Found Deceased MO - Dale William Ryerson, 63, Sullivan, 22 Oct 2024

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Sullivan police issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing 63-year-old man who may have been abducted.

Dale William Ryerson, 63, was reported missing from the 300 block of Jones Street early Tuesday morning at about midnight. The Sullivan Police Department said they believe he was injured during his possible abduction.

Ryerson is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 185 pounds with gray hair and green eyes.
 
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Dale William Ryerson
DOB 09/19/1961, from Sullivan Missouri


"United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MZ8-BXP : 5 March 2020), Dayle W Ryerson, 2001.

1 dismissed case in New Mexico

For MO I cannot access today but saw sth related to burglary, could anyone look it up and reference it ?

Concerning the POI

I wonder from the above if “burglary” is the common denominator and linked to the reason of the abduction (revenge for sth??) ?

JMO
 
October 23, 2024

SECOND UPDATE: On the morning of October 23, 2024, Cody Lee Hunt was taken into custody at a residence in Washington County, MO by the Washington County Sheriff's Department. He was transported to the Washington County Jail before being transferred to the custody of the Sullivan Police Department. The investigation remains ongoing. All individuals involved are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Dale William Ryerson
DOB 09/19/1961, from Sullivan Missouri


"United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MZ8-BXP : 5 March 2020), Dayle W Ryerson, 2001.

1 dismissed case in New Mexico

For MO I cannot access today but saw sth related to burglary, could anyone look it up and reference it ?

Concerning the POI

I wonder from the above if “burglary” is the common denominator and linked to the reason of the abduction (revenge for sth??) ?

JMO
The POI served prison time for attempting to steal a motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft (all 3 fall under same statute)-charges below with link to judiciary system.

For Dale W. Ryerson in MO, he only has some traffic tickets and nothing in the last 10 years. https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/name...Name=Dale&middleName=&caseType=All&yearFiled=

The POI has an extensive criminal history in MO:
https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/nameSearch.do?newSearch=Y
Case Type: Criminal/Infract Case Number: 15WA-CR00414 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 11/03/2015 County: Washington County Style of Case: ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 15WA-CR00414-0 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 12/23/2015 County: Washington Case: ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Municipal Ordinance Case Number: 180441957 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 01/07/2020 County: Washington CITY OF POTOSI V CODY L HUNT Location: Potosi Municipal

Case Type: Municipal Ordinance Case Number: 180442356 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 06/01/2020 County: Washington CITY OF POTOSI V CODY L HUNT Location: Potosi Municipal

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 18WA-CR00493 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 12/19/2018 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract Case Number: 18WA-CR00493-01 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 05/22/2019 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00325 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 05/07/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00325-0 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 06/23/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00602 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 09/11/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00602-01 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 12/08/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Charges include:
Possession Of Controlled Substance Except 35 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana
Stealing

Note: Case Number: 18WA-CR00493-01 Filing Date: 05/22/2019
Description Atmp-Stealing - Motor Vehicle/Watercraft/Aircraft

{ Felony E RSMo: 570.030 } Date 12/05/2018 Code570.030-038Y20172499.1
Description Incarceration DOC Sentence Date 06/17/2019 Start Date 06/17/2019 Length 3 Years Defendant sentenced to 3 years state DOC. Sentence to be served concurrently to any sentence defendant is currently obligated to serve in the DOC.

Also Case No: 20WA-CR00325-01
Resisting/Interfering With Arrest For A Felony
{ Felony E RSMo: 575.150 } Date 05/06/2020 Code575.150-001Y20174801.0 Disposition Guilty Plea - 03/15/2021O

Sentence - Description Incarceration DOC Sentence Date 03/15/2021 Start Date 03/15/2021 Length 4 Years Defendant sentenced to 4 years State Department of Corrections in Count II. Sentence to be served concurrently to any sentence defendant is currently obligated to serve in the Department of Corrections and concurrent to sentence in case 20WA-CR00602-01 for a total of 6 years State Department of Corrections.

