Skeletal remains located in March identified as missing JoCo man

Posted: August 16, 2013 - 9:48am

Ryan A. Bradley

Olathe Police say human skeletal remains that were located in rural Johnson County in March of 2013 have been identified as a missing Olathe man.

Authorities have identified the remains as Ryan A. Bradley, who was 23 when he was reported missing from an address in Olathe.

Police say Ryan A. Bradley's father reported his son missing on October 13, 2011 and told Police that his son had not been seen since October 9th. Olathe Police say they dedicated significant resources to locating Ryan, with the assistance from several local and state jurisdictions and local media. As time passed, so did new leads regarding Ryan's location, police say.

Operation 100 News' report regarding Ryan A. Bradley's disappearance can be found here.

In March of 2013, Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies responded to an address in rural Johnson County after someone located what they believed to be human remains. The skeletal remains were collected by the Sheriff's Office and submitted for DNA analysis, in attempt to identify them.

Olathe Police say the cause of death remains unknown and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Johnson County Sheriff's Office at 913-715-5560 or the Greater Kansas City CrimeStoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

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