DB-cleanup/merge-output/sources/386_John-Forsyth.txt

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CASE 386  |  John Forsyth  |  February ?, 2022  |  USA
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  386
  date                February ?, 2022
  original_date       February ?, 2022
  year                2022
  month               2
  quarter             2022-Q1
  victim              John Forsyth
  location            Missouri
  country             USA
  scenario            Kidnapping
  description         ER doctor and Bitcoin millionaire John Forsyth kidnapped in February 2022, zip-tied and driven to bridge where he was threatened before release
  kidnappings         1
  violence_torture    (null)
  drugs_alcohol       (null)
  weapons             (null)
  theft               (null)
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             Daily Mail
  notes               Never reported kidnapping to police, believing he remained in continued danger; brother learned of incident only after John's May 2023 disappearance and death.
  has_processed_date  0
  created_at          2026-01-06 15:18:59
  (flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
   their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
   same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Dr. John Forsyth, 49, ER doctor at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Missouri. Father of eight, Bitcoin millionaire, co-founder of OnFo cryptocurrency platform with brother Richard. Early Bitcoin and Litecoin miner.
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown individuals (number and identities not disclosed). Suspected crypto-related kidnapping.
  
  **Attack Method:** Kidnapping in February 2022. Victim taken for car ride to bridge location. 
  
  **Violence Used:** Zip-tied and restrained. Driven to bridge where he was threatened. Made to feel "very unsafe" during ordeal.
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Not specified
  
  **Status:** Victim released after incident. Never filed police report because believed he was in "continued danger." Kept kidnapping secret to protect those close to him. Brother Richard only learned of incident from mutual friend after John's disappearance in May 2023. Anonymous source alleged kidnapping was "crypto-related." No arrests or investigation mentioned as no report was filed.
  

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12145317/Missouri-doctor-shot-dead-Ozarks-lake-previously-kidnapped-claims-brother.html
  [url_2]  https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-doctor-found-dead-arkansas-lake-kidnapped-last-year-brother-reveals

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 116: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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‘Crypto millionaire’ found dead in Ozarks was involved in kidnapping
The family of a missing crypto millionaire found shot dead last month in the Missouri Ozarks has claimed that police investigating the case have kept them in the dark and that the deceased entrepreneur was involved in a ‘crypto-related’ kidnapping last year. 
John Forsyth, an ER doctor and cryptocurrency creator, was reported missing on May 21 and discovered shot dead nine days later 20 miles south of Cassville in Lake Beaver. 
In an interview with Fox News, Forsyth’s brother, Richard Forsyth, told reporters, “We are mad we are being kept so in the dark.” He also claims that he’s a long way from fully understanding the circumstances surrounding his brother’s death despite speaking to detectives for hours. 
“The Missouri state police told us, ‘We know more than you think we do,’” he said.
The doctor was last seen leaving his place of work at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, a small town in the Ozarks. His car was found unlocked and abandoned close to a local aquatic park. Inside were five mobile phones, a work briefcase, a wallet, and a passport.
‘Bitcoin millionaire’ crypto-related kidnapping
The family claims that Forsyth had warned them that he “might be in danger.” 
They also say that a mutual friend told them that John was kidnapped and released in February 2022. The anonymous source alleged that the supposed kidnapping was “crypto-related.”
“It was cold. He was zip-tied. He was made to feel very unsafe and taken on a car ride with some people to a bridge and was threatened,” Richard Forsyth told Fox News.
He also noted that there’s no evidence to connect the alleged kidnapping incident to John’s death. However, he did say, “It stands out very stark in the tableaux of facts that have emerged about the case.”
John Forsyth reportedly kept news of the kidnapping to himself to protect those close to him.
John’s father told reporters, “I have never cried and prayed so much as the last two weeks. It’s just been wrenching.”
Brothers’ joint crypto project 
John and Richard Forsyth worked together to create their own cryptocurrency, Onfocoin. John was cited in Forbes as being a “Bitcoin millionaire” thanks to previous Bitcoin halvings.
In 2020, he told Forbes, “I mined bitcoin and litecoin very early on and held onto them. The massive appreciation of those assets allowed me to invest in other cryptocurrency technology which ultimately led to the development of Onfo, a platform that helps people earn money through network mining.”
Forsyth’s son told reporters that his father was interested in crypto for over a decade. Before his disappearance, Forsyth was “insanely busy” working as a doctor and with his crypto company, he said.

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Missouri doctor found shot dead in Ozarks lake was previously kidnapped, claims brother | Daily Mail Online

The brother of a Missouri doctor who was found shot dead in an Ozarks lake this week has said he was the victim of a mysterious prior kidnapping attempt that may have been 'crypto related'.

Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was found dead with a gunshot wound in Beaver Lake in northeast Arkansas on Tuesday, nine days after he was last seen alive leaving work at a hospital in Cassville, Missouri, police said.

In a terse statement, the Benton County Sheriff's Department did not say where upon Forsyth's body the gunshot wound was located, or whether it appeared to be self-inflicted, leaving many unanswered questions in the case.

Forsyth, a father of eight, had just finalized a divorce from his wife on May 11, and proposed marriage to his new fiancée three days before he was last seen alive on May 21.

In an unusual twist, Forsyth's brother Richard told DailyMail.com that a little over a year ago, the doctor was kidnapped and threatened by unidentified individuals.

Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was found dead of a gunshot wound in Beaver Lake in northeast Arkansas on Tuesday, nine days after he was last seen alive leaving work at a hospital in Missouri

Forsyth's body was discovered about 20 miles away from the town where he was last seen alive, and where his car was found unlocked and abandoned

Richard, who founded the crypto firm OnFo with his brother, said in a brief phone interview that in February 2022, John Forsyth was kidnapped and then released, but never filed a police report.

Richard said he first learned about the kidnapping through a mutual friend, who only came forward to describe the incident to the family after John went missing earlier this month.

The brother said he believed the kidnapping was 'crypto related' but that he did not know anything else about the perpetrators from the account of the mutual friend, who wished to remain anonymous due to ongoing safety concerns.

Richard cautioned that there was no evidence yet linking the 2022 incident with John's death, but added: 'It stands out very stark in the tableaux of facts that have emerged about the case.'

'It was cold. He was zip-tied. He was made to feel very unsafe and taken on a car ride with some people to a bridge and was threatened,' Richard told Fox News Digital, which first reported the alleged kidnapping.

'He did not file a police report because he believed he was in continued danger,' the brother added.

Messages left with the Benton County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were not immediately returned.

Authorities said Wednesday that they're still investigating what happened in the week between Forsyth's disappearance and the discovery of his body.

No further information would immediately be available, authorities said.

A kayaker found Forsyth's body on Tuesday afternoon in Beaver Lake, a large reservoir in Arkansas, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said.

Forsyth was last seen alive early on May 21, as he was leaving Mercy Cassville Hospital, where he worked in the ER. He was reported missing later the same day

The doctor's unlocked car was found at this dump site near a park in Cassville, the town in the Missouri Ozarks where he worked, with his wallet, two phones, a laptop and other items inside

A kayaker found Forsyth's body on Tuesday afternoon near this area of Beaver Lake, a large reservoir in Arkansas, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said

The body was found near the bank across from the Lost Bridge South area of Beaver Lake, which is about 20 miles south of Cassville, police said.

Forsyth was last seen alive early on May 21, as he was leaving Mercy Cassville Hospital, where he worked in the ER. He was reported missing later the same day when he failed to show up for a shift.

The doctor's unlocked car was found near an aquatic park in Cassville, the town in the Missouri Ozarks where he worked, with his wallet, two phones, a laptop and other items inside, his brother Richard Forsyth said in an Associated Press interview.

Police told the family there were no signs of foul play around the car, a black Infiniti sedan.

Forsyth stayed in a luxury RV near the hospital when he was on-call, and a search of the camper revealed that it was unlocked, with two cell phones left inside, which Richard told the Daily Beast was 'very uncharacteristic'.

'It doesn't seem like a person who left with a plan,' Richard said on Tuesday, before his brother's body was discovered.

Richard also told the outlet that security footage showed his brother's Infiniti pulling into the aquatic park, when a white SUV arrives and parks near him.

'It leaves a few minutes later and [John] is seen walking around maybe 10 to 15 minutes after that,' Richard said cops told him. 'And then he walks away from his car.'

Dr. John Forsyth (pictured), who vanished in Missouri just three days after proposing to his girlfriend, has been found dead in Arkansas

The last person to hear from John (pictured), who launched a cryptocurrency with his brother, is thought to have been his fiancée

After the doctor's abandoned vehicle was found, several law enforcement agencies searched about a nine-mile radius around the aquatic park using people, dogs and drones.

Forsyth's family also set up a Facebook page in a desperate search for any information.

'My brother has now been missing for week,' his sister, Tiffany Andelin, wrote Monday. 'I´m grieving, I'm afraid, and it feels like the world has tipped into sheer chaos.'

The last known person who communicated with John Forsyth was the woman he'd recently gotten engaged to, who texted with him at around 7am on May 21, his brother told the AP.

