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And nothing. It is almost like a vanishing act. Time is ticking here. And theres no sight of her. Its just an overwhelming feeling. Woman what did that Surveillance Video show you . Two individuals getting on this dinghy going into the waters. The fact that no body was found is very suspicious. Its heart wrenching every day. She is an honest and truthful friend. Shes got a real lust for life. How can you give up on your friend . Where on earth is she . Andrea canning its Andrea Canning from dateline. Can we talk to you . Did you have anything to do with the disappearance of sarm . Hello. And welcome to dateline. Sarm heslop was as spontaneous as she was fearless. So friends were not surprised when the free spirit left home to sail the caribbean with her new boyfriend. Then sarm vanished. As the Coast Guard searched far and wide, investigators zeroed in on someone they believed held the key to her disappearance. But would he lead them to sarm . Heres Andrea Canning with Siren Song. Andrea canning the us Virgin Islands of saint thomas, saint croix, and Saint John earned the Nickname Americas Paradise for their miles of White Sandy Beaches and impossibly blue water. The sailing is the best in The World, great for snorkeling, great for all water activities. Man its the easternmost point of the united states. Its a beautiful tropical island. Andrea canning its truly a wish you were here destination, so breathtaking its hard to imagine something tragic happening in this idyllic place. But of course, it does. On march 8, 2021, a beautiful former Flight Attendant moved here for love and her dream job. Weeks later, the woman with a lust for adventure disappeared without a trace. It is almost like a vanishing act. You know, all her personal belongings are still on the boat. No one saw anything. Andrea canning its a mystery that made international headlines. For her friends back in england, the news was devastating. I just go, sarm. Sarm. And then i just was on the floor just hyperventilating, i guess. I was just panicking. Andrea Canning Dateline travels to paradise to try to find out what happened to the woman named Sarm Heslop. Can the helicopter see into the water . Could it see a body from up there . And to track down the last person known to have seen her alive. Do you have any idea where sarm is . Our story begins off the island of Saint John, Spring Break 2021. Tourists were traveling again. Every hotel was sold out. Every sailboat booked. Anchored just a short distance from shore was a 47foot Luxury Catamaran called Siren Song. All was quiet on a warm, starry march night, when, suddenly, an unusual Distress Call came from the boat. Our 911 dispatch got a call at approximately 2 35 am. Andrea canning The Call was made by the boats captain Ryan Bane. He said his british girlfriend and first mate Sarm Heslop was missing from the boat theyd been living and working on. Then us virgin Islands Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor says officers rushed to the dock near where the boat was anchored. As they approached, ryan was in a dinghy coming toward them. So he actually leaves the boat to meet your people . Yes. So officers meet him on the dock. And he explains that, i went to sleep. And when i awoken, she was nowhere to be found. Andrea Canning Ryan said his Boat Alarm had woken him up. There was a Anchor Alarm that alerted that the boat had shifted or moved. Does ryan have any idea where she could be . Or does he have a hunch or a Theory Or Anything . He simply said, maybe she could have fallen off the boat. Andrea canning with time of the essence, the officers began searching for sarm In The Dark Waters of Frank Bay. They lit the area up, looked around in the area, did not see anything. Did he express if they had fought or if she was upset about anything that may have led her to leave on her own . No. He did not provide any information of an argument or any type of disharmony. Andrea canning instead, ryan told the officers it was an uneventful night, that he and sarm had gone ashore around 6 30 for dinner. He identified that they had been to a restaurant. I think it was 420 to center. Andrea canning a Dive Bar popular with the locals. He said they stayed at the restaurant for about an hour and a half. Did he say if they had been drinking, anything that might have impaired her judgment . Mr. Bane indicated that they were drinking. But his emphasis was that he went to sleep. He awoken. And she was nowhere on the boat. Andrea canning after that brief interview, the Police Left without searching Ryans Boat. Officers say they told him to contact the Coast Guard, which he did later that morning. He calls Coast Guard sector San Juan command