And Case No. 20WA-CR00602-01
Tampering With Motor Vehicle - 1st Degree
{ Felony D RSMo: 569.080 } Date 09/08/2020 Code569.080-002Y20202999.0


Sentence - Description Incarceration DO Sentence Date 03/15/2021 Start Date 03/15/2021 Length 6 Years Defendant sentenced to 6 years State Department of Corrections in Count I Sentence to be served concurrently to any sentence defendant is currently obligated to serve in the Department of Corrections and concurrent to sentence in case 20WA-CR00325-01 for a total of 6 years State Department of Corrections.

I'm not even going to try and explain or understand why someone with so many recent multi year prison sentences was free.
 
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The situation escalated Tuesday night when Washington County deputies responded to a report of a brush fire around 7:30 p.m. in a wooded area south of Potosi. Upon arrival, they discovered a burned Jeep Cherokee, later identified as Ryerson's vehicle. Tragically, human remains were found inside the vehicle, but authorities have not yet confirmed the identity of the remains

Hunt, who was considered armed and dangerous, is now in custody.
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Sullivan Police released a report on Tuesday evening that said they had been dispatched to the 300 block of Jones Street in Sullivan. The call was to check the 'well being' of a 63 year old male. It was reported that someone heard a disturbance and saw someone drag the 63 year old man out to his Cherokee (2004) and put the man in the passenger seat and then drove off. The police entered the residence and found what appeared to be the scene of a struggle and potential assault.

At that time, Cody Lee Hunt, 34 years old, was considered a person of interest in their investigation. It was reported that Hunt had an extensive criminal history and was recently released from prison.

 
The POI served prison time for attempting to steal a motor vehicle/watercraft/aircraft (all 3 fall under same statute)-charges below with link to judiciary system.

For Dale W. Ryerson in MO, he only has some traffic tickets and nothing in the last 10 years. https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/name...Name=Dale&middleName=&caseType=All&yearFiled=

The POI has an extensive criminal history in MO: https://www.courts.mo.gov/cnet/nameSearch.do?newSearch=Y
Case Type: Criminal/Infract Case Number: 15WA-CR00414 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 11/03/2015 County: Washington County Style of Case: ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 15WA-CR00414-0 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 12/23/2015 County: Washington Case: ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Municipal Ordinance Case Number: 180441957 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 01/07/2020 County: Washington CITY OF POTOSI V CODY L HUNT Location: Potosi Municipal

Case Type: Municipal Ordinance Case Number: 180442356 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 06/01/2020 County: Washington CITY OF POTOSI V CODY L HUNT Location: Potosi Municipal

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 18WA-CR00493 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 12/19/2018 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract Case Number: 18WA-CR00493-01 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 05/22/2019 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00325 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 05/07/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00325-0 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 06/23/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00602 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 09/11/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Case Type: Criminal/Infract. Case Number: 20WA-CR00602-01 Party Type: Defendant Address On File: SULLIVAN MO Filing Date: 12/08/2020 County: Washington ST V CODY LEE HUNT

Charges include:
Possession Of Controlled Substance Except 35 Grams Or Less Of Marijuana
Stealing

Note: Case Number: 18WA-CR00493-01 Filing Date: 05/22/2019
Description Atmp-Stealing - Motor Vehicle/Watercraft/Aircraft

{ Felony E RSMo: 570.030 } Date 12/05/2018 Code570.030-038Y20172499.1
Description Incarceration DOC Sentence Date 06/17/2019 Start Date 06/17/2019 Length 3 Years Defendant sentenced to 3 years state DOC. Sentence to be served concurrently to any sentence defendant is currently obligated to serve in the DOC.

Also Case No: 20WA-CR00325-01
Resisting/Interfering With Arrest For A Felony
{ Felony E RSMo: 575.150 } Date 05/06/2020 Code575.150-001Y20174801.0 Disposition Guilty Plea - 03/15/2021O

Sentence - Description Incarceration DOC Sentence Date 03/15/2021 Start Date 03/15/2021 Length 4 Years Defendant sentenced to 4 years State Department of Corrections in Count II. Sentence to be served concurrently to any sentence defendant is currently obligated to serve in the Department of Corrections and concurrent to sentence in case 20WA-CR00602-01 for a total of 6 years State Department of Corrections.

