TX TX- Michael Howard Havekost, 52, Killeen, 04 Sep 2020

[bykerladi]

He left his SHOES behind? I doubt that. Someone in that hotel knows something. Probably another resident.

 

[annpats]

He left his SHOES behind? I doubt that. Someone in that hotel knows something. Probably another resident.

You'd be surprised on the number of people that go missing without their shoes on.....Ive read about 3 cases here in the last few weeks.

 

[iulia]

Michael Howard Havekost NamUs page

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

#MP75241

Missing Age 52 Years
Current Age 53 - 54 Years
First Name Michael
Middle Name Howard
Last Name Havekost

Sex Male
Height 5' 8" (68 Inches)
Weight 160 lbs

Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian

Location Killeen, Texas
County Bell County

Circumstances of Disappearance Last seen on September 4, 2020 in Killeen, Texas.

Hair Color Blond/Strawberry
Left Eye Color Hazel
Right Eye Color Hazel
Eye Description Glasses

 

[tarabull]

‎Missing Persons: Michael Havekost on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Missing Persons, Ep Michael Havekost - 12 Nov 2022

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[imstilla.grandma]

“I’m still hopeful that we’ll find out where he is and what happened,” said Holley, who spoke with the Herald a few days before the 3-year mark of her brother’s disappearance. “I’m working on getting the word out that I hope will help the detective on the case. Over the past three years, I’ve just kept pushing for information and tried to keep his photo and name out there.”

Havekost, who did not drive, was known to walk around Killeen and Heights in the weeks prior to his disappearance.

“I think people must have seen him walking up and down Veteran’s Memorial Boulevard,” Holley said. “The H-E-B in Heights (located at 601 Indian Trail) is one of the last places people saw him.”

After Holley’s father passed away in 2017, she moved her older brother from Indiana to Texas so he could be closer to her. Her brother has no other remaining close relatives, she said. When Havekost was laid off from his job during the pandemic, she stepped in to help. She purchased a room at the hotel, where he comfortably lived for months prior to his disappearance, according to Holley when she spoke with the Herald in 2021.

“It was weird because I’d go every Monday to pay for the next week, and he’d been there long enough that he knew the owners, I knew the owners,” she said, previously. “I went there on Sept. 7, that Monday, to pay, and he didn’t come to the door. I thought, ‘Oh, maybe he can’t hear me, he’s in the shower.’”

Holley said she paid for the week and left the hotel; but as days went by, she had a feeling something was wrong.

Missing in Killeen: Woman continues her 3-year-long search for brother

Most people choose a photograph of themselves (who else?) as their social media profile image. But Harker Heights resident Sarah Holley’s Facebook profile pic depicts her big brother, shown smiling

kdhnews.com

 

[CastlesBurning]

Michael Howard Havekost – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 09/04/2020
• Missing From Killeen, Texas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/15/1968 (55)
• Age 52 years old
• Height and Weight 5'8, 160 pounds
• Medical Conditions Havekost is hard of hearing and has worn hearing aids since childhood. He left the hearing aids behind.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, hazel eyes. Havekost wears eyeglasses. He has a tattoo on the back of his left shoulder of a cross with the sun behind it, surrounded by four hearts with the name "Thomas" above the cross and the name "Mary" below it; a photo of it is posted with this case summary.

Details of Disappearance​

Havekost was last seen at the Day N Night Inn at 6200 East Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Killeen, Texas on September 4, 2020. He had lost his restaurant job due to the coronavirus pandemic and his sister, his only close relative, had been paying for his stay at the hotel for months.

On September 7, Havekost's sister went to the hotel to pay for another week's stay and stopped by Havekost's room, but he didn't answer the door. When she returned on September 14, the hotel staff said they hadn't seen Havekost all week. He left all his belongings behind in his room, including his wallet, eyeglasses, medicine and the hearing aids he'd worn since childhood. His sister reported him missing at this time.

It's uncharacteristic of Havekost to leave without warning, and his sister fears he may have met with foul play. His case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Killeen Police Department 254-501-8860

Source Information​

• NamUs
• KWTX
• The Killeen Daily Herald
• Michael Havekost's Facebook Page

 

[Mitch1]

Bumping for Michael