44-Year Mystery: The Cold Case Investigation of Tricky Rick

Richard Allen Rhyne, known to locals as Ricky or the elusive 'Tricky Rick', vanished without a trace on a fateful day in March 1977. His destination? The bustling town of Freeport, where a job awaited him. But Ricky never arrived.
His ride, a peculiar green 1969 Chevrolet 210 pickup, stood out with its white crown and a singular gold door, as if hinting at a mystery yet to be unraveled. Its license plate, HR3152, seemed to echo a code waiting to be deciphered.
Dive into the depths of intrigue with the team from Adventures With Purpose as they embark on a treacherous journey through the murky waters of Texas. The Gulf of Mexico, with its vast expanse and hidden secrets, beckons them, promising answers but also guarding its mysteries fiercely.
With every ripple in the water, shadows of the past emerge. Old boats, long-forgotten, and remnants of other tales lie submerged, each holding secrets of their own. But among them, could there be a clue to Ricky's enigmatic disappearance?
As the sonar pierces the underwater silence, images form, hinting at stories buried for decades. Is that the rounded silhouette of the 1969 Chevy? Or just another phantom of the deep, playing tricks on hopeful hearts?
Richard, a young man of 23, with hazel eyes that held dreams and a scar that hinted at battles fought, had vanished, leaving behind a town full of questions. His epilepsy, a condition he battled daily, added another layer to the enigma. Was he out there, somewhere, waiting to be found?
Join us on this gripping journey, where every discovery could be the key to a 44-year-old puzzle. In the world of cold cases, the waters are treacherous, and the truth is often elusive. But with hope as their compass, the team ventures forth, determined to solve the mystery of the vanishing of Tricky Rick.
Dive deep into this tale of suspense, where the past haunts the present, and every clue could lead to a revelation or yet another riddle. The waters of Texas hold the answers, but are you ready to uncover them?
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[@janbutler5932]

Jared, so glad your over 3 million now! You are the best at all these dives! I don’t care what anyone says, you have a heart of gold! I have seen you sick as a dog and you still dive trying to give the families answers! All the families love and respect you so much! I thank you for all you do! Please stay safe out there! You are in my thoughts and prayers!! 🙏

[@taylorrhyne-martinez3629]

This is my uncle you were searching for. Richard Allen Rhyne or Uncle Ricky to me. It would be nice to know what happened although that won’t happen more than likely, but it would be nice to find him. Thank you for doing this.

[@user-qu7eg2or1g]

Did your uncle ever spend much time in California or Sanfrancisco? Thanks!

[@taylorrhyne-martinez3629]

@@user-qu7eg2or1g not that I’m completely aware of, I’d say highly doubtful BUT then again I couldn’t say for sure without confirming that with my dad

[@user-qu7eg2or1g]

@@taylorrhyne-martinez3629 thanks anyway. It was a long shot haha

[@comeandtakeit82]

I can't imagine everything that you have to do to prepare and to make all of this happen. If you ever feel like you don't matter... Trust me, sir, you do.

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Moral compass bal we are mosey not the same Pati we all are and

[@Jenfromsuberbs]

Amen

[@catherinejoy4588]

Jared, I have been a member for over a year and have watched almost all of your shows, and am convinced you are #1 in cracking these cold cases and I love your show!!❤😊❤#1!!!

[@luna55170]

Remember the one that the sonar picked up the body and the kid was trying to get out that one was crazy

[@judi_just_judi]

Jacob VanZant

[@terribudesa4659]

Yes that one totally wierded me out.

[@partypoppers1]

Do you know which episode this was please

[@zaizoesclashing7103]

Just watched that one, hit me harder after seeing that and hearing his wife's story aswell. He was almost out 💔

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​@@partypoppers1Jacob VanZant

[@cfp11]

Wonderful to see your brother.

[@nancypierce8380]

I haven’t watched many water rescues like I used to since you were gone. I’m so thankful you’re back at diving and recovering loved ones. I’ve really missed it. Gif bless you❤

[@juliebowes3977]

I watch another of these programmes,and I must say.u are definitely the best one..

[@AquaPeet]

I like that Byron is also expressive and being involved and affirming to what Jared is telling and pointing out, adding to the excitement of what's looming on the radar!

[@lisamurrell1337]

I grew up in Freeport, I would have been a Freshman in High School. I wasn't aware of this story and I hope someday he will be found. Great work and Congrats on the 3 million Subs.

[@unsheepled]

thank you, and congrats on breaching the 3 million subscribers hurdle .

