsNKY]

The GF/FB has an interesting comment.

 

[Jemma]

It’s so bizarre to me that 2 months later there’s no chatter. like with gabby and trystan they were all over the news but this case has little attention (IMO)

 

[Jemma]

The GF/FB has an interesting comment.

It’s interesting the sister is the “speaker”. I haven’t seen anything from the GF or baby’s mother.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Missing Tampa man last seen in Ybor City found dead, police say

The body of missing 24-year-old John Larson has been located more than a month after he disappeared while on the way to meet friends in Ybor City.

www.fox13news.com

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa police found the body of an adult man late Wednesday – not far from where a family has spent weeks searching for a missing father.


They're describing it as a death investigation and do not suspect foul play at this time. The body was found in the 900 block of S. 20th Street around 6:30 p.m.

As of Thursday, detectives are holding off on publicly identifying the body until they notify next of kin. They have blocked off the stretch of South 20th Street for several hours.

This portion of Tampa is an industrial area less than two miles south of Ybor City. It's not far from where 24-year-old John Larson was last seen before disappearing late April.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Also on MSN News. Sad ending if it' true.

Family believes body found in Tampa is missing 24-year-old man

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Although police have not released the man's name, the family of John Larson, 24, said their search for their loved one is over.

At around 6:30 p.m., police said they found a man's body in the 900 block of South 20th Street. Police said it's still early in the investigation, but "foul play is not suspected."

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The family said private investigators found the 24-year-old's body behind a dumpster at CED Port Tampa, right across the Ybor Turning Basin. They were able to identify him by a cross tattoo he had, Joann said.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Missing Tampa man last seen in Ybor City found dead, police say

The body of missing 24-year-old John Larson has been located more than a month after he disappeared while on the way to meet friends in Ybor City.

www.fox13news.com

Body found identified as Tampa father missing since April

A body found on June 1 has been confirmed to be that of a young father who went missing in April when he was supposed to be meeting up with friends at a bar in Ybor.

www.abcactionnews.com

Tampa man missing since April found dead, police say

The man found dead Wednesday night in Tampa was someone that had been missing since April, according to police

www.wfla.com

 

[NeverPersonal]

It’s interesting the sister is the “speaker”. I haven’t seen anything from the GF or baby’s mother.

really? her FB is chock full of pics of John and her search for him, they dated from like 2017 or 2018 if i remember correctly.
RIP John. Poor kid.

 

[NeverPersonal]

in my very personal opinion - i think he drove drunk to meet up with the friends judging by that incredibly blurry photo of the truck he sent to his pal. i think he got lost, and then stuck in an area of a commercial business.