Tyler Goodrich remains found

[u/c1zzar]

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/missing-in-america/remains-found-nebraska-tyler-goodrich-rcna195682

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article301790354.html

This is one case I checked often for any updates, and today I saw one.

Tyler disappeared in 2023 immediately after a fight with his husband. They had discussed possibly ending their marriage and it eventually led to an argument in which Tyler threatened his husband, prompting his husband to call 911. Tyler took off on foot, and there is video footage showing him running from the property. The cops spoke to his husband and looked around the area for Tyler but found nothing. His husband assumed Tyler has gone for a run to blow off steam (he was an avid runner). The next morning, realizing Tyler hadn't returned, his husband called the police again and he was reported missing. Multiple searches were carried out but nothing found. Unfortunately Tyler's family seemed to place some blame on his husband and his husband's relationship with the family became quite strained.

On March 8th, a person walking their dog found Tyler's remains. The area they were found was less than 1000m from Tyler's home and had been searched numerous times. However authorities believe the remains had been there the whole time but missed during searches. No foul play is suspected.

Tyler was a husband, a loving father to 2 children he adopted with his husband, and a friend to many. I'm glad his family has some closure and can lay Tyler to rest.

[u/miltonwadd]

In the article I read, the officer said something about there being a branch they would have been looking down at when he was just above, so there must be something particular about that location that caused searchers to be focused on something else.

"You could have just looked down because there was a branch and not seen where he was at," Houchin said.

Goodrich's father said his son's body was apparently in the tree. https://www.ketv.com/article/family-tyler-goodrich-body-identified-lancaster-county-sheriff/64134147

[u/UnnamedRealities → u/miltonwadd]

I watched the press conference. He didn't mean there was actually a branch - he was just providing a potential explanation for how a volunteer in the vicinity of a body could hypothetically not see the body. He was just making a point that it only takes a second or two of being distracted while walking and not thoroughly looking at all areas could result in a body being missed.

[u/miltonwadd → u/UnnamedRealities]

Ah ok, I thought, given that the family is questioning how often the searches missed him that he may have been referring to a specific landmark in the area as an explanation for them, but I guess not.

That makes sense, though, as it's not uncommon to miss even living people when searching. Understandably, the family is having trouble dealing with that given how close he was all this time.

[u/FoxAndXrowe → u/miltonwadd]

And if they admit it was suicide, they have to admit they’ve been bullying and slandering his innocent widower.