[@ronbridges678]

What y'all do for the families of the missing brings closure to the families of the missing! Thanks for all you guys do for the loved ones and God bless you all!!!

[@ecastellano5202]

I’m so glad you Jared are doing good and working alone with your brother. You guys do a great job, and no matter how you feel you keep going looking for loved ones. Hope you find as much as their missing out there. God bless you guys. Stay safe.

[@sarahpartridge3615]

Q

[@elizabethvasquezmaldonado6503]

Your amazing thank you for finding Jacob in Lodi California

[@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage]

❤ We are never so lost that angels cant find us ❤ Jared I still watch in awe over what you do. I truly cant imagine ever watching anyone else that can do this as well as you. You are truly a fine human. Those are hard to find these days. Thank you doesnt seem enough to say to someone with a calling like yours. You are a fine American and i wish only the best for you and yours ❤

[@wesleyshoup3936]

I couldn't agree more

[@jacktaylor2297]

It's so very very great you are helping families find their loved ones . They have lived with this nightmare of not knowing

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Im scottish but love watching your videos

[@rebeccamyott7041]

I am so happy to see you, Jared

[@ingridwatsup9671]

A comment from The Netherlands: Besides the grand and efficient efforts of the AWP team, I am deeply impressed of the description you add: beautiful wording and great description of the person you are looking for! Bravo.

[@judi_just_judi]

❤ 😊

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I'm so glad to see you and your new crew

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Most amazing man ever thank you jared for all you do sir. You are very appreciated and very admired by many.

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Great Job Jared!!!!

[@mkyred]

Thank you for all you do! ❤

[@judi_just_judi]

❤ 😊

[@meschelleforbus634]

Thank you so much, Jared, and search team❤❤

[@Jay_Breezy91]

I’ve been watching you for 4-5 years! This is so amazing what you do helping families all over the world find there lost loved ones!Always remember you an your team matter and are loved 🙏❤️🤍💙🙏

[@dannmccord1923]

You guys are still awesome

[@thomasgrillo2203]

It is a miracle that you are doing this

[@Daddysgirl9207]

My hometown and this is the first time i have heard of this case. Not alot of people really talked about stuff like this that happened back in the day. I hope hes found.

[@cherylduncan5158]

You guys are so appreciated for all that you do ❤

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Thank you for everything you do to help these families ❤️

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Thank you as always for your support,help n time you dedicated to these families ipray for all you guys that God watch over you as you enter these waters.

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Thank u for everything you all do for these families missing loved ones. God Bless You All.

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Although, it may have made its premier appearance in a previous video, this is the first time I noticed... The AWP 2-in-1 window breaker & seatbelt cutter is a great addition to your dive gear, sir!! ❤ 😊

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You guys are truly a blessing. Thanks for doing this and helping out families. ❤also congratulations on 3 million subscribers.

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Always amazing to watch,

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Hi AWP crew! Hope you guys are having a blessed week. Loving all the newer videos, though bittersweet because it means more are grieving over missing loved ones. Praying for you guys continued safety on your ventures. Much love and appreciation for all. ♥️🙏🏼

[@Frankie--da-fixer]

Great job guys,Much Love and Respect to you all!!

[@mariaremick7320]

Thank goodness you checked the cab. Surprised they dont pull it out anyway just to get it out of there.

[@andreaepperson5390]

That's what I was thinking

[@tanyacleary-di8vh]

Go to the library and look at the old road maps.

[@susankmccullough8712]

I'm a new subscriber and love what you guys do Jared. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the families you help. I will be watching more...I've been binge watching over the last week with more to go. Please keep doing what you and your team is doing. Much love from Canada.

[@racerfn1707]

Greetings from Germany, I watch every episode and think you're fantastic

[@debramullinsmilliganma4096]

God bless you guys. Keep up the great work. Love watching you guys. Stay safe.

[@cindymcgill642]

Thank you Jared you doing an amazing job looking for families across the world. Good bless you. Love watching your videos natter what people has said.

[@marlastevens1626]

Thank You guys for all you do. It is a lot harder than anyon realizes. We lived in Freeport when I was a baby. Went back this Sept for vacation. Thank you guys for going where you are needed.

[@KubotaManDan]

Picked up 10 window breakers & a hat. They make great stocking stuffers and could save a loved ones life.

[@shirleylockwar7000]

❤❤❤ all you do, please keep it going, watching from Australia 🇦🇺.

