Sebastian “Ty” Husted
Disappeared: January 22, 2018
Remains Found: April 23, 2024

Sebastian Husted (Photo Courtesy Daily Iowegian)
Sebastian Tyrese “Ty” Husted
Age at Report: 18
DOB: May 18, 1999
Race: Black
Reported Missing: January 22, 2018
From: Centerville, Iowa
Appanoose County
Jurisdiction: Centerville Police Department and
Mercer County (MO) Sheriff’s Office
Agency Case Number: 18-001048
Last Known Location: South Lineville, Missouri, Mercer County
Date of Last Contact: January 22, 2018
Remains Found: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Mercer County (obit gives this date as date of death)
Remains Identified: Thursday, April 25, 2024
UPDATE
Human remains were discovered in Mercer County, Missouri, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, and on April 25 identified as those of Sebestian “Ty” Husted, who’d been missing from Centerville, Iowa, for more than six years.
Case Summary
Appanoose County in Iowa
Centerville in Appanoose County
Sebastian “Ty” Husted, 18, of Centerville, Iowa was last seen Jan. 22, 2018, just across the Iowa border in Mercer County, Missouri, where he worked as a power washer in a hog barn.
He was reported missing that same day when he didn’t return home with a co-worker.
Mercer County is located on the Missouri-Iowa border and is about 60 miles away from Centerville.
Evidence shows Husted got a ride to work from a co-worker because he did not have his own transportation at the time. Investigators say he made it to the hog confinement facility near South Lineville in Mercer County but never returned home.
South Lineville, MO, in Mercer County
When he disappeared, Husted was described as five feet 11 inches tall and weighed 200 pounds.
Markings included: Tattoo of “Outlaw” on left forearm; Tattoo of “Sebastian” on right forearm; Tattoo of two crossed revolvers, skulls and roses on the chest.
His cell phone last pinged in Lineville, Iowa, about 40 miles from where it should have been.
Husted’s co-worker made it back home to Centerville that day — but without Ty.
“Please, man, just come get me. Please.”

The Missing Person flyer for Sebastian “Ty” Husted
(Created by Mollie’s Movement)
Before the work day ended on January 22, Husted messaged his brother asking to be picked up, stating his co-worker was acting very strange.
“Please, man, just come get me. Please,” Husted said in the message.
His brother asked for a location but received no reply.
Investigators followed up on approximately 50 leads and drained the hog pit on multiple occasions.
Husted’s cellphone went dark and there was no activity on his bank accounts.
While still missing, the Centerville man missed his 19th birthday as well as the birth of his first son, Kendrick.
Remains discovered 6 years after disappearance
Husted’s whereabouts remained a mystery until Tuesday, April 23, 2024, when a turkey hunter stumbled upon human remains on a private property in northeast Mercer County.
The remains were identified as Husted two days later on Thursday, April 25.

The body of Sebastian Husted, who was 18 when he went missing in 2018, was discovered April 23 in Mercer County, Missouri, authorities say. Facebook screengrab from Find Sebastian Husted page
(Courtesy Kansas City Star)
The Highway Patrol reported that the remains were those of Sebastian Tyrese “Ty” Husted — a 24-year-old black male from Centerville, Iowa. The patrol stated that Husted had been missing for more than six years and that the Centerville, Iowa Police initially took the missing person report in early 2018.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Spencer told KTVO that Husted’s skeletal remains were found approximately one mile from the hog barns.
Spencer said the remains were taken to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation.
According to the Mercer County sheriff in Missouri, the medical examiner said there was not enough evidence to determine the cause or manner of Husted’s death, KCCI reported on May 2, 2024.
Information Needed
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and Centerville Police Department continue to investigate.
If you have any information about Ty Husted’s death, you are asked to call either agency.
The number for the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is 660-748-3165.
The Centerville Police Department may be reached at 641-437-7100.
About Sebastian “Ty” Husted (from obituary)
Sebastian “Ty” Tyrese Husted, a lifelong resident of Centerville, went missing in January of 2018 at the age of 18, and was unfortunately found passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Mercer County, Missouri.
Ty was born on May 18, 1999, in Centerville, Iowa, the son of Leslie Shannon Moriarty and Rebecca Lynn Husted.

