(NewsNation) — Tyler Goodrich’s sister said one of the hardest things to hear when she learned his remains were found was that they had been so close to her brother when they’d been searching for him for so long.
Goodrich, of Nebraska, had been missing since November 2023 after a fight with his husband. Police said they discovered Goodrich’s remains around a highway near his home after someone reported a body.
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said preliminary results of the agency’s investigation led them to believe this was not a homicide.
Tyler Goodrich’s sister believes there is more information on his death
Felicia Nichelson, Goodrich’s sister, said “there’s more information that needs to come out” about the circumstances surrounding her brother’s death.
“Tyler was such an important person to so many people. For me, he was my oldest little brother, he was someone who always had a smile on his face, he was someone who brought energy everywhere he went,” Nichelson said. “He was loud, he was funny, he was driven, and he continues to be missed within our family.”
Tyler Goodrich was last seen in November 2023. (“Let’s Find Tyler Goodrich” / Facebook) 
Tyler Goodrich disappeared after a fight with his husband. (Marshall Vogel) 
Marshall Vogel said he last saw his husband, Tyler Goodrich, run out of their home. (Marshall Vogel) 
Initially, family thought Tyler Goodrich was taking time to cool off after a fight with his husband. (Rachel Barth) 
There has been no sign of activity from Tyler Goodrich since he vanished. (Rachel Barth) 
Tyler Goodrich and his husband Marshall Vogel had two children. (Marshall Vogel)
Rachel Barth and Amanda Meyer, two of Goodrich’s friends, said in a statement they are “overwhelmed with grief, sadness, and a sense of relief that he has been found.”
“We will forever miss our beautiful, red-headed, marathon-running, dessert-obsessed friend,” the statement said.
Goodrich’s case had sparked the interest of more than 23,000 people in the community and online. His friends said he gathered people from all different groups as friends, from work, his running group, the military, the LGBTQ+ community and lifelong friends.