center. That is the Search And Area coordination center. Andrea Canning Lieutenant Commander Jan League says a team sprung into action. And they launched our 33foot small boat. They then launched a helicopter, an mh65 out of puerto rico. And they begin an urgent marine information broadcast. Andrea canning Alerting The Public to be on the lookout for a 41yearold Female who may have gone overboard. Coast guard officers took us to the area where they searched. Your team pulls up to Siren Song in a boat like this . Exactly, this 33footer. And what happens when you approach Siren Song . At that point, they just pull up alongside. They go aboard. Andrea canning and how is Ryan Bane reacting to the Coast Guard arriving . Hes cooperative. He shows us all of her keys, her phone, her passport. They look in the cockpit. They do a quick look down the passageways. When someones personal belongings are still on the boat and theyre nowhere to be found, is that a really bad sign . We just take it as there is somebody in the water. And we begin our search accordingly. Andrea canning the lieutenant Commanders Team used something called Drift Analysis to help focus their search. With the good weather, we can quickly cover a lot of the area of the shoreline and the open ocean, the isolated islands like we see over there. In position. Does it have to enter your mind as youre searching that there could have been a crime committed . No. At that point, our focus, again, is all search and rescue. Andrea canning after a full day of searching we started at approximately 1 oclock. And we searched until sunset. Andrea canning they also found nothing. Like where could she be . Im honestly not sure. Andrea canning the Coast Guard was puzzled. If sarm had drowned in the waters off Saint John, they believed they would have found her body. A mystery in paradise was unfolding. Where was Sarm Heslop . The search for sarm grows urgent, as volunteers take the helm desperate to find her. Coming up. Start rounding up the troops. Were not giving up until we have some resolution. What do you think happened to sarm . I dont know. Its just really confusing as to where she is. Do you have any hope that sarm is still alive . I try to. Craig melvin when dateline continues. [pages flipping] ethan i remember seeing the Menthol Cigarette ads talking about how they were fresh and soothing. Heres my tip. Smoking any type of cigarette can cause a stroke. And Theres Nothing soothing about that. [sirens] announcer Menthol Cigarettes are just as damaging as other cigarettes. You can quit. For free help, call 1800quitnow. Air wick. How far would you go to set the ambience of your space . Try the Air Wick way with Air Wick essential mist. Infused with natural Essential Oils to fill your moment with immersive fragrance for up to 45 days. Now thats a breath of fresh Air Wick. Lets say youre deep in a show or a game or the game. On a train, at home, at work. Okay, maybe not at work. Point is at xfinity. Were constantly engineering new ways to get the entertainment you love to you faster and easier than ever. Thats what i do. Is that Love Island . Andrea canning as darkness fell over the caribbean waters of Saint John on march 8, 2021, Sarm Heslop had been missing for more than 16 hours. The Coast Guard had no Luck Finding her and returned to their headquarters. There was no signs of anyone in distress in the water. And then the Radio Broadcast also did not receive any leads. Did you resume searching the next day . No. We had suspended our search and rescue. But there was local efforts. Andrea canning local volunteers like jeff jones, who runs a boat rental business. He has extensive experience in search and rescue. When you get The Call about this incident, what are you told as far as what they know . Whats happened . Theres a woman who allegedly fell overboard in Frank Bay, was reported missing. And at this time, thats all we know. So start rounding up the troops. Andrea canning Jeff And Other Volunteers grabbed their Scuba Gear and highpowered drones and began searching the waters where sarm was last seen. Most likely, based on the data we have, she would have washed in to Frank Bay, which we did extensive dives. Andrea canning jeff also served another role. He became the link to sarms family and friends. I do my best to keep them updated, to let them know that, hey, were not giving up. We still want to keep this thing going until we have some resolution. Andrea canning two people desperately waiting for jeffs updates were vicki Mogridgepercy And Kate vernalls, two of sarms best friends, who live thousands of Miles Away in england. They felt grateful for jeff and the other volunteers. The amount of people who were out Snorkeling And Diving looking for