{"id":446424,"date":"2026-09-24T17:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/446424\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:06:08","slug":"remains-of-texas-state-student-found-6-years-after-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/446424\/","title":{"rendered":"Remains of Texas State student found 6 years after disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas (KVUE) \u2014 Officials say the remains of a Texas State University student who went missing six years ago have been found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that Jason Landry\u2019s remains were officially identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Landry, 21, went missing on Dec. 13, 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Paxton said a Caldwell County resident found human remains on Sept. 8 east of Salt Flat Road, between Soda Springs and Biggs Road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The location is about four miles from where Landry\u2019s vehicle crashed into a tree, which holds a memorial for him.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer groups searched for years<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Shawn Hohnstreiter, co-founder of the search organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texsar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.texsar.org\/\">TEXSAR<\/a>, is one of many volunteers who spent time searching for Landry after his disappearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cTEXSAR assisted in searches between DPS, Caldwell County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the attorney general\u2019s cold case unit,\u201d Hohnstreiter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been searching for Jason for nearly six years now,\u201d Hohnstreiter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Texas EquuSearch also took part in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe were out there six days later, flying the aircraft. I was out there the 20th, and then I flew in the early morning hours using a thermal camera, looking for heat signatures,\u201d said Gene Robinson of Texas EquuSearch. \u201cAnd if you can do anything to help bring closure so that they can at least bury their loved ones or to bring them home, it\u2019s just the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hohnstreiter brought a challenge coin to the memorial after the search ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis has been a big moment in all of our lives on the SAR side for many years and one that I also I believe deserves the respect,\u201d Hohnstreiter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officials say Landry\u2019s cause of death is unclear, but investigators do not suspect foul play.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KVUE via CNN Newsource. 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