Tyler S. Goodrich was 35 years old when he was last seen in Lincoln, Nebraska, on November 3, 2023. Public case records described him as a white male, about 6 feet 1 inch tall and 185 pounds, with red or auburn shoulder-length hair that was pulled back, blue eyes, and a red beard. He had several distinctive tattoos, including a cross and the Serenity Prayer on the left side of his rib cage, and tattoos on his right calf and shin, including a flower, an upward arrow in a circle, and the words “from dust I came to dust I shall return.” He was last known to be wearing gray shorts, a gray partial zip-up running sweatshirt, and running shoes. According to the missing-person record, his vehicle remained in the garage, and surveillance from the home showed him running from the house after he left his residence. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office was listed as the investigating agency, and the case was later marked deceased in the available case data.
The night Tyler disappeared began at his home in west Lincoln. Authorities and local reporting described a domestic disturbance or argument at the residence before Tyler left on foot; deputies responded to the home that night, but by the time they arrived, Tyler was no longer there. Reports later stated that his phone last pinged at his home around the time of the incident and that forensic information showed the phone was turned off shortly after he left. In the days and months that followed, Tyler’s disappearance drew concern from family, friends, volunteers, investigators, and the wider Lincoln community. Search efforts focused around the area near his home, including wooded and difficult terrain, but he was not found during the early searches.
For more than sixteen months, Tyler’s family lived with uncertainty. His disappearance became a painful public story because he was not only a missing man, but also a husband, a father, a son, and a friend whose absence left those who loved him searching for answers. On March 8, 2025, human remains were discovered in a wooded area southwest of Lincoln, near Highway 77 and West Pioneers Boulevard. Authorities said the remains were found by a person walking a dog, in an area less than 1,000 yards from Tyler’s home; later reporting placed the location at approximately 967 yards from his residence. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the remains were Tyler Goodrich, and officials noted that the area had been heavily wooded and had been searched earlier in the investigation, making the discovery especially difficult for those who had spent months hoping to bring him home.
After Tyler was found, the Lancaster County Attorney requested an autopsy. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office later released a case status update stating that the autopsy determined Tyler’s cause of death was asphyxia due to hanging. The office said the autopsy report found no signs of violence or trauma beyond an injury to the neck consistent with hanging, and officials stated that the manner of death was determined to be suicide after a comprehensive investigation. The sheriff’s office also said it was completing the final steps of the death investigation after receiving the pathology report on March 17, 2025.
Tyler Goodrich’s case began as the urgent search for a 35-year-old Lincoln man who left home on foot on November 3, 2023, and it ended more than a year later with the heartbreaking confirmation that he had been found deceased close to where he was last known to be. The investigation followed his last known movements from his home, examined the circumstances of his disappearance, searched nearby areas, and ultimately identified him after remains were discovered in March 2025. In overview, Tyler’s case is the story of a man deeply missed by his loved ones, a community that searched for answers, and a long period of uncertainty that ended with the confirmation of his death and the official conclusion that he died by suicide.
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