A Missouri doctor who was found dead in Arkansas on Tuesday, more than a week after he vanished, was reportedly kidnapped last year.

John Forsyth’s brother told Fox News that Forsyth was kidnapped and released during the February 2022 incident. He said his brother never filed a police report because he was still fearful for his safety.

“It was cold. He was zip-tied. He was made to feel very unsafe and taken on a car ride with some people to a bridge and was threatened,” the brother told Fox.

Benton County police said that Forsyth was found shot in Beaver Lake, Arkansas, on Tuesday. The lake is about an hour from where Forsyth was last seen on May 21. Officials have not disclosed where on his body he was shot.

As Crime Online reported, Forsyth’s unlocked car was found abandoned at Cassville Aquatic Park in Missouri after he was a no-show for a shift at Mercy Hospital, a mile away from the park. The doctor never missed a shift or was late in the 15 years he worked at the hospital, according to Fox.

Forsyth reportedly stayed in a trailer not far from the hospital when he worked in Cassville. Forsyth is believed to have briefly gone to his trailer after leaving the hospital.

Forsyth’s keys were in his car when it was found at the park’s waste area. His two phones were recovered from his trailer — which Fox reported was also unlocked. His wallet and laptop were left behind as well.

Forsyth, who was a father of eight, reportedly proposed to his fiancée three days before he vanished. Police said Forsyth stopped responding to text messages after texting his fiancée he would see her soon.

Forsyth’s brother told Fox that he proposed days after his divorce settlement was finalized. The ex-wife would reportedly receive $19,000 a month in alimony and child support, but Forsyth’s brother said their relationship was amicable.

“There’s no way he killed himself,” he told Fox. “He was full of optimism. He had a great life.”