Merle Leroy Ryan, a 53-year-old man, was last seen on October 17, 2012, in San Francisco, California. The last known contact with Ryan was an arrest that occurred in a park near Cesar Chavez Street. He has not been seen or heard from since that day. At the time of his disappearance, Ryan was described as a white male, standing at 5'9" to 5'11" and weighing between 130 and 150 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes, a receding hairline, and a gray beard.
A notable distinguishing characteristic is a burn scar on the top of his right hand, below the index finger, which has the appearance of a dimple.
Ryan has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has a history of wandering across the country, often experiencing homelessness. It is also known that he may use several aliases, including Dimitri Andropv, Moses Enoch, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and the first name Demetrius.
Few details are publicly available regarding the circumstances of his 2012 arrest or the subsequent investigation into his disappearance. The Eugene Police Department in Oregon is the agency investigating his case. Information regarding his case has been sourced from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System and the California Attorney General's Office. The case file was last updated on March 23, 2019, to correct the date of his disappearance and update the details surrounding the event.Last Seen: Oct 17, 2012
