90 days since the disappearance of Ronald Dumas Jr.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Police reports out of Memphis don’t typically make Huntsville headlines, but as the search for Ronald Dumas Jr. continues, the community is desperately seeking answers.

A body found by a utility worker in Memphis on Tuesday prompted what Dumas family representative Troy Styles described as over 100 social media messages to his office, all wondering if the remains were Ronald’s.

Styles said the family does not believe the body is connected due to clothing and other indicators. Memphis Police has not yet identified the body.

Wednesday marks 90 days since the disappearance of Ronald Dumas Jr. He was last seen leaving a liquor store off of University Drive on December 15. His car was found abandoned on I-40 near Camden, Tennessee, on December 16, and his phone pinged heading towards Memphis hours later.

Police say they are looking for five people in connection to Ronald’s abduction, including four from Memphis. HPD said authorities were last searching for Dumas in a 450-acre area south of Memphis.

Styles said this is not the first time the family has been contacted about such a grim finding, noting Memphis and Nashville authorities are aware of Ronald’s case.

“Any time that these cases happen where decedents are found, without identification or they haven’t been identified yet, and it does make it to the news, it certainly does create a sense of panic for the families who are looking for their loved ones so desperately without answers,” Styles said.

Styles stressed the communication gap between the family and HPD, saying they have not received many updates from police in the last several weeks. He added that a Dumas family member requested an Internal Affairs Investigation within HPD because of that lack of information.

HPD last updated the community on the case on February 7.

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