(DERWOOD, MD) -- Maryland State Police are investigating the apparent murder of a missing Frederick County man whose body was found this afternoon in the trunk of his car parked in a Montgomery County lot.
The victim is identified as John P. Ryan, 37, of Frederick, Md. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His body will be taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
Ryan’s car was found by a US Department of Homeland Security investigations agent assigned to the Frederick County Narcotics Task Force shortly before 2:30 p.m. today. Investigators were searching for Ryan’s black 2007 Lexus LS460L and found it parked in a parking lot used by multiple businesses in the 15000-block of Somerville Drive in Derwood, Md.
The car was removed from the lot and transported by truck under police escort back to the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack. State Police investigators obtained a search warrant to search the car.
Police found Ryan’s body in the trunk. Investigators observed what appeared to be trauma to the body, which will not be detailed further at this time due to the continuing investigation. Police also found a quantity of suspected marijuana and cash in the trunk.
Ryan’s wife reported him missing to the Frederick Police Department on November 29, 2012. She said she last saw him at their home on the night of November 27th and that he had left the house before she awoke on November 28th.
Frederick Police requested Maryland State Police assistance in the missing person investigation. Maryland State Police enlisted the assistance of the Frederick County Narcotics Task Force in the search for Ryan. The task force includes investigators from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, FBI, and the US Department of Homeland Security. Montgomery County Police also assisted with the search for Ryan and have continued to assist with the ongoing investigation.
Police investigators had been searching for Ryan since his wife reported him missing. They conducted numerous interviews with family members, friends, and associates, of Ryan.
Ryan was a businessman who specialized in property maintenance. He traveled for business throughout the region of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.
No arrests have been made. A motive is unknown at this time. The investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information about the disappearance and death of Ryan is urged to contact Maryland State Police Corporal Jonathan Martin or Sergeant Richard Bachtell at 301-644-4151. Callers may remain anonymous.
7 comments:
Found by the Quote: US Department of Homeland Security investigations agent assigned to the Frederick County Narcotics Task Force. Not found by the local or state police says it all. Loose lips is a premeditated, self inflicted death sentence in N.J.!
Roger that, 4:32. And to make a point, his killers left the money and pot in the car, just to show the cops he WASN'T killed for the sake of any gain. Don't think for a minute, not even a second, that criminals don't have their own informants in the ranks of the police. When you are in the game, all is fair.....
Would you two explain it for a simple guy like me?
Are you saying he was a cop? Narc? Pusher? Informant?
I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge.
It's obvious he was not just a everyday Joe. He was "somebody" or he would not have had so many agencies looking for him.
Okay, simple guy. He was an informant. Some one found out (those informants INSIDE the police dept, maybe even a cop, warned someone) and made an example out of him. The OUTSIDE possibility is that he tried to rip off the wrong person. But if THAT happened, the money and drug wouldn't have been left behind. His wife better be in hiding, because you can bet the house that she knows exactly what happened. And its NOT unheard of for people like her to get some of the same stuff he got.
7:32 PM
Ok thanks.
I still don't know how y'all got that from what was posted but it's ok. I don't need to I guess.
Then I'll add one more Imclain, that I used to see first hand, back in the 80's in that state. Organized crime embraces those meant to keep them at bay through free sex, recreational drug use and $$$. Sometimes, even entire family businesses worth hundreds of millions are involved, that otherwise appear to be clean, become integrated into their consortiums as investors/co-owners, that own shopping malls, who's names would be familiar, to readers of this blog, mortgage companies, etc, etc, etc.. Scary people, who care about the well being of no one, except their own, even 27 years later, no details can be given, because most of them are still alive and thriving!
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