Brian Keith Lord

Brian Keith Lord (born 1961) is an American murderer whose case was featured on Forensic Files.

Murders

In 1975, at the age of 14, Lord murdered Sylvia Henderson in Merced, California. Henderson was a friend of Lord's family, she was shot in the back of the head as she hung clothes on a clothesline. "For that crime, Lord served only six months in a juvenile detention facility and was released." Lord subsequently became acquainted with Tracy, who often rode horses owned by the Fryes. Finding himself alone with her on the night of September 16, 1986, Lord persuaded her to get into his truck under the guise of giving her a ride home. He drove to his brother's workshop, somehow coerced her into going inside, and raped and murdered her.

Investigation Investigation into Tracy's disappearance initially focused on the Fryes. Her last discernible interaction was a telephone call made by her to her friend from their residence.