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Summary based on the NamUs case record (NC999660299) and 1 other source
Landyn Xavier Ratcliffe was 15 years old when he was reported missing from Roanoke City, Virginia, on January 29, 2026. He is identified by official missing-child records as male, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children lists the case under identification number VA26-0361. The published record identifies January 29, 2026, as the date he went missing and Roanoke City as the location associated with the disappearance. The case was being handled by the Roanoke City Police Department, whose contact number is provided on the official missing-child poster.

The publicly available information about Ratcliffe's disappearance is limited, leaving many of the circumstances surrounding his absence unclear. Official records do not provide a detailed account of where within Roanoke City he was last seen, what he may have been doing immediately beforehand, whether he was believed to be traveling, or what circumstances prompted authorities to begin the missing-person investigation. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children does, however, provide one distinguishing physical detail: Landyn has a name tattooed on his left wrist. That identifying characteristic was included with his missing-child information to assist authorities and members of the public who might encounter him.

The case remains documented as a missing-child investigation through the available official public record, and no verified public account located in the available online sources provides a complete chronology of what happened after January 29, 2026. The absence of additional confirmed details means that important questions about Ratcliffe's movements, possible destinations, and subsequent contacts cannot responsibly be answered from the available records. His case has nevertheless remained significant because he was a 15-year-old child whose whereabouts became unknown, prompting law-enforcement and missing-child authorities to circulate identifying information in the hope that someone would recognize him or provide information that could help determine his location. The official record directs information concerning his whereabouts to the Roanoke City Police Department.

Taken as a whole, the case concerns the disappearance of 15-year-old Landyn Xavier Ratcliffe from Roanoke City, Virginia, on January 29, 2026, with relatively little publicly verified information available about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance or what followed. His identifying characteristics, including the name tattoo on his left wrist, have been publicly circulated as part of the effort to locate him, while the Roanoke City Police Department remains identified as the investigating agency. The available record ultimately portrays a young person whose sudden absence left unanswered questions for investigators and those who care about his safe return, with the central issue of the case remaining the determination of Landyn Ratcliffe's whereabouts and what occurred after he was last known to be in Roanoke City.

Last Seen: Jan 29, 2026

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