her, its the generosity of strangers. And its been awesome. What do you think happened to sarm . I dont know. Its just really confusing as to where she is. Andrea Canning Vicki has known sarm for years. They met working as Flight Attendants. And vicki remembers all too well their first flight together, transporting a prisoner. Oh, i was quite nervous by it. And he was trying to get his hands out the handcuffs in flight. And i was like, god, have you seen what hes doing . And she was like, yeah. Dont worry about it. She wasnt fazed by things. Andrea Canning Vicki describes sarm as bold, fearless, a one of a kind woman. Shes not your 9 00 to 5 00 kind of wants to buy a house and have children. She very much spontaneous kind of person but with a really deep, beautiful Heart And Care deeply for her friends and family. Kate, a former roommate of sarms, says she wasnt surprised when sarm stumbled into sailing. One of sarms first adventures was one most accomplished sailors wouldnt even attempt. Friends invited her on a trip across the atlantic. Ever the adventurer, Sarm Couldnt resist the offer. She grabbed it with both hands. She made sure that she was qualified to do it. Shes brave and courageous, isnt she . So you sort of admire her. But you know, i think i was a bit worried. In the sense that, you know, you are traveling across the atlantic. Andrea canning it was at The End of that trip, when sarm arrived in grenada, that she met Ryan Bane. They met on tinder. I guess you dont really think about dating on the high seas. No. No. I dont think you do. What do you say, come over to my boat or ill come over to your boat . Yeah. Anything like that. No. They seemed to hit it off, which is great. Andrea canning based on his profile, ryan appeared to be the picture of success and swagger. The 44yearold was a former finance guy, who traded in his Suit And Tie for shorts and flipflops. In 2015, he began chartering his Luxury Catamaran to tourists in the caribbean. Sarm told vicki what she found most attractive about ryan was his personality. She liked his sense of humor. He made her laugh, which was really important. Shes a very, very funny girl and always making us laugh. Andrea canning in the beginning, her friends say the relationship was nothing serious. Theyd only been dating a little while when sarm decided to leave the caribbean and go to malta, where she had close friends. She left and needed to get some work. And so she prioritized that and went to malta. And then they kept in contact. And they were speaking every day. But something was calling her back to him. Yeah. She just decided that, actually, do you know what . This is a relationship thats worth continuing and so decided to fly back out and join him in the american Virgin Islands, at that point. Andrea canning her friends say the timing was perfect. Sarm needed a job. And ryan invited her to come work on his boat. It was a chance for sarm to pursue this Budding Relationship and do the things she loved most, sailing and cooking. Sarm even showed off her culinary skills on instagram. The clincher though was ryans dog hunter. Shes a really big animal lover. Like she absolutely loves dogs. Andrea canning so off she went to be with her new man. To her friends, all seemed well. She looked so happy in all her photographs. And when we spoke, she was really, really enjoying herself. It was like the ultimate outdoors. It was everything from previous Relationships Kind of pieced together to make this what seemed like a great, great life that she was starting. Andrea canning shed only been living and working on Siren Song for about two weeks. Her friends never could have anticipated the Darkness Headed Sarms way. Do you have any hope that sarm is still alive . I try to. Craig melvin coming up, a crucial new clue from a single Security Camera. It shows mr. Bane and miss heslop getting on a dinghy and going into the waters. You have no real confirmation that they ever made it to the boat. Thats correct. Andrea canning this is a real mystery. Trevor velinor it is. 