WITHOUT A TRACE: Dozens of East Texans missing with no evidence left behindOver the last 15 years, dozens of people have disappeared. Rusk County Sheriff Jeff Price says it is like they vanished "without a trace." Rusk County has one of the highest numbers of missing persons with eight unsolved cases since 2014. Sheriff Price explains this does not just happen in Rusk County. "I think most people will be shocked at the number of people that are actually missing, active open missing person cases in the East Texas area," Sheriff Price said.
The following are the names CBS 19 has collected:
Angelina County:
Christine Elizabeth Rawlinson
Sheila Morton
Thomas Pittman
Jesse Lee Freeman
Gregg County:
Anthony Lyrone Lee
David Michael Martin
Erin Raquel Martinez
Brandi Ellen Wells
Harrison County:
Harry Edward Stewart
Hartford Hunter Dunn
Beverly Loftin Meadows
Henderson County:
Heather Danielle Cannon
Veronica Gallegos
Houston County:
John Allen Giddens
Nacogdoches County:
Justin Kyle Ferrell
Gregoria Jacobo Martinez
Centrella Chimney
Panola County:
Lauren Thompson
Rains County:
Larry Joles Culberson
Rusk County:
Antoinette Renee Childress
Shirley Mae Hunt
James (Jimmy) Lamar Tidwell
Kim Flint
Shelby County:
Cole Duane Jackson
Smith County:
Kimberly Ann Marshall
Steven Miller Fliesher
Johnny William Franklin
Gustavo Valdovinos
Jarrod Birdwell
Wood County:
Marquita Leanna Gutierrez