Found Deceased WV - Bryn Hargreaves, 36, former UK pro rugby player, Cheat Lake, approx 2 Jan 2022

[wvcountrygirl]

Updates on the Missing in West Virginia Facebook page have said there have been 3 reliable sightings in the Vienna, WV area. The post is updated by a family friend but his mom also comments. Vienna is 2 hours from Morgantown, WV where he was living. His mother has been in the Vienna area searching for him. His mother and I think a brother traveled from the UK awhile back to search for him. Without a phone to check social media they say Bryn may be oblivious to the fact his family is here trying to help him. I never hear about any homeless encampments in Vienna but nearby Parkersburg has some. But I don’t feel like our area is doing enough to make the public aware that Bryn might be in our area. I wouldn’t have known if I didn’t see updates on the Missing in WV Facebook page. I haven’t seen any postings on the Vienna Police Dept Facebook page.


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[StillDiggin]

Family's private investigator plea in search for former rugby league star missing in US

The family of former Wigan Warriors, St Helens and Bradford Bulls prop Bryn Hargreaves has launched a fundraising appeal to pay for private investigators to try to find him.

www.wigantoday.net

 

[StillDiggin]

Fears for missing rugby star living in US as £20,000 appeal launched

Despite repeated attempts to track down Bryn Hargreaves, 36, who has been living in the US for the past 10 years, the hunt has drawn a blank.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[badgersmythe]

Family of ex Rugby League star Bryn Hargreaves fears he was ABDUCTED

Ex-St Helens prop forward Bryn Hargreaves went missing in January in West Virginia in the USA. His brother Gareth, 38, said: 'It's almost like he was abducted from his shower.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Family of ex Rugby League star Bryn Hargreaves fears he was ABDUCTED

Ex-St Helens prop forward Bryn Hargreaves went missing in January in West Virginia in the USA. His brother Gareth, 38, said: 'It's almost like he was abducted from his shower.

www.dailymail.co.uk

That's an interesting detail about the shower:
"He said police were called to Bryn's apartment building as there was water leaking into an apartment below.
They found Bryn's apartment unlocked, but all of his belongings were there and his shower was still running."

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Private investigator begins hunt for missing rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves

Hargreaves, 36, who played for Wigan, St Helens and Bradford before moving to the USA 10 years ago for work, was reported missing in January.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

 

[StillDiggin]

Private investigator begins hunt for missing ex-rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves

Bryn Hargreaves, 36, was reported missing in January and his brother Gareth believes he may have been abducted

www.independent.co.uk

Gareth Hargreaves
A private investigator has begun the search for missing ex-rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves in the United States amid fears from his family that potential criminality could be behind his mysterious disappearance.

Hargreaves, 36, was reported missing more than five months ago by his employer after he failed to arrive for work and that sparked a major search by police and tracker dogs in West Virginia.

Repeated attempts to track him down drew a blank, however, and his family have set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for a private detective to take on the role.

“The police over there aren’t doing anything.” Bryn’s older brother Gareth, 38, said. “There are a few things that have come to light that need to be investigated that haven’t been previously. The only way we can make that happen is through a private investigator. There’s possible leads and motives that could lead to criminal outcomes.”


The PA news agency has contacted the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office for comment.

Hargreaves, who played in Super League for Wigan, St Helens and Bradford before moving to the States to work in the oil and gas industry 10 years ago, vanished without trace from his apartment on 3 January and Gareth believes he may have been abducted.

“Bryn had mental health issues and was in severe pain with his back from a car accident in December,” Gareth said. “He’d also been away from his family at Christmas. The most likely scenarios were that he decided to harm himself or had decided to disappear for a bit and come back.
But five months on, those two possibilities look less likely because you’ve got to think a body would turn up. We had his bank account investigated by the police which showed there’s no withdrawals and his wallet and his ID and passport are all still in his apartment so he had no means of access to his cash and no ID to travel.

So you start to think of the other possibility, that he didn’t plan to go missing and that someone has had some input, through abduction or something along those lines. You start to think of all the weird things at the time which start to add up.




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[StillDiggin]

An interesting read

Mystery of ex-Rugby League star missing for six months as friends break silence

Bryn Hargreaves vanished in January from his Whisper Creek home outside the Morgantown city limits in West Virginia. Police found his apartment unlocked, but all of his belongings were there

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[PommyMommy]

An interesting read

Mystery of ex-Rugby League star missing for six months as friends break silence

Bryn Hargreaves vanished in January from his Whisper Creek home outside the Morgantown city limits in West Virginia. Police found his apartment unlocked, but all of his belongings were there

www.mirror.co.uk

Noting:

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One said: “There’s just no way I could see he’d ever do anything to harm himself. As soon as the news emerged that Bryn had vanished, I immediately thought of those capable of causing him harm. Many of us know them.

“In the industry we work in, it’s run like the Mob. Not just pipes but concrete boots are a trade tool if someone stands in the way of the wrong guys. Bryn didn’t allow anyone to cut corners, which may have upset some. I have a strong opinion over who that may be.”

The man went on to name several individuals he believed could possibly have been involved.

A second friend poured scorn over the idea Bryn could have done himself harm.

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“It [divorce] must have devastated him but there is no way he’d harm himself. It smacks of others’ involvement.”

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A third friend of the rugby player said he would never accept Bryn would harm himself.

He said: “He was strong both physically and mentally. Of course, people suffer in silence, and Bryn may have, but I can’t believe he would do something to himself. I hope the police are looking further into his private life. There must be something in that.”

