Found Deceased IN - Hailey Buzbee, 17, Fishers, 5 January 2026*arrest*

[friendlysleuther]

Grieving Indiana father calls for 'Hailey's Law' as police search for daughter's body Hailey Buzbee was last seen Jan. 5. Her father wants to create "Pink Alerts" for missing people and children that don't meet other alert standards.
Grieving Indiana father calls for 'Hailey's Law' as police search for daughter's body

"Today's predators often pose as friends, peers, or mentors—reaching children through social media, gaming platforms, and online communities. Our laws, alerts, and education standards must reflect that reality."


In announcing an arrest, police said Hailey met the man who allegedly took her through online gaming, though they did not specify which game.

The "Haileys Law" petition is here: change.org/Haileys-Law

At the time of writing this, the petition has 110,950 signatures.

The petition also links to a website with more information on "Hailey's Law"

 

[nerosleuth]

WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio reported on their newscast tonight that court records have revealed new details in the disappearance and death of Hailey Buzbee.

Court records revealed that the suspect communicated with Hailey Buzbee for more than a year by using online gaming platforms and also by using an encrypted messaging app called Session.

Court records also revealed that the suspect had a nude photo of an underage preteen girl on his phone.

Source:

Court records reveal new details in disappearance, death of Hailey Buzbee

Https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/court-records-reveal-new-details-in-disappearance-death-hailey-buzbee-530-1222-f1bd-65cb-4e91-8518-f3946e527555

 

[Unalienable Rights]

The link in the previous post isn't working. Here is another link to the article:

Court records reveal new details in disappearance, death of Hailey Buzbee

According to a search warrant affidavit, Thomas admitted to communicating with Buzbee for over a year using online gaming platforms and an encrypted messaging app.

www.10tv.com

Two more articles:

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/docs-hailey-buzbee-communicated-with-suspect-more-than-a-year-before-disappearance/

Search warrants reveal new details in missing teen Hailey Buzbee death investigation

Newly unsealed search warrants revealed new details into the investigation surrounding the tragic death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee.

abc6onyourside.com

 

[Purdue19]

Looks like Thomas has been charged federally.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021294435812663500

 

[Purdue19]

Still no murder charges for Thomas. Traveled to Indiana to visit Buzbee in June 2025.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2021301029397020989

 

[LookingForClues]

How are we supposed to protect our kids (and grandkids, in my case) from this kind of sophisticated predatory behavior? Rhetorical question, I guess.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Why do we always need a tragedy before things are done ?

https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2026/02/10/lawmakers-advance-alert-protections-teens-hailey-buzbee

I wasn’t personally aware of an app called Session

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Thomas allegedly met Buzbee online playing video games, including Roblox and League of Legends. According to charging documents, Thomas traveled from Columbus to Indiana late Jan. 5 into Jan. 6 to pick up the victim and drive her back to Ohio, allegedly with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity — specifically the production of child pornography.

Cell phone analysis allegedly reveals Thomas then traveled to an Airbnb in Logan, Ohio, on the afternoon of Jan. 6. At approximately 9:25 a.m., Jan. 7, Thomas’s phone data shows he traveled near the North Country Trail Trailhead in Wayne National Forest, where the victim’s remains were later located. The phone remained in that location until approximately 2:15 p.m.

During a forensic review of Thomas’s cell phone, agents allegedly identified deleted communications and interactions between Thomas and the victim, including messages on SnapChat and sexually explicit images in Thomas’s Columbus residence and the Airbnb.

Ohio man faces federal charges in teen’s disappearance

Tyler Thomas, the 39-year-old Ohio man arrested in January on charges related to the disappearance and death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee, now faces federal exploitation charges. In a federal criminal complaint that was unsealed following a Feb. 10 hearing, Thomas was charged with sexually explo

youarecurrent.com

 

[jeff2034]

Does anyone have the actual unsealed affidavits or search warrants that are referenced in the news links earlier in this thread or know where they can be viewed? I'm convinced there are others involved in this caseand that TT might not have even been the main perpetrator.

 

[truthfinder2019]

Quite some details here

https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2026/02/10/tyler-thomas-hailey-buzbee-indiana-disappearance-death-fishers-columbus-ohio-hocking-county/88608425007/

 

[truthfinder2019]

Does anyone have the actual unsealed affidavits or search warrants that are referenced in the news links earlier in this thread or know where they can be viewed? I'm convinced there are others involved in this caseand that TT might not have even been the main perpetrator.

Case Information Online

Case Information Online

 

[nerosleuth]

Quite some details here

https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2026/02/10/tyler-thomas-hailey-buzbee-indiana-disappearance-death-fishers-columbus-ohio-hocking-county/88608425007/

Here's a thought. It could be possible that TT may have communicated with and possibly traveled to meet with other underage minors as well.