And Case No. 20WA-CR00602-01
Tampering With Motor Vehicle - 1st Degree
{ Felony D RSMo: 569.080 } Date 09/08/2020 Code569.080-002Y20202999.0


Sentence - Description Incarceration DO Sentence Date 03/15/2021 Start Date 03/15/2021 Length 6 Years Defendant sentenced to 6 years State Department of Corrections in Count I Sentence to be served concurrently to any sentence defendant is currently obligated to serve in the Department of Corrections and concurrent to sentence in case 20WA-CR00325-01 for a total of 6 years State Department of Corrections.

I'm not even going to try and explain or understand why someone with so many recent multi year prison sentences was free.
As information, this is the same town of Sullivan where an elderly woman named Betty Alexander went missing a few years ago. Someone had stolen some of her prescription patches of pain medication. There was some suspicious activity, but no one has ever been arrested.

This is terrible. No excuse for letting this guy run loose.

ETA: Just checking, Cody Hunt's address in Sullivan in the 300 block of Jones St. Its just a couple of blocks from where Betty Alexander lived when she went missing from her apartment.

Map from Cody Hunt's approx address to Betty Alexander's apartment .3 mile, 7 minute walk



Is it possible this Cody Hunt guy is targeting elderly people to steal their prescription narcotic medication? Betty, who had sever back problems, was prescribed fentanyl patches for pain. I wonder if Dale Ryerson was taking any prescription medication?
 
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As information, this is the same town of Sullivan where an elderly woman named Betty Alexander went missing a few years ago. Someone had stolen some of her prescription patches of pain medication. There was some suspicious activity, but no one has ever been arrested.

This is terrible. No excuse for letting this guy run loose.

ETA: Just checking, Cody Hunt's address in Sullivan in the 300 block of Jones St. Its just a couple of blocks from where Betty Alexander lived when she went missing from her apartment.

Map from Cody Hunt's approx address to Betty Alexander's apartment .3 mile, 7 minute walk



Is it possible this Cody Hunt guy is targeting elderly people to steal their prescription narcotic medication? Betty, who had sever back problems, was prescribed fentanyl patches for pain. I wonder if Dale Ryerson was taking any prescription medication?
When I saw this thread, I was wondering how close he lived to Betty. Thanks for the map.
 
Oct 25, 2024 article


[…]

The witness who reported the fire told police that at around 11 a.m., Hunt, who they knew through a mutual friend, came to their house in camouflage clothing and asked if he could hunt on their property. He had what appeared to be a rifle, an axe, a baseball bat and a backpack. The witness said they gave Hunt permission to hunt and saw him drive a Jeep Cherokee toward the heavily wooded area where it was later found burned.

[…]
 
The article at the Sullivan Independent News web site has a little more information. Comments are interesting. He had a history with neighbors.

 

One witness told police they observed Hunt “dragging” what appeared to be a lifeless body out of the apartment and into Ryerson’s Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Police were called, and officers found blood in the apartment and signs of a possible violent assault.

Court documents say two days later on October 24, 2024, Irondale Fire Department was dispatched to a wooded area for a brush fire. While they were extinguishing the fire they discovered a Jeep Grand Cherokee had been set on fire. The Washington County Coroner arrived on scene and located human remains in the front seat of the Jeep. The remains were later identified as Ryerson’s.
 
The victim, Dale Ryerson, 63, was reported missing last October. An Endangered Person Advisory was issued after police found evidence of a struggle and violent assault at Ryerson’s home. A witness told investigators that they’d seen Hunt drag what appeared to be a dead body to Ryerson’s SUV, load it, then drive off.

Hunt was scheduled Monday for a jury trial to begin June 24.
 
Betty's thread for anyone interested:

 

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