Brian James Snyder: The Hannibal Record
The contact date, the search and the later official update.
Abstract
NamUs MP132293 lists May 7, 2022 as Brian James Snyder’s Date of Last Contact in Hannibal, Missouri.1
Dated Account
The police department’s February 11, 2026 account described a May 2022 missing-person report and a last reported contact at a jobsite near Mark Twain Cave, where Snyder had been seen sitting.2
The notice provides the month without establishing an exact day. This review did not inspect the original contact statement.2
Sourced Accounts and Questions
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Later Record Details
WGEM’s February 11 report attributed an unsuccessful inquiry following information received in late 2025 to Lewis County Sheriff David Parrish. A search based on information does not establish that the information was accurate.3
The police department’s original February 16, 2026 Cave Hollow release said officers responded February 15 after a hiker found remains. At that stage, identity required further analysis.4
An undated update on that same notice says an examination and autopsy identified the remains as Snyder’s. The page’s February 16 heading belongs to the original release; it should not be assigned to the later identification.4
That is an official reported identification. It does not supply a date of death, and this review did not inspect the underlying examination records.4
Scope and Method
Some original records and exact event dates remain unverified.
Prepared with AI assistance. Sources and references checked against the cited public materials. This paper is an original synthesis of the identified public sources; it does not reproduce article bodies, transcripts, or an investigative file.
Footnote References
- NamUs, MP132293; reviewed November 2026.
- Hannibal Police Department, February 11, 2026, case notice.
- WGEM, February 11, 2026, briefing report.
- Hannibal Police Department, Cave Hollow notice, February 16, 2026; undated update.