Found Deceased IL - Eric Grindstaff, 33, Wood River, moving to Dupo, 25 May 2021

[mlhenn]

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article252127713.html

Dupo PD Dupo PD

The Dupo Police Department is looking for information about a man reported missing.

The last known contact with Eric Grindstaff was May 25, according to a Facebook post from the police department. He was moving to an unknown location within the village of Dupo.

 

[mlhenn]

Man moving from Wood River to Dupo missing since late May

A man moving from Wood River to Dupo has been missing since late May.

Eric L. Grindstaff was last seen between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on May 25.

Authorities said he was last seen moving his furniture from his grandmother’s home in Wood River into a blue van.

The 33-year-old’s grandmother said she did not recognize the men her grandson was with at the time. The Wood River Police Department believes the furniture was being moved using a blue Dodge Ram van.

Anyone with information regarding Grindstaff’s whereabouts is asked to call Dupo police at 618-268-3397.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Eric L. Grindstaff was last seen between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on May 25. Authorities said he was last seen moving his furniture from his grandmother’s home in Wood River into a blue van. The 33-year-old’s grandmother said she did not recognize the men her grandson was with at the time. The Wood River Police Department believes the furniture was being moved using a blue Dodge Ram van.

Man moving from Wood River to Dupo missing since late May

 

[GraceG]

Mugshots from MO going back to 2014. In my opinion, he does look older than 33 but there is a fairly recent shot. MO Mugshots | Eric Lee Grindstaff This one shows a better shot of the neck tattoo so it's the same person. Eric Lee Grindstaff Inmate 076957096: St. Louis County Jail near St. Louis, MO

 

[Allynator]

Missing one month today.

 

[Filly]

Poor Grandmom. Hoping they find him and he gets in touch.

 

[Unsolved]

I hope I'm allowed to post this site where he was looking for a roommate when he moved to Wood River - wonder if he did the same when going to Dupo and if LE checked any ads he placed? Grandmom said she didn't recognize who he was with, and if he placed ads she wouldn't know them.

Looking for a roommate | Eric Grindstaff, 33 years, Male | Wood River Madison County IL

 

[mlhenn]

I hope I'm allowed to post this site where he was looking for a roommate when he moved to Wood River - wonder if he did the same when going to Dupo and if LE checked any ads he placed? Grandmom said she didn't recognize who he was with, and if he placed ads she wouldn't know them.

Looking for a roommate | Eric Grindstaff, 33 years, Male | Wood River Madison County IL

Good find!

 

[shefner]

I wonder if he had any friends with whom he talked from time to time? It seems he would mention the details of his moving plans to someone in his life....

 

[Normancita]

Mugshots from MO going back to 2014. In my opinion, he does look older than 33 but there is a fairly recent shot. MO Mugshots | Eric Lee Grindstaff This one shows a better shot of the neck tattoo so it's the same person. Eric Lee Grindstaff Inmate 076957096: St. Louis County Jail near St. Louis, MO

I’m so glad you posted this!
His current mugshot is NOTHING like original photo in this thread.
He looks really rough now!
More like 53 than 33!

 

[Filly]

I’m so glad you posted this!
His current mugshot is NOTHING like original photo in this thread.
He looks really rough now!
More like 53 than 33!

Yes, and in the roomie add that @Unsolved posted he looks real young.

Good lookout for sure @Unsolved

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.missinginillinois.org/p...ay-25-2021-wood-river-madison-county-illinois

•last seen leaving home in Wood River
•may be in St. Clair, Madison, or Jackson County
•no phone activity
•no activity with money
•he’s had a lot of weight loss (the most recent photo is to the far left on poster above)

 

[mlhenn]

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•supposedly left Wood River to move to Dupo
•moved his furniture with the help of 2 unknown men in an old, blue van and a silver car
•has not used his phone since he disappeared
•has not picked up his medication or unemployment card
•has several tattoos

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Found deceased.

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article252902843.html

 

[Unsolved]

Darn it. I'm always hopeful to the very end but also know that some are just not going to turn out to be good news. RIP Eric and prayers to his family for peace.

 

[nao]

Wonder where his furniture and possessions are? Maybe he had rent money on him also? Moo

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article252902843.html

Eric Grindstaff had last been seen moving furniture from his grandmother’s Wood River home to his new residence in Dupo on May 25. A month later, police discovered a decomposing body believed to male on a property near the 400 block Elm Avenue.

Kimberly Meyer, Grindstaff’s mother, said she was notified on June 23 that her son had been found dead.

Meyer said she learned on Facebook of Grindstaff’s plan to move in with a friend at 4016 Elm Avenue in Dupo. When she went there to look for her son on June 22 — a month after he went missing — the owner told her he didn’t know him, she said.