Found Deceased TX - Kirk Buik, 55, Shepherd, 1 July 2019

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP59962
Kirk Buik, Male

White / Caucasian
Height 5' 7" (67 Inches)
Weight 120 - 140 lbs

Hair Color Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color Blue

Tattoo
rose tattoo on one of his shoulder blades.

Missing Age: 55 Years

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact July 1, 2019
NamUs Case Created September 10, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Shepherd, Texas
San Jacinto County

Circumstances of Disappearance
unknown

https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/MissingPersons/Cases/59962/Documents/14747

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 26, 2019
Shepherd man missing, family pleads for help

• Kirk was last seen by a family member in the Cherry Creek Subdivision in the front yard of an acquaintance, according to his stepdaughter.
• He has no vehicle and traveled by foot or bicycle.
• Kirk struggled with addiction and was estranged from most of his family, keeping in communication mainly with his ex-wife and his sister.
• He had a cell phone but the last numbers family had were no good.
• Kirk is an unemployed carpenter who supports himself by working odd jobs.
• He moves around a lot, staying with friends in the Shepherd area.
• “We have called every person we know to call and no one has seen him. The last person we know he was staying with said he would come over to eat and take a shower, but she hasn’t seen him in a month,” Williams said.
• Kirk’s sister says he usually stays in touch with her and they often go a month without talking by phone. She is worried because no one can find him.
• “We’re usually able to find him. I don’t know a lot of the people he hangs out with but the ones I do know haven’t seen him in weeks,” she said.
• LE went by the place he was staying and there is nobody there.
• Filing a missing person’s report fell on Kirk’s next of kin, his son. The father and son have been estranged for years because of Kirk’s lifestyle.
• “The people he runs with usually know where he is, and even they are concerned about his welfare,” SB said.

 

[PommyMommy]

AUG 29, 2019
Texas Rangers search Shepherd property for signs of missing man


Texas Ranger Ryan Clendennen questions a resident of a property on the 700 block of N. Cherry Creek Road in Shepherd where authorities executed a search warrant Thursday, Aug. 29.

Authorities executed a search warrant Thursday at a property on the 700 block of N. Cherry Creek Road in Shepherd. The search was related to the disappearance of 56-year-old Kirk Buik, who has not been seen by family and friends for more than a month.

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Texas Ranger Ryan Clendennen (holding evidence collection bags) questions a resident of a property on the 700 block of N. Cherry Creek Road in Shepherd about the disappearance of 56-year-old Kirk Buik.

The search appeared to center on the property of an acquaintance of Buik’s where makeshift homes, camper trailers, vehicles and debris are scattered all around. Authorities began the search Thursday morning and wrapped up around 2 p.m., exiting the property carrying shovels. Clendennen left the site with several evidence collection bags, but he would not say what, if anything, was found on the property.

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[JerseyGirl]

On Thursday, a body was found inside a white metal container.

The family of the missing man, Kirk Buik, believe the remains are his, but we're told identification will take some time. They believe he was murdered with a hatchet.

Two suspects have been arrested. Jack Gonzalez and Matthew Greenwood are charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Search for missing man leads police to body in a barrel

 

[PommyMommy]

Oh no!

More charges are expected...

 

[Gardener1850]

On Thursday, a body was found inside a white metal container.

The family of the missing man, Kirk Buik, believe the remains are his, but we're told identification will take some time. They believe he was murdered with a hatchet.

Two suspects have been arrested. Jack Gonzalez and Matthew Greenwood are charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Search for missing man leads police to body in a barrel

Oh my! I wasn't expecting murder based on the facts posted by Pommy in post number 2.
I thought maybe an overdose or that he moved on to a new place...

Rest in Peace Kirk. It sounds like Justice is on the way.

MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 26, 2019
Body found in buried barrel during search for missing man, officials say

The remains were found in a barrel buried in the ground at a residence in the 700 block of Cherry Creek Road in Shepherd. Google Maps

Greenwood resides at the home where the remains were found.
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[momrids6]

I can't "Like" this Pommy, but Thanks for the articles. How awful!

 

[Darling136]

Obituary by funeral home
Kirk Edward Buik