[@mindystorsin-erbele9680]

Keep sticking it out jared. Poor Byron doesn't seem to be as eager to hear your narrative to the audience as much as we do but still awesome he puts up with it lol. Still THE inspiration as ever! Also, I the crane isn't a bad idea, expensive but not bad

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

Wow, to think you guys were searching for Ricky about fifteen away from where I live! I'm sorry to have missed you, but best wishes from Lake Jackson, TX.

[@ingridwatsup9671]

15 ….feet, miles, minutes?

[@dirkhartman9572]

A trucks shape can be much different after being under salt water for 50 years, i think only the thick steel still remains

[@kerynrabe8110]

Thank you for everything that you do to help these families. Congratulations on reaching 3 million subscribers 🥳🥳🎉🎉

[@thatguy4896]

I swore I just saw the dive team rv and trailer leaving astoria oregong earlier today while I was having a cup of coffee today. You all do amazing work that a lot of people would never want to attempt.

[@judi_just_judi]

According the their YT Community section, you did. They spent the week-end searching for the missing bridesmaid, Marty.

[@thatguy4896]

​@judi_just_judi wow, didn't see that. I saw something about that case from here about a year ago. Didn't know they came back to look again. Thanks

[@bird_b0nezz]

Half a century. That’s unbelievable, his family would have lost all hope decades ago.

[@JessicaStinson-og1rq]

Maybe that bird was standing on the top of a pick up truck. Anyhow, I like you guys show I’d like how through you are methodical and reasonable can’t wait for the next video.

[@judi_just_judi]

Great point!!

[@dirtisbetterthandiamonds]

It looked like a small "muck bar". We have one in a very deep pond. It's a mass of floating vegetation. Even the gators will lay on it to sun. My pond is up to 18 ft deep so I hope they go back and check the ones they skipped.

[@robinm6662]

Thank you Gentlemen, Love your methodical searches! ♥️🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸

[@In.2.conciousness]

Thank you for all that you do. Have a blessed day! ❤😁

[@RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl]

Hope that Tricky Rick is soon found. His Family needs closure after so many years. But my Hopes and Prayers are for everybody who helps search and dives in this endeavor.

[@judi_just_judi]

​@@MaryMartinez-hi3vpI adore this comment and compliment! ❤ 😊

[@zonoz7135]

You almost always find what you're looking for at the last place you look; mostly because once you've found what you're looking for, you stop looking!

[@Sylvia-zv1eq]

......except for when they don't and have to return to continue the search. I was thinking the same thing you said, though, like when I lose my car keys they are always in the last spot I look. But these guys don't give up. ❤️

[@Jay_Breezy91]

Congratulations on 3 milli subscribers 🎉🎉🎉

[@lisasaxon7828]

Hi Jared… just thought I’d tell you that a while back when you were going thru a rough time I sent you a message via fb messenger, a message of support and care. It said something to the affect of “ this page is not receiving any messaged atm”? So you would never have read what I shared. I was reaching out to you and was offering if you ever wanted to just vent or chat to a stranger then I’m here, I never gave up on you. 💙 Just wanna say ….thankyou n bless …Lisa

[@Sylvia-zv1eq]

Very sweet. I dontnthink he knows how much he's loved. I like Adam's channel and Nug is a good dude also. The rest of them do not hold a candle to what Jared does, and how he does it so effortlessly. No complaints. No deep sighs. Always upbeat.

[@user-je7wn7ux6v]

Hi Jerad nice to watch you The work you do is amazing and the people you help as well GOD BLESS YOU ❤

[@MrMikael1980]

I love your cold case videos and keep up the good work. Regards from a Swede!

[@turidhelenkjnvik5491]

Wow 44 years ago Cant imagine how it have bee forFamilymembers and dont know what was happend all this year From Norwayladie🇳🇴

[@dottiehildebrand3123]

Thank you helping theses people look for their love ones..God bless you. Your reward will be great in heaven. Be safe..🇺🇸❤️🌹

[@ingridwatsup9671]

Besides your great work, I would like to compliment you on the accompanying description of the case. It reads like poetry: absolutely beautiful! Best wishes from this Dutchie 🇳🇱🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@michaeljesusalphaomega8778]

Not only that the car could be fully rusted and only plastic can be seen but covered

[@pothead_9693]

I remember when he pulled out the hot red firebird

[@wildlyunrulyadventures3942]

I love you guys so much. Real life superhero's.

[@nealmacdonald9896]

My friends say I'm terrible at backing up trailers. I'd hate to be driving that RV and having to back up that monster trailer..

