Overview

• Brian Tarrence, 51, vanished from his Airbnb in Grace Bay, Providenciales, on June 25 during an anniversary trip with his wife.
• On July 5, local police found the decomposed body of a male near Grace Bay during the search for Tarrence.
• The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has classified the case as a suspected homicide and initiated forensic examinations.
• Search efforts by local authorities, U.S. consular officials and a family-hired private investigator had previously deployed drones, CCTV analysis and phone forensics without generating new leads.
• The incident has renewed tourism safety concerns following a U.S. State Department advisory on escalating violent crime in Turks and Caicos.