Anthony James Dyer was 34 when he last had contact with family in Richmond, Virginia, on July 18, 1996. He was described at the time as a white male, five feet ten inches tall, about 135 pounds, with brown hair.

No missing person report was filed with the Richmond City Police Department until May 14, 2013, a gap of seventeen years between the disappearance and the formal report. The case is being handled by the Richmond City Police Department and was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on October 11, 2018. DNA from his sister has been submitted to national databases for comparison against unidentified remains.

The long delay before the case was reported has left investigators and family with a limited trail and fewer contemporaneous leads. If anyone saw Anthony Dyer or has information about his life or last known movements in Richmond around July 1996, please come forward and contact the Richmond City Police Department.