Missing
Tejin Rafael Thomas
Tejin, approximately 2016
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/03/2016
Missing location (approx) :
Bethesda, Maryland
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Asian
Age at the time of disappearance: 17 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 125 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue hooded sweatshirt and blue workout pants. Carrying a duffel bag.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Tejin's name is pronounced Taa-gin.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Tejin was last seen in Bethesda, Maryland on January 3, 2016. He left his home in the 5200 block of Belvoir Drive, supposedly to go to a friend's house, at 9:30 p.m., but never arrived. Authorities subsequently learned he got an Uber ride to the area of Sangamore Road in western Bethesda at 10:30 p.m. He has never been heard from again.
Tejin left three suicide notes saying he was going to drown himself in the Potomac River. Some of his belongings were subsequently found in and near the river, but his body has never been located.
He was a student at the Maret School, a private school in Washington D.C., at the time of his disappearance. He is presumed dead, but remains classified as a missing person.
Other information and links : ncy
Montgomery County Police Department
301-279-8000
September 2021 updates and sources
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