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Andrea Canning Vicki grew increasingly worried and frustrated. Because of covid, she, kate, and the rest of Sarms Friends in england were unable to travel to the us Virgin Islands to help look for her. To a certain extent, you feel a bit guilty because you cant do anything. We dont want her to think that were not doing anything. Andrea canning in fact, Sarms Friends were doing a lot. Its forward thinking thats got us in this position that were in at the moment. So we need to maintain that. Andrea canning several of them from different parts of europe held daily zoom Meetings Brainstorming ways to keep the media and police focused on finding their friend. She would not leave her possessions just sat on the boat. Andrea canning they appeared on british and american tv were still looking for you, sarm. We wont give up on you. Andrea canning and shared videos on Social Media pleading for help. We wont give up on you, sarm. Andrea canning your group has been a force, though. I mean, keeping this in the media, you know, connecting with searchers, i mean really keeping the story alive. Weve got to get it out there. We cant sit on it and not do anything. Andrea canning meanwhile, the police were feeling the pressure. The commissioner says his team was doing everything it could to find sarm. We spare no resources. We send divers out, canine. We did ambulatory searches. We did aerial searches. We put flyers out. And nothing . And nothing. Andrea canning as the days ticked by with no sign of sarm, the police requested outside help. The fbi got involved in this case . So the fbi was able to assist in trying to locate any type of camera. Andrea canning they found one Security Camera pointed right at the spot where Sarm And Ryan left the island that night. It shows two individuals, mr. Bane and miss heslop, getting on a dinghy and taking off on the dinghy and going into the waters in the cruise bay. And then do you lose them from there . So you have no real confirmation that they ever made it to the boat. Thats correct. Andrea canning british police also got involved. Weve had to go back through Text Messages and everything for the police here in the uk. Andrea Canning Island Police looked through sarms personal belongings and also searched her phone records. All dead ends. This is a real mystery that you have on your hands. It is. Andrea canning when investigators spoke to the owner of the restaurant on Saint John, 420 to center, the one Sarm Ryan went to on the night she disappeared, he said they looked perfectly happy. And when they looked into ryan and sarms relationship, they found nothing concerning. Her friends agreed. Theyd never met ryan but said it was clear from sarm that things were going well. So there were no smoke signals, no sos cryptic messages from her that would lead you to believe that something was wrong . No. And since weve all come together, as in her group of friends from spain and the uk, No One can put their finger on anything that casts any shadow of doubt over their relationship. Andrea Canning Vicki says the night of the disappearance, she got a text from sarm about life on the boat. She wasnt her bubbly self. But it didnt concern vicki, at least not at the time. On that evening, she literally just sent me a text saying, ah, in brackets about work. And so i what do you mean ah . Like screaming. Yeah. But not in a screaming way. Just like, ah, work, like as in moaning about work. So i think it was just her complaining about work. I guess whatever that charter had been like that day. Maybe it had been really busy. I dont know whether people were difficult. Andrea Canning Vicki never got to find out what was bothering sarm about work. That was the last text she ever got from her. Sarms friends were hoping to get answers from ryan. I want to know what he thinks happened. Did you have an argument when you got back to the boat . Were you happy . Did you fall asleep watching a film . Andrea canning but strangely, hed gone quiet. And they werent the only ones getting the silent treatment. You might remember, initially, ryan had cooperated with authorities. But Lieutenant Commander League says ryans behavior quickly shifted. About 15 hours after sarm was reported missing, Coast Guard officers went back to the Siren Song for a second time and brought along detectives from the virgin Islands Police Department. They tried to talk to Ryan Bane . Yes. To no avail . No. Ryan, at that point, he refused to allow the virgin Islands Police Department to go on board. And while the Coast Guard was able to board, according to the case report, quote, mr. Bane was heavily intoxicated and was telling the Boarding Team he did not want them on board his vessel, end quote. And at that time, he actually obstructed our Postsearch And Rescue boarding. Is it getting tense . He was very uncooperative. Andrea canning the Coast Guard cited bane for obstruction of Boarding And Safety equipment violations. As for the police, they left the Siren Song frustrated, filled with unanswered questions, and no closer to finding out what happened to Sarm Heslop. Ryans Odd Behavior Sparks suspicions. Is he telling police the whole story . Coming up. If she had fallen over, would you have expected them to find the body . Its very likely that their body would be found. The fact that no body was found is very suspicious. This is the Big Red Flag for you . It is a Big Red Flag. Craig melvin when dateline continues. [ Music Playing ] hey, flo. Cool leg warmers. Thanks. They are just for the Bus Ride to work. They are not part of the official uniform. No Tunes Today . No. My apartment was robbed last night. Took my cable ready tv, vcr, portable cassette player. Yup. All the latest tech. If only progressive had Renters Insurance like their home insurance. 