WA WA - Tyler Christensen, 16, Mukilteo, 19 April 2016

[mrsobrien]

Well....this has gotten uncomfortable. :-O

Can someone please summarize the new info? I'm not in a position to watch a video.

 

[wendybtn]

Is it possible he is just a kid fed up with his parents? (or the P' s as we used to call them.) Or God forbid, a young man who has met with foul play or an accident?

 

[marcyjoy]

Well....this has gotten uncomfortable. :-O

Can someone please summarize the new info? I'm not in a position to watch a video.

New info is that the family has mobilized several searches for Tyler and still do not believe he would run away. Upthread a bit, someone posted a list of links to the Facebook search page as well as a webpage established with missing info for Tyler.

So, some new resources, but nothing really new unfortunately.

 

[ANonyMs]

Is it possible he is just a kid fed up with his parents? (or the P' s as we used to call them.) Or God forbid, a young man who has met with foul play or an accident?

I think it is entirely possible but in this particular case, the circumstances are such that they do not believe that is what happened. They can only go on what they know and what they know of this kid and his family, his life, his habits, his patterns, etc points to this not being a runaway situation.

I have think that if he *did* run away and has been able to stay off the radar for this many days, there would have to be something significantly different than the information that has thus been released. There would have to be something 180 degrees different. It is not impossible, of course, but how likely is it?

 

[toevlugsoord]

New info is that the family has mobilized several searches for Tyler and still do not believe he would run away. Upthread a bit, someone posted a list of links to the Facebook search page as well as a webpage established with missing info for Tyler.

So, some new resources, but nothing really new unfortunately.

The mystery about him running away is he'd have to theoretically have somewhere to run TO. Family or friends who would house him. From an outsider observation, he appears to be in a loving somewhat-sheltered environment. It doesn't seem to fit a runaway profile. And yet why no more info about the "endangered" and "suspicious" elements to this. No new information? No one saw or heard anything? People don't just vanish. If they've searched shortcuts he could have taken and found nothing...what is left? Gosh, so unsettling. My husband grew up right there and said there's a ton of cliffs and woods etc.

 

[toevlugsoord]

Any information about whether police have asked for home surveillance cameras to track where he was last seen, following his path out of his neighborhood?

 

[Eileen730]

If your serious about leaving you don't go to friends.
You don't use your phone.
no bank cards
no Social media.

you just go.

They should look at the homeless shelters and youth places that take the homeless.

I'm hope he ran away!

 

[ANonyMs]

Any information about whether police have asked for home surveillance cameras to track where he was last seen, following his path out of his neighborhood?

I am not sure how popular home surveillance cameras are in that area as it is a VERY "safe" community. Also, the area is fairly well wooded, so any camera views would be of individual homes yards and maybe their driveways but not the main roadway. It's not a suburban tract development where all the trees were taken down and sidewalks installed, etc

 

[manlet]

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/docs/mischild/Benitez_Omar.pdf

Has been missing since April 6th from the same area (Lynnwood, WA).


Missing from the same area since March 24th, 2016

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/docs/mischild/Cruz-Villasenor_Oliver.pdf


That makes 3 teen boys in the same area (Lynnwood, WA) missing within weeks of each other. :/

 

[ANonyMs]

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/docs/mischild/Benitez_Omar.pdf

Has been missing since April 6th from the same area (Lynnwood, WA).


Missing from the same area since March 24th, 2016

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/docs/mischild/Cruz-Villasenor_Oliver.pdf


That makes 3 teen boys in the same area (Lynnwood, WA) missing within weeks of each other. :/

Both are listed as found safe on other sites but not WSP. Also, it's hard to explain unless you know the area but there are parts of Lynnwood that are nowhere near the area Tyler is missing from and certainly very different communities.

 

[Master Gee]

If your serious about leaving you don't go to friends.
You don't use your phone.
no bank cards
no Social media.

you just go.

They should look at the homeless shelters and youth places that take the homeless.

I'm hope he ran away!

Albeit, I don't know this kid in particular, but being a home school kid tends to lead toward sheltered, not-worldly. I would doubt that he would head to the streets. More likely run to the home of a more worldly family or friend that thinks they are rescuing this Christian boy from his terrible situation. Speculation and JMO

 

[ANonyMs]

Wondering why Tyler is not listed in the national databases (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

 

[Master Gee]

I'm sure they are all over this, but if it were my kid, I would, 1) Find out who he was connected to in that youth group and climb up their a$$ 2) Employ every youth in the area to hunt him down with SM 3) Research every close friend and "sympathetic" family member and camp out on their doorstep 4) Make any inroads I could with the local "Slavic" church community and see if they know anything (good luck) 5) Publicly threaten legal action against anyone sheltering him. 6) Ferret out any girl that he even smiled at over the last month. I would not play around when it came to my child.

 

[manlet]

Both are listed as found safe on other sites but not WSP. Also, it's hard to explain unless you know the area but there are parts of Lynnwood that are nowhere near the area Tyler is missing from and certainly very different communities.

Can you link to where it says they're found safe?


