LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) – Family members believe human remains found in Nebraska belong to a husband and father who went missing in November 2023.
Authorities are investigating after human remains were discovered Saturday morning near Highway 77 and West Pioneers Boulevard in Lincoln, Nebraska, KOLN reports.
Chief Deputy Ben Houchin of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said a person walking their dog found the man’s body, which appeared to have “been there a while.” Authorities were contacted at approximately 9:42 a.m. Houchin added that the body was in a wooded area and appeared to have been there for over a year.
The remains were found less than 1,000 yards from the home of Tyler Goodrich, a husband and father of two who was 35 when he went missing in November 2023.
“Based off of details at the scene, including the location and proximity to Tyler Goodrich’s last known location, investigators have been in contact with Mr. Goodrich’s family,” wrote the sheriff’s office in a press release.
Officials are treating the death as suspicious but not as a homicide.
“We are not identifying 100% who the individual is. We still have investigating and the autopsy to go,” Houchin said.
While officials have not yet confirmed the identity, Tyler Goodrich’s family met with investigators Saturday. His father, Lonnie Goodrich, said he believes the body they found is his son.
“It’s Tyler. It’s Tyler. It’s Tyler. They were all his tattoos. Hair color was the same. It’s Tyler. He has been found,” he said.
Investigators have had few leads in the search for Tyler Goodrich, other than a short surveillance video showing him running from his home after a tense talk about divorce with his husband, Marshall Vogel.
“For 16 and a half months, I’ve prayed every night,” Lonnie Goodrich said. ”I stood at my door, asking him to come up the driveway. I prayed that we would get information, and at least today, we got that one piece.”
An autopsy of the remains is scheduled for Monday morning. The sheriff’s office plans to provide any new details on the investigation during its regular Monday press briefing at 9:30 a.m.
According to the sheriff’s office, the area where the body was found was previously searched for Tyler Goodrich. It had been marked off on the GIS map created by Lincoln Parks and Recreation.
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