IN IN - Tyrone Lydell Bryant, 22, Fort Wayne, 31 Oct 2001

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Tyrone Lydell Bryant​

• Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
  Missing Since: October 31, 2001
  Location Last Seen: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Description:​

• Date of Birth: January 29, 1979
• Age: 22 years old
• Race: Black/African American
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 11" (71 inches)
• Weight: 135 lbs
• Hair Color: Black
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Ty-Tone
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Pierced left ear. Horizontal scar on the bottom of left elbow. Tattoo of the word "Troop" on upper left bicep; tattoo of the words "The Bryant Family Tree" on back, the phrase has branches extending from it with the names "Tyrone Bryant", "Bethany Bryant" and "Jarvin Bryant" written in black on the branches.
• Clothing & Jewelry: Possibly a gold wedding band and white sneakers.
• Identifiers: DNA available

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Bryant went missing from Fort Wayne, Indiana on October 31, 2001. He was last seen at his residence in the 2800 block of Lafayette Street and has never been heard from since.

Bryant grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He got involved with gangs and began using and selling drugs as a teenager. He moved to Fort Wayne at age nineteen and was arrested several times in the next three years on drug and weapons charges. He had a warrant out for his arrest for probation violation at the time of his disappearance.

His family reported him missing in May 2002 after months passed without contact from him. Police initially believed he'd left of his own accord to escape arrest, but his loved ones stated it was uncharacteristic of him to be out of touch with them.

Bryant was estranged from his wife and living with a girlfriend at the time of his disappearance. In 2006, his girlfriend took her own life. She left several suicide notes. One of them stated she and Bryant got into an argument, she called someone, and that individual came over and killed Bryant. His girlfriend wrote that she and the other person disposed of the body together and it would never be located. The suicide notes didn't identify the alleged killer or specify when Bryant was killed or where his body was.

The house Bryant shared with his girlfriend in 2001 has since been demolished. Foul play is suspected in his disappearance, which remains unsolved.

Investigators:

• Fort Wayne Police Department: (260) 427-1201
  Reference Case Number: 02F055879

NamUs Case Number: MP751
NCIC Case Number: Not available

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