[@janetstarnes3405]

AWESOME PEOPLE HERE. 🙏

[@mswoods25]

I would love to kno when yall are going to be in Biloxi. I absolutely love AWP. Thank you for all that yall do. Ive been following yall for years.

[@marthaboyte8252]

All of you are a blessing 🙏❤️- much love from Mississippi 🇺🇸

[@maryrecord6463]

So sad he wasn't found ❤❤

[@biancaalvarado7113]

Bring him home boys 👩🇱🇷🙏🏻😎🌎🌊

[@sergiohenriqueviola1822]

Seu trabalho é maravilhoso, parabéns

[@garyleczynskisr9411]

Keep up the good work

[@jessicasmith6889]

God bless you guys

[@user-nn4nc7bo5i]

God blessed you all

[@kimfitzgeraldrockfam8973]

you are doing the best you can do

[@lindariley7542]

Yal do great job.many blessings to you.

[@minibatman2.016]

I wish I didn’t have a fear of water bc I’d love to have a job like this

[@johnrhyne5748]

Some of the details of Rick’s case seem to have changed somewhat from the day he drove away from home as I watched. Rick told me he was going to his place of employment off of FM 2004 which was a chemical transport company to pick up his check. According to the company, he never arrived. As far as I know Rick was always looking for better work but I wasn’t aware of any intentions of going into Freeport that particular day. Rick told me he would be back in about an hour. Unfortunately, Rick was acquainted with a number of people with criminal records and at the time he was dating a co-worker’s daughter. While the co-worker remained in town the girl conveniently disappeared for quite some time when Rick failed to return home. There is a great deal not known in this but neither I nor any of my family are able to believe an accident occurred. I would like to thank Adventures with Purpose for their efforts in trying to locate Rick. We miss him as much today as we did the day he left.

[@kokadjooutdoors620]

Hope you and your family find answers some day

[@johnrhyne5748]

@@kokadjooutdoors620 We thank you.

[@angelicap2736]

I'm sure you've driven from your house to his then place of employment, any waterways on the route, if so you can email Jared directly and have them come back and search that area🤞 And blessings to you and your family🙏🏽

[@charlieballanger1958]

Hi Having watched many of your videos all you lads are really doing a great job but just a little bit of a thought to meany car's that are left in the water would it be a idear if its staying there to attach a tag which tells anyone that dives it again that it been cleaned which means that you don't waste your time and the police time just a idear great job

[@judi_just_judi]

Interesting suggestion. ❤ 😊

[@Sylvia-zv1eq]

Jared, you are the real deal. A true pro!!!

[@LueEaton]

Jerod and his crew are the best i like everyone that works with him behind the scenes i love jerod introduce his whole crew its like a big family how he loves to train the new comers how he ask everyone of his crew thier opinions and thier families are real troopers supporting thier efforts SHOUT TO ALL YOU ANGELS!!!!

[@lesecritsdebea.1024]

Hello 👍❤️

[@ronbridges678]

I went to high school in Freeport Texas and I am very excited to see you in my old stomping grounds! Good luck with the search

[@pothead_9693]

Thanks to jared and the Hole crow❤❤

[@joeellison-z2n]

I know you didn’t find what you were looking for, but I’m sure the family really appreciates your efforts. Great work and God Bless and the family

[@stephenbrown5844]

Fantastic efforts guys stay safe and sound boys 😁👌❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@marielacharite-io5iq]

Good luck…waiting to watch. Hope you find the next person

[@user-tk4vd6vp4f]

Thank you Jared for continue to help finding our love ones we deserve to know what happened to all these missing person who just don't vanished one day they are with us and gone missing from many years and we all need to know what happened to them and maybe a proper rest place and time to grieve because never knowing is a lot worse for everyone who is missing it doesn't matter because I believe that what you doing for us and everyone else given up like they never once cared about anyone missing and again there are so many missing people and no one cared about the families but yet you and your team members care about each and every family and Thank You for continue to look for a missing person and give answers to the family if they are in the water you will find them and you continue to do it for families

[@annharrison6696]

awesome as always don"t feel bad you have helped so many so keep up the great work

[@margaretgillum5787]

You have a awesome eye. You have a gift. You found you calling. God bless you.❤

[@HesselAnnema]

Are your sure that bird is not floating on the water plants.. The are great plant walkers.

[@tammizieber3693]

Curious if you checked the waters off HWY288b. I saw you were at the boat ramp at FM2004 and 523. Thanks for all you do!

[@donnhate9081]

Keep up the good work..

[@donnhate9081]

Go to Sleep got a big day tomorrow