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

[truthfinder2019]

Tarrence was last seen on surveillance video leaving his rental property at the Paradise Inn in Grace Bay

New York Man Disappears While on Vacation in Turks and Caicos with His Wife

A man from New York has gone missing after traveling to Turks and Caicos with his wife, according to reports. Brian Tarrence was last seen on surveillance video on June 25.

people.com

 

[1MTIrish]

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.

Congratulations on your sobriety! Your insight is extremely powerful. Keep up the good and hard work!

 

[truthfinder2019]

Tarrence’s wife told the private investigator that her husband had been acting “a little bit different than he normally is,” DeFazio told NBC News, but said it could have been due to dehydration.

The private investigator added that Tarrence's wife said his speech was unusual the night before he disappeared.

New York man disappears on vacation with wife in Turks and Caicos

Brian Tarrence, 51, of New York City, was last seen at the Paradise Inn on June 25, according to local police.

www.nbcnews.com

Tarrence grew up in Plano TX, and later relocated to New York. He still has close family in North Texas.

Search continues for North Texas man missing in Turks and Caicos

An international mystery with roots in North Texas is unfolding in the Caribbean.

www.nbcdfw.com

 

[truthfinder2019]

His bio plus an additional photo:

Brian Tarrence - Senior Director, Fp&a at Diligent | The Org

Brian Tarrence serves as the Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) at Diligent since June 2023, bringing extensive experience in financial management across various industries.

theorg.com

 

[mickey2942]

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?

Interesting that his wife left to go home, and his mother and sister are there trying to coordinate the search.

 

[mlhenn]

Husband's Turks and Caicos Vacation with Wife Seemed ‘Normal,’ Then He Vanished Alone: Inside the Hunt for Answers

Family members are still searching for Brian Tarrence, who disappeared on Wednesday, June 25, while on vacation with his wife in Turks and Caicos.

people.com

His wallet has not been found, but no charges have been made to his card, according to DeFazio. There haven't been any calls made on his phone, either.


DeFazio says that at the time Tarrence was seen walking, nothing would have been open. "Everything shuts down here. And especially in that area where he is," he shares.

 

[mlhenn]

New York man disappears on vacation with wife in Turks and Caicos

Brian Tarrence, 51, of New York City, was last seen at the Paradise Inn on June 25, according to local police.

www.nbcnews.com

DeFazio said Tarrence's wife went back to the United States but was expected to return to the island soon.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

….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."

Is this Diligent Corporation or another software company also using the Diligent name?

 

[bestill]

Tarrence’s wife told the private investigator that her husband had been acting “a little bit different than he normally is,” DeFazio told NBC News, but said it could have been due to dehydration.

The private investigator added that Tarrence's wife said his speech was unusual the night before he disappeared.

New York man disappears on vacation with wife in Turks and Caicos

Brian Tarrence, 51, of New York City, was last seen at the Paradise Inn on June 25, according to local police.

www.nbcnews.com

Tarrence grew up in Plano TX, and later relocated to New York. He still has close family in North Texas.

Search continues for North Texas man missing in Turks and Caicos

An international mystery with roots in North Texas is unfolding in the Caribbean.

www.nbcdfw.com

I'm thinking a combo of alcohol and dehydration after a day in the sun! I hope he turns up safe soon. I wonder how much cash he has?

 

[Caring1]

July 5, 2025

Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.

Saturday morning, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force again organized a search for Tarrence. A few hours into the search in an area of Grace Bay, they said they found "the body of a deceased male in a decomposed state."

Body found amid search for missing American Brian Tarrence in Turks and Caicos

Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[FoxxTraxx]

Sad news. I suppose it will take some time to positively ID the body found. It sounds like visible identification may not be possible. As far as I know, there were no other missing persons in the Turks and Caicos. May this person rest in peace, whomever it is.

 

[10ofRods]

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.

