A decomposing physique discovered on Turks and Caicos Island in the course of the seek for lacking New Yorker Brian Tarrence was only a brief stroll from his lodge, in line with a brand new report.
Cops discovered the unidentified physique on July 5, not removed from the Paradise Inn in Grace Bay the place Tarrence and his spouse stayed earlier than he went lacking, personal investigator Carl DeFazio instructed Folks journal.
“[The body] was found a 20-minute walk from where he was last seen,” DeFazio, a former Marine and NYPD cop, instructed the outlet. “I would say about a block off of Leeward Highway in a little residential commercial area.”
Police haven’t but recognized the physique — which is now the topic of a homicide investigation — and DeFazio cautioned about making assumptions on whether or not it’s Tarrence.
“You can’t just look at, say, a watch, sneakers and a pair of shorts,” he instructed Folks. “Anyone could possibly be carrying that. What if we are saying, ‘Yeah, that’s his watch, that’s his shorts,’ after which discover out any person else had them. And if that have been the reality, then this investigation takes a flip tremendously proper there.
“But we’re not there yet,” DeFazio added. “But hopefully we’ll get there today or soon.”
Tarrence, 51, arrived on the British territory on June 25 for a romantic anniversary getaway together with his spouse, Maria, however disappeared from the resort in the midst of the night time three days later as she slept.
Police mentioned an investigation into his disappearance is ongoing.
Tarrence, a vice chairman with Diligent Software program in Manhattan, just lately moved to the Large Apple from upstate Monroe, the place neighbors mentioned Monday that the couple was not very outgoing.
They mentioned the household moved to Manhattan to be near Tarrence’s stepson, who’s in faculty there.
“He was renting here for the past 2 years,” one girl mentioned. “He appeared like a pleasant man. He labored from residence more often than not. They have been going into town now that [their] boy was graduating from highschool. Simply to be within the metropolis, discover.
“They were going to be empty nesters,” she added. “I know a lot of the neighbors didn’t really know them. They kept to themselves.”
Tarrence’s household has not responded to requests for remark.
Extra reporting by Desheania Andrews.
