CO CO - Ian Richardson, 15, Denver, 30 Apr 1992

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Colorado - IAN RICHARDSON - Missing Alert

Ian Ashley Richardson

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Ian, circa 1992; Age-progression to age 34 (circa 2010); John Taylor, circa 2009

• Missing Since 04/30/1992
• Missing From Denver, Colorado
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 03/19/1976 (43)
• Age 16 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10, 150 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes.

Details of Disappearance
Ian was last seen on April 30, 1992 in Denver, Colorado. He lived in the northern section of the city, in the area of Lowell Boulevard and west 29th Avenue. He also frequented the Idaho Springs area. He has never been heard from again.

John Taylor is the prime suspect in Ian's disappearance. A photograph of him is posted with this case summary. In 2009, he was charged with sexually abusing two other boys. He pleaded guilty in October of that year and was sentenced to twelve years in prison.

Taylor admitted he had sexually abused Ian, starting when the boy was thirteen and continuing until the time he disappeared. Taylor was in his forties at the time.

In 1991, Ian told the police that Taylor had sexually abused him during a camping trip in 1989, and again in 1990. Taylor was charged with child sex abuse and harboring a runaway, but the charges were dismissed after Ian called Taylor's defense attorney and recanted his story.

In 1992, Ian accused Taylor of circumcising him while he was passed out under the influence of alcohol; Taylor claimed Ian had done it to himself while drunk. Ian told a counselor that Taylor had threatened to harm him and his family if he testified against him. He allegedly punched Taylor in the face later that year and was charged with assault in juvenile court. Then he disappeared.

At some point after Ian's disappearance, Taylor claimed Ian had committed suicide. In 2002, a friend of Taylor's went to the police and said Taylor told him he had shot Ian to death and "chemically cremated" his body. Taylor, a chemist, maintains his innocence in Ian's disappearance and says he's being framed.

Foul play is suspected in Ian's case. His disappearance remains unsolved.

Ian Ashley Richardson – The Charley Project

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Ian, now missing 28 years...

Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: Ian Richardson

 

[Pennysmom1]

March 3, 2009

Boy disappeared from same area where sex assault suspect lived

DENVER - Denver Police are taking a closer look at the case of missing 16-year-old Ian Richardson.

www.9news.com

Aug 13, 2009

Police believe man chemically cremated Denver teen’s body

Police believe man chemically cremated Denver teen’s body

www.denverpost.com

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Ian Ashley Richardson – The Charley Project

 

[spartanx]

what a strange case...why would Richardson still hang around Taylor after accusing him of abuse, even if he recanted the story? and if you're Taylor, with your name already in the police files because of Richardson's accusations, you'd have to be an idiot to validate the suspicions by murdering him...but given the most recent accusations (and of course Taylor's confession!), it seems very likely that he at least abused Richardson...
it's common in sexual assault cases for the victim and abuser to have some sort of relationship...especially when the abuser is someone the victim trusted and looked up to...especially when the victims are young and the abuse has been going on for a long time. Also, if they're scared of their abuser and what he might do to them or their family...it's very heartbreaking. Where were Ian's parents during all of this? Was Taylor a family friend? Why would a child be hanging out with a man?
Taylor needs to be locked up for the rest of his miserable life...
whatever happens
rest in peace