The article specifically says it's alcohol dependency. Most of my family lives on a touristed island and, well, the reason people are up in the middle of the night very often have to do with alcohol. And the bar owners and convenience store owners know this.

If he was very inebriated, he could have injured himself or otherwise come to harm.

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.

Thank you so much for sharing this. And congrats to your mom! Alcohol is an unpredictable drug and your mom probably went back to her pre-sobriety levels of drinking (most do, when they relapse). Whereas they weren't psychotic when they slowly built up resistance to the effects, the same amount after a year of no alcohol is very likely to induce psychosis.

At the ER's where I've worked (V.A. hospital ER's where I was supposed to be recruiting patients for various studies), the docs always said "All psychoses look a lot alike" and immediately ordered bloodwork. They were generally placed on 72 hour olds as a danger to themselves, which they certainly were.

There are a series of missing persons cases where people went off by themselves while drinking and probably in search of more alcohol (or cheaper alcohol) and have never been seen again. Often near open bodies of water.
In this case, that travel advisory about not walking alone at night is very concerning.

 

[10ofRods]

July 5, 2025

Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.

Saturday morning, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force again organized a search for Tarrence. A few hours into the search in an area of Grace Bay, they said they found "the body of a deceased male in a decomposed state."

Body found amid search for missing American Brian Tarrence in Turks and Caicos

Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.

www.cbsnews.com

Oh dear, I didn't see this when I posted.

So, we wait.

 

[Ladyotm]

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.

Congratulations on your sobriety!
I was wondering about the paranoia and you explained in layman's terms how this might come about after a time of being sober.

I am no way blaming the wife, but I wonder if she realized how much he had been drinking. I wonder if he had been drinking when she wasn't aware. Out in the sun most of the day, not enough H20. IMO

I'm glad that his body was found and hope answers are forthcoming for his family.

 

[Sleuthster]

I read the body was found in a ditch. Makes me wonder if he got hit by a vehicle if it's him

 

[mickey2942]

Congratulations on your sobriety!
I was wondering about the paranoia and you explained in layman's terms how this might come about after a time of being sober.

I am no way blaming the wife, but I wonder if she realized how much he had been drinking. I wonder if he had been drinking when she wasn't aware. Out in the sun most of the day, not enough H20. IMO

I'm glad that his body was found and hope answers are forthcoming for his family.

I am actually not surprised she went home when he wasn't found. The amount of energy it takes to have a "relationship" with an alcoholic is beyond me. No one can stop an alcoholic from binge drinking. It is an exercise in frustration and exasperation to even try.

At some point, just let them do what they do, nothing you can do to stop it. No one is really to "blame" here. The wife couldn't stop it. And the husband was in a cycle of addiction. It is an illness, some people get better, and some people don't.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Murder probe launched into body found during search for Brian Tarrence in Turks and Caicos

Cops on a Caribbean island where a Manhattan man disappeared during a romantic getaway with his wife have launched a murder probe into a decomposed body suspected of being the missing man.

nypost.com

Cops on a Caribbean island where a Manhattan man disappeared during a romantic getaway with his wife have launched a murder probe into a decomposed body suspected of being the missing man.

The Turks and Caicos Island police force said on Facebook Sunday that the grisly discovery on Saturday — less than two weeks after New Yorker Brian Tarrence went missing from a local Airbnb — is now a “suspected homicide.”

*****

 

[Little Jack]

Im honestly a bit surprised that it wasn't merely misadventure.

 

[truthfinder2019]

I read the body was found in a ditch. Makes me wonder if he got hit by a vehicle if it's him

Just adding the source for reference

Private investigator: Body found amid search for missing vacationer formerly from Monroe

Brian Tarrance lived in Monroe before recently moving to Manhattan. He was last seen vacationing with his wife on June 25.

westchester.news12.com

 

[borndem]

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.

Keep up the good work. Have pride in what you have done for yourself and for those who love you.