Turks and Caicos - American Brian Tarrence, age 51, disappeared 3AM on June 25, 2025. Possible paranoia and delusion issues

[FoxxTraxx]

American tourist Brian Tarrence went missing at about 3AM on 6/25/25 while vacationing in the Turks and Caicos islands. His wife stated Brian has dependency issues and was exhibiting signs of paranoia and delusion. His wallet and phone are missing. News Investigation Launched into Missing American Tourist on Providenciales

 

[tarabull]

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[Ssschu]

American tourist Brian Tarrence went missing at about 3AM on 6/25/25 while vacationing in the Turks and Caicos islands. His wife stated Brian has dependency issues and was exhibiting signs of paranoia and delusion. His wallet and phone are missing. News Investigation Launched into Missing American Tourist on Providenciales

I feel so bad for his wife.

 

[Mica]

Missing Person Photos….

 

[303gmf]

This reminds me of the Cancun tourist, a firefighter who died while plastered in the wee hours

 

[GraceG]

I wondered why someone would leave in the middle of the night in a foreign country. This explains a lot, but has me more concerned. He's not going to respond to others rationally, and may even hide if people are looking for him. Hopeflly LE is briefed fully on the issues.

 

[legalmomma]

If he has his phone the locator might be off but officials can find him. Hmmmm. Maybe because he left voluntarily LE isn’t going to “intrude”

 

[legalmomma]

New Yorker Brian Tarrence vanishes while on romantic vacation in Turks and Caicos with his wife: ‘He basically disappears’

“We have him on camera, and he walks into town, and then he basically disappears, and we haven’t heard from him since.”

nypost.com

…Brian Tarrence, 51, was seen on security footage leaving his rental in Grace Bay, Providenciales, and walking toward the tourist-heavy downtown area around 3:30 a.m. June 25, private investigator Carl DeFazio told News 12 Westchester.

DeFazio, whom Tarrence’s family hired, said nothing was out of the ordinary leading up to his disappearance.
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[LadyL]

what's a dependency issue?

and why does his family say nothing was out of the ordinary leading up to his disappearance but his wife says he was experiencing signs of delusion and paranoia?

 

[FoxxTraxx]

what's a dependency issue?
The original news article said the following:

Mr. Tarrence, who has a history of alcohol dependency, is believed to have relapsed during the visit, exhibiting signs of paranoia and delusion. His wife reportedly told individuals in the Grace Bay area that he had been talking to imaginary people and appeared increasingly confused.
I' not sure why anyone would say nothing was out of the ordinary.

 

[legalmomma]

American tourist Brian Tarrence went missing at about 3AM on 6/25/25 while vacationing in the Turks and Caicos islands. His wife stated Brian has dependency issues and was exhibiting signs of paranoia and delusion. His wallet and phone are missing. News Investigation Launched into Missing American Tourist on Providenciales

As shared by his brother online, Brian was inebriated at the time of his disappearance.

"Unfortunately, he was very drunk & come to find out he's been a pretty bad alcoholic for a while now. My sister-in-law went to bed at 2am & awoke at 5am to him not there. I believe the police are awaiting possible video footage on the condos to see what time he left & which direction,” the brother shared in response to a comment regarding Brian’s mental health.

 

[legalmomma]

American Brian Tarrence missing in Turks and Caicos. Here's what we know about his disappearance.

Tarrence and his wife went to Turks and Caicos in June for vacation. He disappeared on June 25.

www.cbsnews.com

…"If he was robbed, by now I think I would have seen a credit card charge, or found his wallet, or found him, you know," Carl DeFazio said.
DeFazio is retired NYPD. He works as a private investigator in Turks, and was hired to help find Tarrence.

….Tarrence is a vice president at Diligent Software.

"We are deeply concerned about our team member, Brian Tarrence, who has been reported missing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Brian and his loved ones during this extremely difficult time," the company said in a statement. "We have made ourselves available to fully cooperate with local law enforcement and have engaged a security firm to support the ongoing search efforts. The safety and well-being of our employees is always our top priority, and we are doing everything we can to assist in the efforts to locate Brian."

 

[mlhenn]

More Caribbean horror as New Yorker vanishes in Turks and Caicos

A New York City man vanished while vacationing in Turks and Caicos just weeks after a Canadian tourist was found dead under suspicious circumstances elsewhere in the Caribbean.

www.dailymail.co.uk

'That's a little bizarre in itself,' DeFazio told News 12, referring to the mystery of why Tarrence left the rental. 'He's in the middle of town. His wife was sleeping.'

The area where Tarrence disappeared is 'very safe,' according to the investigator, and the New Yorker had both his cellphone and wallet with him when he left.

'We have him on camera, and he walks into town, and then he basically disappears, and we haven't heard from him since,' he told the outlet.

Tarrence's family hired DeFazio as a private investigator to look into the sudden and uncharacteristic disappearance, as he has now been missing for nearly a week.