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Scot mcchain, an Avid Sailor and a virgin Islands Defense Attorney with over 23 years of experience practicing law in the territory, thought something was off. He didnt know sarm or her boyfriend Ryan Bane. But hes very familiar with the water where Ryans Boat, Siren Song was anchored. In that area, that was pretty close to shore. If she had fallen over, would you have expected them to find the body . I think that if someone falls overboard and drowned, i think its very likely that their body would be found very close by the boat. So i think the fact that no body was found is very suspicious. This is the Big Red Flag for you . It is a Big Red Flag. Andrea canning and authorities saw red flags of their own. Commissioner velinor says not only would ryan no longer speak to his officers, he also refused to allow them to search his boat for clues. Thats not happening. He indicated, no, i will not allow you onto my boat. Andrea canning instead he indicated that he had an attorney. That was quick. It was very quick, from 2 30 in the morning, now its about 4 or 5 oclock in the afternoon. Andrea Canning Ryan bane had not been charged or named as a suspect in the Sarm Heslop missing person case. But he did hire a Defense Attorney who advised him to stop talking to the police. That didnt surprise Scot Mcchain. He says lawyers recommend that all the time. But it can come with a downside. You look like youve been involved in something illegal. Andrea canning yeah. Its that Fine Line of like, is it a smart thing to do . Or does it make you look suspicious . The answer is it clearly makes you look suspicious. But it prevents you from saying anything that would implicate you or result in a finding of guilty. Andrea canning as for Sarms Friends, ryans behavior only added to their questions. If something like that had happened to me and i had found someone missing, be it in my home, i would want to do everything i can to help the police. Just let them search the boat. And if Theres Nothing on there. Then fine. Theres nothing on there. Then we stop looking there, dont we . Andrea canning even more alarming to vicki and kate, they learned ryan didnt immediately call the Coast Guard, far from it. The yacht was moored here in franks bay. And after Ryan Bane called the police, then he reportedly took nine hours to call the Coast Guard. Why . If you think shes gone overboard, why did you not let the Coast Guard start searching that water earlier . Andrea canning james stephens, captain of a similar catamaran to Siren Song says ryans behavior that night makes no sense to him. If you woke up in the middle of the night and your first Mate Or Someone on your boat was missing, what would you do . I absolutely think i would have gone to the other boats. I would have been outside screaming to see if there was a voice. Andrea canning but james, who was moored right next to sirens song, the Night Sarm disappeared, says ryan never contacted him. So i saw his boat tucked up into pretty much this location right here. It was just the two boats. Your boat and his boat no it was my boat. And then there was one other that was directly behind him. Andrea canning he also says he heard nothing out of the ordinary that night. No arguing woke you up, no loud noise, no sounds of a struggle . Nothing. I mean, i was 300 feet away. But not to say i would wake up. But if someone was screaming and, you know, like a life curdling scream, i would imagine Id Wake up to something like that. Andrea canning if there was a struggle on a Boat And Someone did die, i mean, where around here do you think someone would take a body . I mean, its 16,000 feet out there. You know, 12,000 feet, i guess, is between here in saint croix. You put a body down to 12,000 feet and wrap it up in some anchor chain, and, no, its not going to float back up. Andrea canning whatever did happen that night, james can only speculate. What he does know is that when he woke the next morning around 7 am, all was quiet. There was nothing here. There was no police presence. There was no nothing out of the ordinary. I just pulled up my anchor and left. In a statement, ryans attorney told dateline, mr. Bane had absolutely nothing to do with Sarms Disappearance. He spent untold hours searching for her and remains devastated that she is missing. His thoughts, as