Name: Owen Tillman Kenney
Age: 19 years old
Last Seen: October 31, 2025
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Status: Found deceased on November 8, 2025
Case Information
19 year old Owen Kenney was last seen in Charleston, South Carolina on October 31, 2025. He was last seen walking alone onto the Ravenel Bridge shortly after 3:00am.
Background
Kenney is from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and transferred to the College of Charleston in January 2025. He graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in 2024.
At the time of his disappearance he was living with roommates on Bull Street in Charleston, South Carolina.
Disappearance
On October 31, 2025, Owen Kenney was last seen by friends around 2:00 am in the area of King Street & Burns Lane, wearing a Boston Celtics jersey for Halloween.
He was minutes away from home, however neighbors said their Ring cameras didn’t pick up Kenney arriving.
Sometime after 2:00am, Kenney changed into a black hoodie, light colored pants, and black Nike sneakers with white soles.
The last confirmed sighting of Kenney shows him walking alone onto the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge pedestrian walkway just after 3:00 am. His cell phone’s last recorded location was also on the bridge at the same time.
He was reported missing to the Charleston Police Department on November 1, 2025.
Investigation
Kenney’s roommates tried tracking his cell phone, but the phone was dead at the time of his disappearance.
The FBI and New Jersey State Police have been working with local law enforcement to pursue all leads.
The CPD said in it’s release that it has since deployed multiple resources in the search for Kenney, including an underwater recovery team, harbor patrol, K9 units, and the police’s unmanned aerial system team.
On November 6, 2025, police announced that recently recovered video evidence confirms Kenney took his own life at 3:49 am on October 31, 2025. They’re working with multiple agencies to find his body and bring closure to his family.
Body Reovered
On November 8, 2025, the Charleston Police Department recovered Owen’s body near Patriots Point.
“I would like to thank everyone who took part in the effort to get Owen back to his family. We hope this recovery brings some measure of closure to a family experiencing unimaginable loss. We ask that everyone continue to respect the privacy of the Kenney family during this difficult time,” Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker said in a press release.
Appearance
Kenney has brown hair, blue eyes, stands 6’1 tall, and weighs 155 pounds. He has tattoos on his right forearm, left shoulder, left skin, and knee.
Clothing & Accessories:
Kenney was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black hat, light colored pants, and black Nike sneakers with white soles.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Owen Kenney please contact the Charleston Police Department at (843) 720-2422. Anonymous tips can be submitted online.
Resources & Further Information
Last Known Location Of Missing College of Charleston Student Was On Ravenel Bridge – The Post & Courier
Charleston Police Continue Search For Missing College of Charleston Student – Count On 2
Update On Missing Person Investigation: Owen Tillman Kenney – Charleston SC
RBC 2024 Graduate, A Tinton Falls Resident, Missing in South Carolina – Eastern Monmouth County
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