Missing student’s confusing text to friend minutes before going missing ten days ago

The final text message from missing student Riley Strain has been revealed, with a lot of confusion being expressed over it's meaning.

The 22-year-old University of Missouri student was last seen on the night of Friday, 8 March, after getting kicked out of a bar.

Riley was visiting Nashville, Tennessee with his fraternity brothers, when he allegedly drank too much at their formal, before being kicked out of the bar.

Though transaction history from the bar showed that he only purchased one alcoholic beverage and two waters.

Footage was discovered of Riley stumbling while walking alone at 9:46 pm, then behind a group while checking his phone at 9:47 pm.

He then passed a police officer on Gay St at 9:52 pm - who had been called out for a vehicle burglary - and the two had a short exchange.

The student quietly greeted Officer Reginald Young, who asked him how he was, to which Riley allegedly replied: "Good, how about you?"

Officer Young then continued searching vehicles up and down the street as Riley walked away, with this being the last known footage or sighting of him.

Nashville police later stated on X: "No video has been discovered that shows Riley away from Gay St after the 9:52 p.m. timeframe."

Shown was Riley's brief exchange of greetings w/ Officer Reginald Young on Gay St., south of the Woodland St. Bridge, on the night of 3/8. Riley did not appear distressed. Officer Young was there on a vehicle burglary call & remained on that portion of Gay St. for 45 min. pic.twitter.com/z0xeEzeieK

— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 18, 2024

The account has made a thread since, compiling pictures and evidence they have, urging residents to get in touch if they have any information.

On Sunday, 10 March, Riley's bank card was discovered on the embankment of the Cumberland River, according to a statement from the Nashville Police, with no suspected foul play involved.

Family friend Chris Dingman has recently spoke out on the situation, revealing in an interview with News Nation that the 22-year-old was texting a female friend the night he went missing.

She checked up on him to see if he was having fun and that he was okay, to which he replied: "Good lops".

Dingman labelled the text as 'scripted', explaining: "Every piece of the puzzle we've been receiving, it leads us down 100 more questions. We're no closer to finding Riley.

"We just want Riley home. He's a great kid. He has a lot going for him," he stated.

The girl he was messaging also didn't understand what he meant in his message, as she called it 'unclear slang'.

Since his disappearance over ten days ago, authorities have used foot patrols, drones and boats with sonar equipment to search for the young man, also trying to uncover location data from his phone and Apple Watch.

Sadly, none of these methods have proved successful yet.

The bar he was kicked out of, 32 Bridge, is owned by country artist Luke Bryan, who later sent his thoughts and prayers to the student.

32 Bridge also released a statement that read: "We proactively provided detailed information quickly after his visit to our business. This included all security camera footage, photos of Riley, transaction records and staff accounts.

"During Riley's visit, our records show he purchased and was served one alcoholic drink and two waters."

His mother had called him in the hours leading up to his disappearance, but began to worry when she didn't hear back.

His frat brothers called 911 the following day when he failed to return to the hotel, though family friend Chris Dingman claimed that Riley was spotted at a homeless camp near the Cumberland River where he vanished.