{"id":445864,"date":"2026-09-24T04:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/445864\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T04:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:30:08","slug":"nearly-six-years-after-texas-state-student-vanished-remains-identified-near-luling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/445864\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly six years after Texas State student vanished, remains identified near Luling"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas \u2014 Nearly six years after Texas State University student Jason Landry disappeared, investigators said they have identified his remains.<\/p>\n

Landry\u2019s crashed and abandoned car was found near Luling in 2020. A memorial now sits at that location.<\/p>\n

RELATED | Remains found near Luling are those of missing Texas State student Jason Landry<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, investigators said they have identified his remains, ending years of uncertainty for his family and the community.<\/p>\n

Landry was 21 years old when he disappeared on December 13, 2020.<\/p>\n

\"Human<\/p>\n

Human remains found in Caldwell County near Luling have been identified as belonging to Jason Landry, a Texas State University student who went missing nearly six years ago while driving home for the holidays.<\/p>\n

According to the Texas Attorney General\u2019s Office, he was driving from San Marcos to his family\u2019s home in Missouri City when his vehicle was found on Salt Flat Road near Luling.<\/p>\n

Several of his belongings, including clothing, were scattered near the crash site. Despite extensive searches by law enforcement, search teams, and volunteers, Landry was never found.<\/p>\n

ALSO | Caldwell County deputies investigate skeletal remains found outside Luling<\/a><\/p>\n

Investigators said a resident found human remains on September 8 east of Salt Flat Road, between Soda Springs and Biggs Road.<\/p>\n

The Attorney General\u2019s Office said DNA testing by the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification confirmed the remains belonged to Landry.<\/p>\n

\"According<\/p>\n

According to sources, remains that may have been found along Salt Flat Road have renewed attention on the 2020 disappearance of Texas State University student Jason Landry. (Photo: CBS Austin)<\/p>\n

The agency said the skeletal remains do not provide additional insight into how he died, and investigators have found no indication of foul play.<\/p>\n

CBS Austin spoke with several people in the community who all said they hope this can bring some closure to Landry\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n

RELATED | Skeletal remains found near road where Texas State student Jason Landry vanished<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Nearly<\/p>\n

Nearly six years after Texas State University student Jason Landry disappeared, investigators said they have identified his remains. (Photo: Rhonda Hissey)<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Attorney General\u2019s Cold Case Unit worked with the Caldwell County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Texas Search and Rescue to conduct repeated ground and aerial searches, review leads, and reexamine the case.<\/p>\n

The Attorney General\u2019s Office said the case remains open and under investigation. Agencies are asking the public to respect Landry\u2019s family\u2019s privacy during this difficult time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas \u2014 Nearly six years after Texas State University student Jason Landry disappeared, investigators said they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-445864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}