Two Michigan men say their cousin’s abusive ex-husband approached them at a Lake Orion gym and sent them a barrage of questions about what happened to his missing girlfriend.
A series of photos provided by the men shows Ryan Bain, the former yachtsman whose girlfriend Sarm Heslop disappeared from a catamaran in 2021, at a Planet Fitness gym in February. .
They are the cousins of his ex-wife, Cory Stevenson, who previously shared stories of physical abuse at the hands of Bain.
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Two Michigan men encountered their cousin’s abusive ex-husband, Ryan Bain, at the gym and confronted him about both a 2011 domestic violence case against their cousin and another unsolved disappearance of a woman from 2021. He said he was overwhelmed. (Gary Stevenson)
The men said Bain approached one of them and asked him if he had “killed anyone recently” before he began taking photos, a reference to Heslop’s unsolved disappearance. The last time she was seen leaving a bar was three years ago this week.
Bain then left without further comment.
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Two Michigan men claim their cousin’s ex-husband, Ryan Bain, approached them at a Lake Orion gym and confronted them about the whereabouts of his girlfriend, who went missing in 2021. (Gary and Ricky Stevenson)
Attempts to reach Bane were unsuccessful. He has not been charged with any offense in connection with Mr Heslop’s disappearance, and his lawyer had previously denied any involvement on his client’s behalf.
In a series of photos, he is seen wearing blue shorts and a black sleeveless shirt, holding a mug and wearing earphones.
He also seemed to be getting better since Heslop was gone.
On May 11, 2021, Ryan Bain, the boyfriend of missing British woman Sam Heslop, was seen on a yacht in Grenada. (back grid)
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After Heslop disappeared in 2021, Stevenson told Fox News Digital that Bain had a short temper and was so unstable that she couldn’t leave her home alone with her daughter. But she said he only assaulted her once.
She divorced him in 2011 after he was arrested for domestic violence, but on that occasion, while driving home from a wedding, he kicked her, dragged her out of the car in the driveway, and before he could get up, she shot her in the face. He said he pulled out one of the sticks and put pressure on his throat. And she went to bed. Bain pled guilty He served 21 days in prison for domestic violence, The Sun reported, citing court documents.
Ryan Bain and Cory Stevenson are pictured in an undated photo. (Corey Stevenson)
Mr Bain reported Mr Heslop missing on March 8, 2021. At the time, the Briton was based in the US Virgin Islands, working as a cook on a charter yacht and had previously worked as a flight attendant.
The couple went to dinner in St. John’s on March 7 and left around 10 p.m., but police have not officially confirmed whether they believe she returned to the yacht that night.
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A booking photo of Bain from his 2011 domestic violence arrest. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office)
Bain called 911 around 2:30 a.m. on March 8 to report that he was missing from the ship.
Virgin Islands police told him to contact the Coast Guard, but reportedly did not do so for about 10 hours. Afterwards, the responding crew members allegedly refused to search the cabin.
Sarm Heslop was last seen in March 2021 after going out to dinner with her American boyfriend Ryan Bain, a Michigan native who was living on a yacht at the time. (FindSarm.com)
Bain has not been charged with any crime in connection with Mr Heslop’s disappearance.
But her family continues to press for answers and are supported by David Johnston, former commander of the London Homicide Squad and the Metropolitan Police’s Homicide and Serious Crime Commander.
Her family publicly acknowledged this week that she may no longer be alive, their supporters said in a statement Monday morning.
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In a photo posted on his Instagram account in July 2020, Sarm Heslop pilots a yacht. (Saam Heslop/Instagram)
“What we don’t know is that if her death did indeed occur on board, we don’t know how it would have befallen her,” Johnston told FOX News Digital. . “Whether it’s an accident, an argument, or an outright violent act.”
Bain’s attorney, David Catty, previously told Fox News Digital that his client would return to the Virgin Islands if Bain’s presence was “legally necessary.”
“Although Ms Bain had nothing to do with Ms Sahm’s disappearance, she remains heartbroken by her disappearance,” he said.
Sarm Heslop, third from right, was working as a flight attendant based in the UK when she met Michigan yachtsman Ryan Bain and joined him as a cook on his 47-foot charter boat. (FindSarm.com)
Police named Mr Bain a “person of interest” in the case, but they did not obtain a search warrant for the yacht, which is believed to have since changed hands.
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Anyone with information regarding Heslop’s whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Virgin Islands Crime Stoppers Bureau at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Police did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