always, are with sarm and her family during this difficult time. He added that ryan allowed the Coast Guard on his boat twice. And as for why he didnt call them right away, he said ryan thought the Police Marine Unit was on its way. Still, ryan Wouldnt Talk to police or let them search his boat. The Police Commissioner admitted to dateline, his team made a mistake by not searching it when they responded to the 911 call. Why not search the boat at that time . That was a decision that the officers made at that particular time. It wasnt the best decision. Why do you say that now . You want to make sure that every area possible is searched. The big question i think people have is, why not get a Search Warrant and search Ryan Banes boat . Yes. So absolutely. So weve reached out to the Attorney General of the territory. Weve also reached out to the united states attorney. And to this point, weve been unsuccessful in getting Search Warrants for the Siren Song. Andrea Canning Velinor said they were told they didnt have enough evidence to justify a search. But police were about to learn more about Ryan Bane from this woman. Turns out, this wasnt ryans first interaction with the law. And boy, did she have a story to tell. That man should come with a warning label. Craig melvin coming up. Its just a sinking feeling to think that she was with somebody who had that past. And she didnt know. Craig melvin a dark, new picture of Ryan Bane. Did you think your life was in danger . Yes. Thats i thought he was going to kill me. 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Andrea canning we reached out to ryans ex, cori stevenson, who sat down for her first network tv interview. She took us back to the beginning when she first met ryan. They went to High School together in lake orion, michigan, in the 90s. At that time, i really wasnt interested in knowing anything about him. Andrea canning it wasnt until several years after graduating when she ran into ryan at a bar with friends that she took an interest. He was a lot of fun. You know, he was funny. He really grabbed my attention. Was he handsome . Hes handsome. And charming . Very charming. Very glitzy and glamour and, you know, makes you feel wonderful. Andrea canning at the time, cori was a single mom with a young daughter and had a Job Working as a nanny. Ryan had gotten his Masters Degree and was working in the automotive industry. He loves to talk about his education. He loves to tell everyone how educated he is. Andrea canning educated and from a well to do family in michigan. They live in a nice house. They drive nice cars. Every weekend, they go on a boat. And its a large boat. They actually have a as ryan would tell me, they have a small boat on the boat. Andrea canning it was 2007. And cori and ryan had been dating for about a year when he proposed. He was Everything Shed wanted. Still, she had some brief moments of cold feet. There were probably only a couple of times where he kind of let the crazy slip. And i thought, mm. Like you saw another side of him, youre saying . Yeah. And i was like, thats a little crazy to act this way. What would he do . Just it was like the rage would just happen so fast. But i only saw it a couple of times. And then he kind of like reeled it in real quick. And i think, well, everyone has bad days. Andrea canning despite her reservations, a year later, cori went through with the wedding. But she says the Honeymoon Period didnt last, literally. There was an issue on our honeymoon actually. Oh, wow. I wasnt expecting to be that quick. It was. It was pretty quick. Andrea canning they had been backpacking through spain staying in hostels. Cori says she wanted to stay one night in a nice hotel. But ryan said no. I wasnt really saying anything. But i was kind of disappointed. And he doesnt like that. That you were disappointed . That i was disappointed in him. Yeah. So we got in the elevator. And he like freaked out. And he actually grabbed me by the shoulders and shoved me to the floor. In the elevator . In the elevator on our honeymoon. Andrea canning on your honeymoon . Yeah. Andrea canning the trip was ruined. And cori told ryan she wanted to go home. We were supposed to be there for two weeks. And we left after 10 days. She says life got back to normal. But over time, things escalated. The longer we were together, the worse it was. In the beginning, it was little things. It was he wasnt happy about something. So hed push or shove me. He would throw Water Bottles at me. Hed hit me with Water Bottles. Shouldnt you be running . I knew that i had to leave. But at that point, i have no selfesteem whatsoever. Like hes already made me feel like i cant live without him. I cant do anything without him. And at that point, i