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Case Description

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Summary based on the NamUs case record (MP28224) and 4 other sources
Brian James Ranken, age 31, was last seen on October 18, 1991, in South Lake Tahoe, California. He was driving his car at the time of his disappearance and has not been heard from since. Ranken is described as a 6-foot-tall, Caucasian male with brown hair and brown eyes, weighing around 160 pounds. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing black jeans, a brown leather waist-length jacket, and black boots. He also wore two gold rings: a pinky ring with a small diamond and a gold nugget ring with three diamonds.

Ranken had several distinguishing features, including a tattoo of a skeleton paddling a kayak on his back, a previously capped front tooth, and a previously fractured hip. His case has remained unsolved, and there has been little information to emerge about the circumstances of his disappearance. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department continues to investigate his case.

Last Seen: Oct 18, 1991