MUS-2026-0497
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MUS-2026-0497
Missing person
- Incident
- 2019
- Indexed
- Oct 27, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Columbus Police Department
- Location
- Columbus OH
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Tyler James Davis, 29, of Wilmington, Ohio, traveled to Columbus with his wife to celebrate her birthday, checking into the Hilton at Easton Town Center on February 23, 2019. After an evening out, he walked away from the hotel at about 3 a.m., and phoned his wife at 3:37 a.m. and again at about 4:10 a.m., saying he was walking through woods and could see the hotel. A final call contained four seconds of silence, and his phone has been off since. He was declared presumed deceased on December 15, 2021. The case remains unsolved and no one has been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2019
On February 23, 2019, Davis and his wife check into the Hilton at Easton Town Center.
- 2019
On February 24, 2019, at about 3 a.m., Davis walks away from the hotel.
- 2019
On February 24, 2019, at 4:10 a.m., his last substantive call says he can see the hotel through the woods.
- 2021
On December 15, 2021, he is declared presumed deceased.
Key people
The people in the file.
29, of Wilmington, Ohio. Last heard from by phone at about 4:10 a.m. on February 24, 2019.
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