The last time the two brothers met in person was at dinner on Wednesday, May 17.

'I told him this is the happiest I'd seen him in a long time. His divorce was final May 11, and I think that gave him energy for the future,' Richard Forsyth said.

John Forsyth had worked at Mercy Hospital for about 15 years, his brother said, describing him as a doting father, part-time math nerd and dedicated physician.

'He really cared about his patients,' Richard Forsyth said. 'And he loved his kids.'

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Missing Missouri doctor found dead in lake from gunshot after previous kidnapping revealed | Fox News

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A Missouri ER doctor was found dead of a gunshot wound in an Arkansas lake Tuesday after vanishing earlier this month, as it was revealed that he was once kidnapped under mysterious circumstances, his brother and authorities said.

Three days after Dr. John Forsyth, 49, proposed to his fiancée, he disappeared May 21 after leaving work at a hospital in Cassville, a town of 3,100 deep in the Ozarks.

His body turned up nine days later in Beaver Lake, about an hour south of where he was last spotted, with a gunshot wound, according to a press release from the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

Officials didn't disclose the location of the wound or whether Forsyth's death was a suicide.

MISSOURI ER DOCTOR WHO VANISHED 3 DAYS AFTER PROPOSING TO FIANCEE FOUND DEAD

The body of Dr. John Forsyth, who vanished May 21, turned up in Beaver Lake in northwest Arkansas, his brother said. (Google Maps/Cassville Police Department)

The deceased doctor's brother, Richard Forsyth, said the family was gathered for dinner Tuesday night when an official with the state police came to the door with the news of Forsyth's death.

"We're devastated," Richard told Fox News Digital.

"There's no way he killed himself," Richard said. "Many times he mentioned he might be in danger." In February 2022, Forsyth was kidnapped and then released, according to his brother.

"It was cold. He was zip-tied. He was made to feel very unsafe and taken on a car ride with some people to a bridge and was threatened," Richard told Fox News Digital.

Richard, who created a cryptocurrency with his brother, said no police report was filed after the alleged kidnapping. He also said he only found out about the sinister incident from a friend the night his brother went missing.

"He did not file a police report because he believed he was in continued danger," Richard said.

Dr. John Forsyth, right, and a map of the Cassville Aquatic Center where police located his black Infiniti sedan Sunday. (Google Maps/Facebook)

When asked why anyone would want to harm the beloved doctor, Richard replied, "That is part of the great mystery we’re dealing with."

Forsyth, a father of eight, proposed to his fiancée days after a divorce settlement was reached with his ex-wife on May 11 that awarded her about $19,000 a month in alimony and child support, his brother said.

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However, the ex-couple had an amicable relationship, he added.

Forsyth vanished after texting his fiancée that he would see her in "a little bit" at about 7 a.m. then abruptly stopped responding, according to Cassville Police Det. Stuart Lombard.

Dr. John Forsyth failed to show up to work for his 7 p.m. shift at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Missouri, on May 21. (Google Maps)

His shift had just wrapped up at Mercy Hospital, and he was captured on surveillance footage headed to his luxury RV in the parking lot where he stayed when he was working. He was due back at the hospital at 7 p.m. but never showed up.

Forsyth had never arrived late or missed a shift in the 15 years he worked at the hospital. That night, police found his Infiniti sedan at a yard waste facility at the edge of the Cassville Aquatic Center about a mile from the hospital.

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He had left his possessions, including his wallet, passport, five phones and his laptop, in his unlocked RV and car.

"His phones are an extension of his physical body. He wouldn't go anywhere without them," said Richard, who was surprised to learn that his brother owned more than two phones.

The brothers, who share a love of mathematics and science, had dinner the Wednesday before his disappearance and spent two hours talking about encryption technology.

Dr. John Forsyth of Missouri was found dead after he vanished May 21 when he failed to show up to work at a local hospital. (Cassville Police Department/Facebook)

Forsyth had a vacation planned to visit several family members and friends in Idaho and Utah beginning May 22 and was excited about his engagement. "He was full of optimism," Richard recalled. "He had a great life."

The crestfallen brother said he was struggling to make sense of what happened.

"This is so bizarre," Richard told Fox News Digital. "It's a three-dimensional Jackson Pollock painting, and nothing makes any sense. There is no theory that works."

Lombard said the body believed to be that of Forsyth is still pending official identification. Police are investigating how the doctor got to Beaver Lake, Lombard added.

The probe is a joint effort by the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Cassville Police Department and the Missouri State Police.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Cassville Police Department at 417-847-4700 or 417-847-4911.

Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.

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