TX TX- Thomas Charles Murray Jr., 23, Spring, 19 Oct 2011

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP12933

View NamUs missing person case MP12933 for Thomas Charles Murray Jr. missing from Spring, Texas. Date of last contact: Oct 19, 2011. NCMEC case number: --.

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Thomas Charles Murray Jr. – The Charley Project

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Murray, circa 2011

• Missing Since 10/19/2011
• Missing From Spring, Texas
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 11/23/1987 (37)
• Age 23 years old
• Height and Weight 5'6, 140 - 160 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A red t-shirt with white lettering and the white "Hollister" logo, khaki shorts, gray sneakers and a dark-colored baseball cap.
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• Associated Vehicle(s) Ford F-150 pickup truck (accounted for)
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Murray's nickname is TJ. He has previously broken his back and his knee.

Details of Disappearance​

Murray was last seen at Rookie's Sports Bar in the 300 block of Sawdust Road in Spring, Texas at 12:45 a.m. on October 19, 2011. Earlier he'd visited the On the Rocks bar. That night he called his father and said he would return his truck the next day; this is the last time his family heard from him.

He got into an altercation at Rookie's and was asked to leave. He has never been heard from again. On the morning after his disappearance, his cellular phone was found in a ditch in the 25000 Block of Borough Park Drive near the bar, with the back and the battery removed. He'd been driving his father's Ford F-150 pickup truck on the night of his disappearance, and it was left behind in the parking lot of On the Rocks.

Murray is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and was a junior at Sam Houston State University at the time of his disappearance, studying business and psychology. He was also the umpire for a local Little League team.

Since Murray's disappearance, one of his three younger brothers has died in an accident. Foul play is suspected in his case, which remains unsolved.



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[Pennysmom1]

5370DMTX - Thomas Charles Murray Jr.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

 

[mlhenn]

MISSING - Thomas Charles Murray Jr | Solve the Case

On October 18, 2011, Thomas (T.J.) Murray Jr. drove his father's Ford F-150 to On The Rox Bar located at 592 Sawdust Rd., Spring, TX and left it parked there. T.J. rode with a friend to a couple of different bars and the truck was found still parked at On The Rox Bar. T.J. was last seen walking...

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Summary:
On October 18, 2011, Thomas (T.J.) Murray Jr. drove his father's Ford F-150 to On The Rox Bar located at 592 Sawdust Rd., Spring, TX and left it parked there. T.J. rode with a friend to a couple of different bars and the truck was found still parked at On The Rox Bar. T.J. was last seen walking South leaving Rookie's Sports Bar and Grill located at 305 Sawdust Rd. #B, Spring, TX 77380 after getting into a confrontation then getting kicked out on October 19, 2011, at about 12:30 AM.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
On October 18, 2011, Thomas (T.J.) Murray Jr. drove his father's Ford F-150 to On The Rox Bar located at 592 Sawdust Rd., Spring, TX and left it parked there. T.J. rode with a friend to a couple of different bars and the truck was found still parked at On The Rox Bar. T.J. was last seen walking South leaving Rookie's Sports Bar and Grill located at 305 Sawdust Rd. #B, Spring, TX 77380 after getting into a confrontation then getting kicked out on October 19, 2011, at about 12:30 AM. T.J.'s cell phone was located about mid-morning on October 19, 2011, in the 25000 Block of Borough Park Dr., Spring, TX 77380 with the back and battery off.

Case Last Updated:
Dec 06, 2024

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Thomas. His cell phone was located about mid-morning on October 19, 2011 in the 25000 Block of Borough Park Dr., Spring, TX 77380 with the back and battery off.

Accessories
Dark colored Baseball Cap

Clothing
Red T-shirt with White "Hollister" (bird) logo; Khaki shorts

Footwear
Gray sneakers

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[JSolt1210]

Investigators suspect foul play in man's disappearance

By ABC7
Thursday, June 14, 2012
HOUSTON

On October 18, 2011, Thomas Charles Murray Jr. met a friend at a bar located near the 500 block of Sawdust Road in Montgomery County. Authorities say Murray and his friend left the location in his companion's vehicle, leaving Murray's car in the parking lot. The two reportedly traveled to another bar, before ending up at a sports bar located on the 300 block of Sawdust Road. While there, officials say Murray was involved in an altercation with multiple patrons. Staff from the sports bar asked Murray to leave the location, and escorted him off the property.

Thomas Charles Murray Jr. was last seen on video surveillance outside of the bar at approximately 12:30am on October 19, 2011. Murray has not been seen or heard from since. Investigators believe that foul play was involved with his disappearance.

Investigators suspect foul play in disappearance of 23-year-old man last October | ABC7 San Francisco | abc7news.com

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The altercation involved "multiple patrons," so it sounds like it was serious!

I definitely see a scenario where one or more of those patrons could've followed Thomas outside of the bar, harmed him elsewhere, and then just disposed of his body. I assume police spoke to those patrons and accounted for their movements, since they did access video surveillance from the place, but I haven't found that information.

I also see a scenario where Thomas left on foot and unfortunately just ran into the wrong person—like Blake Chappell did just five days after Thomas disappeared. Blake was caught at his girlfriend's house in Georgia and, while walking back to his friend's house, apparently ran into an unrelated man who recently confessed to killing him.