TX TX - Joshua Ian Larkin 38, said going hunting 200 block Private Road 725, car parked at friend's house on that road, Call, 17 Nov 2022

[Motoman_90]

RS&BBM According to Google, the Exotic Cat Refuge is permanently closed. If I'm looking at their FB page correctly, their last post was December of 2018.
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[Mod snip] Carol baskin strikes again in all seriousness sounds like cops know who done it but can't prove it

 

[Motoman_90]

Just out of interest i had a look at the exotic cat refuge on Google and saw this from August 2023 https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/...xecuted-former-exotic-cat-refuge-18303810.php

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Investigators brought in a large excavator to dig up roughly 4,000 yards of dirt around an abandoned well site according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.

The hole was approximately 40’ deep and approximately 50’ wide. Investigators say they spent most of the day sifting through dirt and debris searching for evidence

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[PommyMommy]

FEB 17, 2025

https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_86ca85ce-ed94-11ef-b7b7-c34d3970511a.html

Sheriff Chuck Havard says his investigators and staff from the Jasper County District Attorneys Office went to a location near a home on County Road 418, just off of Farm to Market Road 1013, north of Kirbyville. Using an excavator, they dug a hold 40 feet deep and 50 feet wide and then sifted through approximately 4,000 cubic yards of dirt.

 

[LadyL]

Links?

that post was from 2.5 years ago but we can't link to comments on FB as per WS rules
if there is a FB group run by family or the missing person's FB, we can suggest to read comments there but cannot link
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[imstilla.grandma]

Monday, investigators with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and DA’s office searched a property off of FM 252 in Kirbyville. The search culminated in an excavator being brought in to dig up an abandoned well site. A release from the sheriff’s office says this excavation resulted in a 40-foot-deep and 50-foot-wide hole, and investigators spent the day sifting through the debris for evidence.

Jasper County investigators excavate abandoned well in search for man missing for 2 years

The search for a man missing since 2022 is ongoing in Jasper County.

www.ktre.com

 

[mlhenn]

Joshua Ian Larkin – The Charley Project

Updated November 2025


In November 2025, four people were arrested in connection with Larkin's presumed death. Justin Taylor James and Johnathan Cody Bierhalter were both charged with first degree murder and tampering with evidence with intent to impair corpse. Rodney Allen Blankenship was charged with third-degree felony tampering with evidence with intent to impair corpse, and James Alex Jones was charged with second-degree felony tampering with evidence with intent to impair corpse.

The suspects are awaiting trial. Larkin's body hasn't been found, but foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Search for Joshua Larkin's remains intensifies in Kirbyville amid new evidence discovery

Authorities are conducting a large-scale search on property on County Road 418 near Kirbyville for missing hunter Joshua Larkin's remains.

www.12newsnow.com

January 17, 2026

A large-scale search operation is underway Saturday morning on County Road 418 outside of Kirbyville as authorities execute a search warrant on property they believe may contain the remains of Joshua Larkin, a Kirbyville man who vanished during a hunting trip in November 2022.

Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said the warrant was executed earlier in the day as part of the ongoing investigation into the Josh Larkin case. ...

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The joint operation involves the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Equusearch. According to Havard, investigators utilized some of the most advanced search technology available and were assisted by highly trained searchers from across the state.

“There were some items found that we believe may contain some evidentiary value,” Havard said in a statement, adding that the search was still ongoing late Saturday afternoon.

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Texas Equusearch played a significant role in the effort, providing approximately 50 volunteers, several pieces of heavy machinery and advanced search equipment. Havard expressed gratitude to the organization and its founder, Tim Miller, calling their assistance invaluable.

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[Motoman_90]

Let's hope they find him this time