Sebastian “Ty” Husted
(Courtesy Daily Iowegian)
Ty was a people person, who was always socializing with anyone around him. He enjoyed everything outdoors, including fishing, hunting, camping and archery. Most importantly, he loved spending time with his family and was very happy to be able to feel his son, Kendrick kick in his mom’s belly.
Left to honor Ty’s memory are his son, Kendrick Husted; his mother, Rebecca (Danny) Scott; his father, Leslie (Heather) Moriarty; his siblings, Jordan Davis, Lucy (Don) Long, Iesha Husted, Elizabeth Moriarty, Tim Moriarty (Jessica O’Hair), Malcolm Husted, and Austin (Cierra) Scott; his grandma, Bonnie Rhoades; as well as several extended family and friends.
Ty was preceded in death by his grandfather, Billy Joe Wright; his grandmother, Patsy Nelson; and his niece, Tristan Jordan Husted.
Per wishes, cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Moravia Community Center on the square in Moravia for a time to share memories and have lunch together.
Memorials may be made to the family of Sebastian Husted, to be used for his son, Kendrick, and may be mailed to Thomas Funeral Home, ATTN: Husted Family, 501 North 18th Street, Centerville, Iowa 52544. Condolences may be shared online at www.thomasfh.com or www.facebook.com/thomasfunerahome.
Information Needed
The Highway Patrol says the death investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department at 660-748-3165 or the Centerville, Iowa Police Department at 641-437-7100.
There is a reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.
Sources:
- Centerville Police Department
- Mercer County (MO) Sheriff’s Office
- Sebastian Tyrese “Ty” Husted Obituary (2024)
- Sebastian Tyrese “TY” Husted findagrave page
- “Investigators say Iowa teen’s cause of death is unknown,” KCCI.com, May 2, 2024
- Iowa Department of Public Safety Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
- “Family of missing Centerville man has ‘a lot of unanswered questions,’ but some relief,” by Maddie Lee, KTVO.com, Tue, April 30, 2024
- “Missing Centerville man’s remains found out 1 mile from last sighting,” by John Garlock, KTVO.com, April 29, 2024, and updated Tue, April 30, 2024
- “Remains of southeast Iowa teen missing since 2018 identified in Mercer County,” by KTVO News Desk, Fri, April 26, 2024
- “18-year-old vanished before birth of his son, cops say. He’s found dead 6 years later,” by Mike Stunson, The Kansas City Star, KansasCity.com, Fri, April 26, 2024
- “Remains of Iowa teen missing since 2018 found in Missouri,” by KCCI.com, April 26, 2024
- “Missing Iowa teen’s human remains found in Missouri, officials said,” by José Mendiola, The Des Moines Register, April 26, 2024
- “Human remains found in Missouri identified as missing Iowa man,” KTTN.com, April 25, 2024
- “Centerville man now missing for one year: Husted family still looking for answers,” by Krystal Fowler, The Daily Iowegian, January 24, 2019
- “Gone without a trace: Iowa teen still missing 9 months later,” by Alyx Sacks, KCCI.com, October 16, 2018
- “Sept. 23 search for missing Centerville teen postponed,” by Beth Waldon, Monday, September 17, 2018
- Namus.gov
- “Family of missing Centerville man asking for help: Sebastian ‘Ty’ Husted disappeared in January,” by Krystal Fowler, Daily Iowegian, August 16, 2018
- “Mollie Tibbetts gets far more coverage than other missing Iowans. Is media bias to blame?” by Mike Kilen, The Des Moines Register, July 31, 2018
- “Mercer County Sheriff’s and Centerville Police in Iowa in search of missing teenager,” by Matt Gang, KMZU.com, January 31, 2018 | Updated June 2, 2022
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