felt like i was trapped. I knew i was trapped. He told me i was trapped. Andrea Canning Cori says she was trapped by a master manipulator, that ryan, in charge of their finances, didnt allow her access to their money. So out of concern for her daughter, she stayed. And then you say that things really hit rock bottom. Yeah. He wed gone to a wedding. And it was drinking. And it was i dont even know where we were. Andrea canning she was the designated driver. Ryan wanted to sleep. It was before all the iphones and things like that, so i didnt know how to get home. And im asking him directions. And he just starts screaming. Basically, i mean, imagine an out of control fiveyearold. So hes in the car. And hes kicking the dashboard. And hes kicking me. And hes kicking the steering wheel. And hes kicking the Gear Shifter and screaming the whole time. And youre trying to drive. And im just trying to drive to get home. So by the time we got home, he was in such a crazy rage, as soon as i put the truck in park, he literally grabbed me by my hair and dragged me out of the truck. Boom. Tackles me. Im on the ground. He actually took my head and smashed it into the floor and then like turned me over and started choking me out. Did you think your life was in danger . Yes. Thats i thought he was going to kill me. The look on his face, like i cant even explain it. It was like nobody was home. It was like the devil behind those eyes. Thats what scared me the most. So i was like, ok, this is it. Andrea canning she says he finally stopped after cracking her tooth and choking her to the point that she passed out. When she came to, she called 911. Did they arrest him and take him away . They did. To jail . Mmhmm. Andrea canning in 2011, ryan pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. He served 21. Cori later filed for divorce and says she feared him every day until it was final. Every night, i slept with a shotgun. It was crazy. Andrea canning after that, she thought shed put Ryan Bane in her rear view mirror. Until, his name pops up, international media. Woman goes missing. I instantly feel terrible for that girls family. Because that poor girl had no idea who he really is. Cori has no proof. But shes convinced ryan had something to do with Sarms Disappearance. I think he did something to her, in my opinion. This is based on your personal based on my experience with him, mmhmm. Youve seen him snap before . Ive seen it. Ive seen the rage. Its he can be completely enraged one second. I mean completely out of control. And two seconds later, he can have a smile on his face. Hey, everybody. Its so quick and so violent and so crazy. I couldnt imagine being in that small space with him. Andrea canning there are always two sides to a story. We heard cori. And now we needed to hear ryans. So we hopped on a boat and went looking for him. Ryan, did you have anything to do with the disappearance of sarm . Craig melvin coming up, the boat, what secrets might it hold . There may be evidence thats fallen through the cracks. And if you tear apart that boat, there may still be something there. Craig melvin and ryan bain surfaces at last. Andrea canning we just want to ask, do you know where sarm is . Craig melvin when dateline continues. [geri] when i was 44, a doctor diagnosed me with copd, because i smoked. As my copd gets worse, moving around gets harder, so i have to pace myself. My tip is, if youre having people over for thanksgiving, start cooking in october. [announcer] you can quit. For free help, call 1800quitnow. Take an ekg from anywhere, but with 6times the data. Can your smartwatch do that . 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Andrea canning Sarm Heslop had been missing for a year now. Her last reported whereabouts . The Luxury Catamaran Siren Song, a name from Greek Mythology that describes something appealing and alluring on the surface but underneath deceptive and dangerous. This boat could be the key to this mystery. Mr. Bane is the key to this mystery. Would you call Ryan Bane a suspect in Sarms Disappearance . Hes absolutely a person of interest. Is this a classic case of no body, no crime . Well, i think, without a body, it certainly makes proving a crime more difficult. Andrea canning regardless of what happened to sarm, local Defense Attorney Scot Mcchain believes since ryans not talking, this will be a tough case for police to solve. Because theres no other witnesses even close who could provide meaningful information. Andrea canning but not impossible. He thinks a full search of Ryans Boat is a good place to start. Months have gone by now, though. I mean, if there was any evidence, wouldnt it be gone by now . Even over time, theres things that are missed. There may be evidence thats