Ryan Bowers was 26 and a St. Louis area resident when he was found dead inside an abandoned house on Spring Garden Drive after firefighters responded to reports of smoke on the evening of October 19, 2017. Fire crews discovered his body while extinguishing a deliberately set fire; investigators determined the fatal injury was at least one gunshot wound and that his death was a homicide rather than caused by the blaze.

St. Louis County Police opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for tips that could identify suspects. If anyone has information about Ryan, his movements that night, or anyone seen around the vacant house on Spring Garden Drive, please contact the St. Louis County Police Department or CrimeStoppers.