All three of Bryn’s friends spoke independently, unaware of what the others had said.

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[azure]

Noting:

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One said: “There’s just no way I could see he’d ever do anything to harm himself. As soon as the news emerged that Bryn had vanished, I immediately thought of those capable of causing him harm. Many of us know them.

“In the industry we work in, it’s run like the Mob. Not just pipes but concrete boots are a trade tool if someone stands in the way of the wrong guys. Bryn didn’t allow anyone to cut corners, which may have upset some. I have a strong opinion over who that may be.”

The man went on to name several individuals he believed could possibly have been involved.

A second friend poured scorn over the idea Bryn could have done himself harm.

[...]

“It [divorce] must have devastated him but there is no way he’d harm himself. It smacks of others’ involvement.”

[...]

A third friend of the rugby player said he would never accept Bryn would harm himself.

He said: “He was strong both physically and mentally. Of course, people suffer in silence, and Bryn may have, but I can’t believe he would do something to himself. I hope the police are looking further into his private life. There must be something in that.”

All three of Bryn’s friends spoke independently, unaware of what the others had said.

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TIL the gas and oil pipe inspection industry is basically the mob.

 

[Mert]

Remains found in West Virginia state park identified

Human remains were discovered Saturday by a hiker at Coopers Rock State Forest in Monongalia County, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies learned about 2:45 p.m.

wchstv.com

I believe a doctor was missing from this specific area, so this could be one of the two or someone else. My opinions.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Remains found in West Virginia state park identified

Human remains were discovered Saturday by a hiker at Coopers Rock State Forest in Monongalia County, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies learned about 2:45 p.m.

wchstv.com

I believe a doctor was missing from this specific area, so this could be one of the two or someone else. My opinions.

Here is the other MP I think you refer to:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Found Deceased - WV - John Lawson Magruder, 39, Car Found at Coopers Rock, 27 July 2022

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/93973/details This is my friend's daughters neurologist at WVU. Date of Last Contact July 27, 2022 Missing From Morgantown, West Virginia Missing Age 39 Years Current Age 39 Years Case Information Demographics Missing Age39 Years Current Age39 Years...

www.websleuths.com

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 12, 2022

Still no I.D. on human remains found at Coopers Rock

Sep. 13—The identity of the human remains found Sept. 3, near the Mont Chateau trail at Coopers Rock State Forest is still unknown. According to officials at the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department, there was nothing new they were able to report Monday. The sheriff's officials said they will...

finance.yahoo.com

The identity of the human remains found Sept. 3, near the Mont Chateau trail at Coopers Rock State Forest is still unknown. ...

[...]

Two area men have been reported missing this year and remain missing.

Local doctor John Lawson Magruder, 39, of Morgantown, was last seen in the Morgantown area on July 27. Area law enforcement and search and rescue crews searched part of the Coopers Rock area after finding the doctor's car there. ...

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Bryn Hargreaves, 36, was reported missing in the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown in January. Hargreaves, a former professional rugby player originally from Wigan, England, was living at the Whisper Creek Apartments on Pierpont Road, but little is known about his last known location.

[...]

 

[PommyMommy]

Remains found in West Virginia state park identified

Human remains were discovered Saturday by a hiker at Coopers Rock State Forest in Monongalia County, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies learned about 2:45 p.m.

wchstv.com

I believe a doctor was missing from this specific area, so this could be one of the two or someone else. My opinions.

Identified as John Magruder.

Coopers Rock remains identified as missing Morgantown man​

John Lawson Magruder was reported missing on July 27, 2022. He was believed to have been in the Coopers Rock area. After 1,000 manhours were spent searching through 842 acres, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office announced the search for him was suspended on Aug. 1.

 

[StillDiggin]

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-league/family-of-missing-ex-wigan-warriors-st-helens-and-bradford-bulls-prop-on-huge-stumbling-block-4017858

 

[StillDiggin]

Brother of ex-rugby league star who vanished says case is same as Nicola Bulley

Gareth Hargreaves said investigators have no hard "evidence" of the whereabouts of brother Bryn

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[Mert]

Sheriff's office: Human remains found near Cheat Lake

Investigators said human remains were found Sunday near Cheat Lake in Monongalia County.The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found in a

wchstv.com

“The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found in a wooded area between South Pierpont Road and the Hannalei Development near the lake.”

 

[not.a.muggle]

Human remains found near Cheat Lake

Human remains were found in the Cheat Lake area on Sunday, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

www.wboy.com

I have inside knowledge on this case and it's believed to be Bryn. I emailed about verification, but delete if necessary.

A man and woman were out in the woods around their house looking for shed antlers. They came upon skeletal remains off the back of their neighbor's property, called the cops, and texted the homeowners.

 

[Richrd]

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Monongalia County Sheriff's Office:

Monongalia County Sheriff's Office | Morgantown WV

Monongalia County Sheriff's Office, Morgantown. 21,798 likes · 484 talking about this · 22 were here. This is the official Facebook page of the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office located in...

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Bryn's Linked-In:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryn-hargreaves-297621a3

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy:

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[Diagnosed Only at Autopsy]

CCTV = Closed Circuit TeleVision
EMS = Emergency Medical Services
RHI = Repetitive Head Impacts
TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury
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Monongalia County Sheriff's Office:

Monongalia County Sheriff's Office | Morgantown WV

Monongalia County Sheriff's Office, Morgantown. 21,798 likes · 484 talking about this · 22 were here. This is the official Facebook page of the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office located in...

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I seen that too. Hopefully it is him so that his family at least has closure and answers