stuck in cracks. There may be evidence thats fallen through the cracks. And if you tear apart that boat, there may still be something there. Andrea canning he also believes theres a way for police to get a warrant. Ryan bane has a history of domestic violence. Could they use that to try to get a warrant . Absolutely. Absolutely. Because it shows that, in the past, hes had a predilection to engage in criminal activity. And you couple that with a missing body. And then i think you have what i would consider probable cause. Andrea canning when we asked both the us attorney and the Attorney General of the us Virgin Islands about this, they said they do not comment on ongoing investigations. We were hoping Ryan Bane might talk to us. So we traveled to Frank Bay off the island of Saint John, where we heard he was still anchored. It was three weeks after sarm went missing. But we just missed him. Ryan was out in the open on his boat for quite some time and then finally slipped away. If hes not under arrest and the Boat Hasnt been impounded, i assume hes got every right to be. Andrea canning then we got a tip about where ryan might have gone. So we chartered a boat and searched and searched. Weve been driving around the islands all day trying to find Ryan Bane. We finally located his boat here next to hassel island. When we pulled up, he immediately went inside. Despite repeated attempts asking him to speak with us ryan, its Andrea Canning from dateline. Can we talk to you he wouldnt come out. So a few hours later, we tried again. And this time. Ryan, can we talk to you . We just want to ask, do you know where sarm is . Do you know anything about the disappearance, ryan . Can we just talk to you . Youre going to hurt my dog. Andrea canning how are we going to hurt your dog . [indistinct] oh, im sorry. He wouldnt speak to me. He just kept talking about the dog. Which, by the way, the dog is graces dog. Andrea canning your daughters dog. Yes. Andrea canning so he took the dog. He did. Yep. That was one of the many times i called the police on him during our divorce. One of the officers opened the door. And the dog went running out. And he put the dog in his car. And i had a crying 13yearold for months. Andrea canning she brought it up with the judge. But she says the judge didnt seem to care and instead awarded the dog to ryan. He kept saying that the Dog Wont be able to swim. Hes a lab. He swims all the time. Andrea canning do you think that this was another form of sort of manipulation by ryan yes, 100 . Andrea canning trying to deflect off my question. Absolutely. Yep. Andrea Canning Cori believes she dodged a bullet with ryan and, after years of therapy, has found her happy ending with the man of her dreams. What is it like now to be in a truly healthy relationship . Its incredible. Andrea canning she fears sarm will never have that chance. I feel bad for her family. I feel bad that shes missing, you know . And if, god forbid, he did something to her, i want there to be justice for her. Andrea canning the police say theyre not giving up. Although, one potential lead could be slipping away. Bane put his Catamaran Up for sale. Sarms friends, whove been tracking the boat, say he changed the name and has since taken it off the market. They dont know if it was sold after that. Do you think this case will ever be solved . I have optimism that well get a little bit more information. Someone saw or heard something that can say, this is the piece that youre missing. Or that mr. Bane will have the consciousness to say, let me do the right thing. Let me explain to Law Enforcement what took place. Andrea canning banes lawyer insists his client had nothing to do with Sarms Disappearance and told dateline, he has advised local Law Enforcement that if mr. Banes presence is legally required in the territory, he will appear voluntarily. What do you say to anyone who says your Police Department isnt doing enough . We have looked high and low. Weve conducted as overarching an investigation as you possibly can for someone who was reported missing. Andrea canning and as for sarms tightknit circle of friends, they have vowed to keep the pressure on and push investigators to find sarm, a woman who came to Paradise In Search Of Adventure and love. Now her friends just want to reflect on the person who meant The World to them. I want her to be remembered as this as the really positive person that she is. Shes got a real lust for life. She is an honest and truthful person. Shes someone that you want on your team. Shes fun to be around. Shes adventurous. Shes happy. And that kind of oozes out of her. And you get really caught up in the sarm moment. Thats all for this edition of dateline. Im craig melvin. Thank you for watching