Riley strain gay
Riley Strain's Tragic Death: Every Twist in the Seek for Answers
Riley Strain’s Mom Shares Final Write Messages Sent Before Disappearance
What happened to Riley Strain?
The 22-year-old University of Missouri student was last seen alive in downtown Nashville on March 8 after a night of bar-hopping with some fraternity buddies, according to police. And even as the find for Riley entered its second week, his family continued to hope for the best, even as they steeled themselves for the worst.
"We're moving forward as, you know, he's coming home and we're graduating in May," Riley's stepdad Chris Whiteid told NBC News on Protest 16, "and life goes on just as normal."
But two weeks after Riley disappeared, his body was pulled out of the Cumberland River on the city's west side, about eight miles away from where he started out.
The case had drawn national attention because he had gone missing after being kicked out of a bar owned by country singer Luke Bryan, so online speculation ran wild. Was he very drunk? Did he earn in a fight? Who saw him last? Surely someone knew what happened?
So even though the Nashville M
Investigators have found the body of Riley Strain, a 22-year-old University of Missouri learner who disappeared on March 8 after drinking with his fraternity brothers in the city's downtown. Throughout the analysis, Metro Nashville Police Department released several videos that present Strain walking alone. Here is a timeline of events the night Strain disappeared and the announcement that his body had been found in the Cumberland River.
9:35 p.m. Luke's 32 Bridge
Strain and his friends were in the city for the weekend and staying at a downtown hotel. On March 8, they went to Luke's 32 Bridge, a bar owned by music artist Luke Bryan.
Strain was escorted out of the bar at 9:35 p.m. according to a joint declaration from the bar's management company and Bryan. They said the decision to ask Strain to leave was made "based on our conduct standards."
The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced it was going to inspect claims that Strain was overserved at the bar. The bar's records demonstrate he ordered one alcoholic drink and ordered two waters, according to the statement.
9:47 p.m. Homosexual Street
Nashville police released a video demonstrating Strain cros
New video shows missing student Riley Strain briefly speak with police on bedtime he vanished in Nashville
Newly released video shows missing college student Riley Strain briefly speak with a police officer on the evening he vanished in Nashville, Tennessee.
Officer Reginald Young came across Strain, 22, while responding to a car burglary on Gay Street, south of the Woodland Street Bridge, on the night of March 8, according to Nashville police.
Around 9:50 p.m., Strain walked by alone. The officer asked how he was doing, and Strain responded, "I’m excellent, how are you?"
"No video has been discovered that shows Riley away from Gay St after the 9:52 p.m. timeframe," police said Monday.
Strain disappeared on the night of March 8 after drinking in Nashville's Broadway area, according to police. The University of Missouri senior was visiting Nashville with his Delta Chi fraternity brothers for their formal, his family said.
Police earlier released video showing Strain at 9:47 p.m., crossing the highway with a organization and checking his phone. He then stopped and changed directions for a moment before proceeding down the highway behind the group.
Surveillance
Riley Strain's toxicology report released after medical examiner findings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A toxicology report for Riley Strain showed his blood alcohol level was nearly triple the legal limit.
Strain, 22, was a University of Missouri senior who disappeared after a night out with friends in downtown Nashville on March 8. The university recently recognized him during the graduation proceedings.
Surveillance video and body-cam footage were released detailing the night, as adv as a statement from Luke Bryan's bar. The bar claimed they only ever sold him one alcoholic beverage and two glasses of water. He went missing after he was asked to leave Luke Bryan's exclude on Lower Broadway.
The report showed Strain's blood alcohol level was .228. He also had traces of Delta 9 in his system. Delta 9 is a legal form of THC that is readily available in Tennessee.
Cameras tracked Strain's movements around downtown Nashville, but no cameras pinpointed him being on the banks of the Cumberland or caught his fall.
His autopsy revealed that Strain's death was accidental.
Metro Nashville Police Department issued a comment on the medical examiner's findings:
The Riley Strain