DeFazio, who is also a former NYPD officer and Marine, has been working to obtain records of the 51-year-old's phone activity during his time on the islands, though he admitted the process has been slow, according to News 12.

 

[mlhenn]

Mystery as American tourist vanishes on anniversary vacation to Turks and Caicos

Brian Tarrence, 51, from New York, has been missingin Turks and Caicos since June 25

www.independent.co.uk

The 51 year-old’s belongings, including his wallet and phone, have also gone missing and his cell is unreachable.

DeFazio said he was trying to track Tarrence’s credit card and Apple Watch information and anything that could suggest his whereabouts.

 

[FoxxTraxx]

I don't know if this means much, but the Turks and Caicos and under a Level 2 Travel Advisory by the US State Dept. Travel is not discouraged but they advise extra caution. Just an FYI the Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Territory located south of the Bahamas. Turks and Caicos Islands Travel Advisory

 

[Dre]

This does not sound good at all relapsing in another country, and heading downtown at 3am while paranoid? I wonder if they’re making any headway, a week is a long time

 

[starlightstarbright]

Speaking as a recovering alcoholic, this all sounds very familiar. My money is on he was off to go find somewhere still open where he could buy more booze. Alcoholics will drink until they can drink no more, no matter what scary situations they put themselves in. We can be particularly twitchy when we think other people are judging us or trying to control what we can drink. And then go off in a hump looking for a bar where there will be no judgement. That seems likely because he took his phone and wallet.

The paranoia and talking to imaginary people could be a number of things. The brain is a funny thing both when it’s detoxing and when it’s being drowned with alcohol, and you can get both short term and more permanent neurological issues that manifest this way. Sometimes it’s just being really drunk. Alcoholics are actually most at risk for harm when they’ve had a period of sobriety, and then relapsed, because they are used to drinking a certain way habitually, but having detoxed and been sober for a bit, drinking like they used to is much more dangerous. I believe it’s how Amy Winehouse overdosed.

My instinct is that he has gone on a bender and is holed up somewhere in a cheap motel. Or he has overdosed. The longer things go on though, unfortunately the more likely the latter starts to look. JMO

I’m a bit over 2 years sober now, btw. Very grateful for it.

 

[Bigditch]

Speaking as a recovering alcoholic, this all sounds very familiar. My money is on he was off to go find somewhere still open where he could buy more booze. Alcoholics will drink until they can drink no more, no matter what scary situations they put themselves in. We can be particularly twitchy when we think other people are judging us or trying to control what we can drink. And then go off in a hump looking for a bar where there will be no judgement. That seems likely because he took his phone and wallet.

The paranoia and talking to imaginary people could be a number of things. The brain is a funny thing both when it’s detoxing and when it’s being drowned with alcohol, and you can get both short term and more permanent neurological issues that manifest this way. Sometimes it’s just being really drunk. Alcoholics are actually most at risk for harm when they’ve had a period of sobriety, and then relapsed, because they are used to drinking a certain way habitually, but having detoxed and been sober for a bit, drinking like they used to is much more dangerous. I believe it’s how Amy Winehouse overdosed.

My instinct is that he has gone on a bender and is holed up somewhere in a cheap motel. Or he has overdosed. The longer things go on though, unfortunately the more likely the latter starts to look. JMO

I’m a bit over 2 years sober now, btw. Very grateful for it.

Way to go, two years!

I find posts like yours incredibly powerful, helpful, and credible. Real life experience that's what solves crimes (imo).

Agree with you 100%.

 

[aggiekel2005]

Speaking as a recovering alcoholic, this all sounds very familiar. My money is on he was off to go find somewhere still open where he could buy more booze. Alcoholics will drink until they can drink no more, no matter what scary situations they put themselves in. We can be particularly twitchy when we think other people are judging us or trying to control what we can drink. And then go off in a hump looking for a bar where there will be no judgement. That seems likely because he took his phone and wallet.

The paranoia and talking to imaginary people could be a number of things. The brain is a funny thing both when it’s detoxing and when it’s being drowned with alcohol, and you can get both short term and more permanent neurological issues that manifest this way. Sometimes it’s just being really drunk. Alcoholics are actually most at risk for harm when they’ve had a period of sobriety, and then relapsed, because they are used to drinking a certain way habitually, but having detoxed and been sober for a bit, drinking like they used to is much more dangerous. I believe it’s how Amy Winehouse overdosed.

My instinct is that he has gone on a bender and is holed up somewhere in a cheap motel. Or he has overdosed. The longer things go on though, unfortunately the more likely the latter starts to look. JMO

I’m a bit over 2 years sober now, btw. Very grateful for it.

I'll add my own tangential experience here. I am a child of an alcoholic. My mom was sober for a year and relapsed one evening. Drinking sent her into an alcohol induced psychosis. Thankfully she was home with my dad and was texting her sponsor- both of who realized something was going on and called 911. She was admitted on a psych hold for a week before being released. She's now been sober for 2.5 years since that incident.

 

[dotr]