The co-founder of the ONFO coin crypto project was found dead from a gunshot wound about a week after he went missing.
John Forsyth, a cryptocurrency advocate and emergency room physician, was reported missing by relatives after failing to show up for his shift at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, Missouri, on May 21. 5. His family soon made an appeal about his whereabouts on social networks after that.
Speaking to the Daily Beast at the time, his younger brother, Richard Forsyth, said that John Forsyth wouldn’t miss a single shift, so it was “another thing to worry about”.
Authorities found Forsyth’s sedan parked less than a mile from the hospital on May 28.
Forsyth’s wallet, passport, laptop and briefcase were found inside the unlocked vehicle. His younger brother added: “His cell phone is inside, which is also very unusual because he always carries a mobile phone.”
However, John Forsyth’s body was found on May 30, about an hour south of where it was last seen, with apparent gunshot wounds.
The 49-year-old founded ONFO coin with his brother Richard in 2020. The crypto project is said to allow users to earn money by referring others to the platform, a term that projects project called “network mining”.