I was thinking about this...

March 24th - Oliver goes missing
12 days pass (March 25th - April 5th)
April 6th - Omar goes missing
12 days pass (April 7th - April 18th)
April 19th - Tyler goes missing
12 days pass (April 20th - May 1st)
May 2nd

Expect another male teen to go missing on May 2nd if it's a psycho who likes to attack on the 13th day, but if both have been found safe than this theory is out.

 

[ANonyMs]

Both are listed as found safe on other sites but not WSP. Also, it's hard to explain unless you know the area but there are parts of Lynnwood that are nowhere near the area Tyler is missing from and certainly very different communities.

I looked in to this further. Oliver Cruz has been apparently been reported missing several times as there are reports from the City of Lynnwood dated 2015 and if you use old links to his Missing poster, they usually come up as no longer valid. I would guess little Oliver leaves of his own accord or there is a custody issue.

Omar's link have been taken down as well though I cannot find more info. He is not listed in National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

 

[ANonyMs]

Can you link to where it says they're found safe?


I was thinking about this...

March 24th - Oliver goes missing
12 days pass (March 25th - April 5th)
April 6th - Omar goes missing
12 days pass (April 7th - April 18th)
April 19th - Tyler goes missing
12 days pass (April 20th - May 1st)
May 2nd

Expect another male teen to go missing on May 2nd if it's a psycho who likes to attack on the 13th day, but if both have been found safe than this theory is out.

https://www.facebook.com/missingnorthwest/posts/10153873985414452

And here is shows an entirely different date for Oliver Cruz
http://www.open-public-records.com/washington/lynnwood_data.htm

 

[manlet]

https://www.facebook.com/OperationW...101722297133/1171230879584212/?type=3&theater
Another young guy, Nathan Easley, 16, who went missing April 12th 2016 in Bothell,WA (20 minutes from Lynnwood, Wa)



Another young guy (20) who went missing in Aug/2015 from Lynnwood and him or his car hasn't been found since.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?293126-WA-Jose-Sanchez-Diaz-20-Lynnwood-29-Aug-2015

 

[Kodiak]

His connections just might be the key and could provide pivotal clues, especially with the entire youth group members as they usually bond and become close.

 

[Eileen730]

Albeit, I don't know this kid in particular, but being a home school kid tends to lead toward sheltered, not-worldly. I would doubt that he would head to the streets. More likely run to the home of a more worldly family or friend that thinks they are rescuing this Christian boy from his terrible situation. Speculation and JMO

I think we all would be surprised to what sheltered kids know!
I do not think any families would hide this young man knowing Law enforcement is involved.
JMO

 

[AuLait]

Snohomish County has seen a massive influx of immigrants from many different countries in the last 15+ years. Each culture brings their own churches and communal norms with them. Many start churches as a place to gather. It's difficult to find statistics on churches per capita in a specific county but having grown up there (and I mean *right there*) and having lived all over the country since then, I don't think the Edmonds/Lynnwood/Mukilteo area is any more religious than anywhere else.

As for homeschooling, Edmonds School District has it's own Home School Resource Center with an enrollment of about 500 K-12. If that were a K-12 private school, no one would think twice about it or call it weird.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonds_Homeschool_Resource_Center
http://www.greatschools.org/washington/edmonds/3480-Edmonds-Home-Resource-Center/

Washington State as a whole is one of the most non-religious areas in the country. Its especially prevalent the Puget Sound area. But there are still plenty of religious folks and religious immigrants who start small churches to create community. But compared to the South, for example, we have far fewer people who affiliate as religious.

Homeschooling is NOT uncommon here at all. WA has one of the best homeschooling laws in the country and particularly in Snohomish County there are huge numbers. Now, being an affluent area, Edmonds/Mukilteo probably has more parents who are able to send their kids to private school before homeschooling but I grew up as a homeschooler and have homeschooled my kids for 6 years in Snohomish county and I can tell you there are many thousands of us. Many homeschool through school partnerships, most, like us, are non-affiliated, some do online academies. There are many options. But homeschooling is not weird or unknown here whatsoever. I suspect its one of those things that people just assume you public/private school until you bring up that you don't. Unless you're in the community you don't really realize how very common it is across all sorts of households, ethnicities, education and income levels.It definitely doesn't correlate to sheltered or unworldly. Sure, a few people do completely lock their kids down, but that is mainly a stereotype, not the norm.

Tyler was likely an intelligent young man who could figure out how to stay hidden if he wanted to. I doubt someone is hiding him... he could easily be hiding himself in many public areas. He may have completely left the area for all we know. When I ran away I flew to Idaho. All set up and arranged myself at 16, including buying tickets over the phone, arranging cabs, etc. I was out of state within 5 hours of leaving my home. Had I not felt sorry for my parents and left a note they wouldn't have found me until I wanted to be found.

To me, other teens from the area missing right now is a non-starter. Teens run away all the time. This is a pretty densely populated area. We are especially aware of them now because we are aware of Tyler. But its not uncommon for teens to go missing and show back up.