FL FL - Richard Florian Ruest, 45, Miami, 11 Oct 1979

[TheArtfulDetective]

Richard Florian Ruest​

Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: October 11, 1979
Location Last Seen: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Description:

• Date of Birth: August 01, 1934
• Age: 45 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 7"-5' 8" (67-68 inches)
• Weight: 150 - 165 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown/Wavy/Graying dark brown beard
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Dick
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: He is missing his right index finger at the nail bed. Old gunshot wound on the left side of his abdomen.
• Clothing & Personal Items: He always wore a Spanish doubloon (coin shaped piece of gold) around his neck. Sporty sunglasses.
• Identifiers: DNA available

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Ruest was last seen in Miami, Florida on October 11, 1979. He checked into the Sky Way Hotel and never checked out. He left all his belongings behind in his room except for his wallet and identification. The hotel's cleaning service gathered his belongings and rented the room out again after he failed to return. Few details are available regarding Ruest's disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Miami-Dade Police Department: (305) 715-3300; (305) 418-7200; (305) 471-1702
  Reference Case#: PD110908362787

NamUs Case Number: MP12166
NCIC Case Number: Not available


Doubloon

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
4664DMFL - Richard Florian Ruest
Richard Florian Ruest – The Charley Project

 

[PayrollNerd]

He must have left something behind that had enough usable DNA for them to have never found him. Perhaps they can use genetic genealogy and see if he had decedents. Maybe they can provide more clues.

 

[HopeRains]

I do not find any articles regarding him missing, however there are numerous legal publications in the papers from mid-60s on, naming him and his wife as Defendants in real estate cases and announcements of children's births.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/154619145/person/412437323951/gallery?galleryPage=1

His Ancestry tree profile has more photos of him.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Richard Florian Ruest 1979 FL

Clipping found in The Tampa Tribune published in Tampa, Florida on 5/27/1977. Richard Florian Ruest 1979 FL

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Richard Florian Ruest 1978 FL

Clipping found in Tampa Bay Times published in St. Petersburg, Florida on 5/28/1977. Richard Florian Ruest 1978 FL

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I wonder if he could be this male found with a female in Dec 1982. Probably not since both have exclusions listed on their NamUs profile.

FL - FL - Miami-Dade Co, WhtFem UP16406, 18-30 & WhtMale UP16441, 30-40, in rural area near 294 St & 97 Ave, Dec'82

NamUs UP 16406 https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/16406 Unidentified White Female Found December 11, 1982 in Miami-Dade County, FL Body Condition: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton Probable year of death: to Vital Statistics Estimated age: 18-30 Approximate Height: 61...

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