Overview
- Union High School coach Travis Turner has been missing since Nov. 20 from Appalachia, Virginia, and is wanted on 10 felony counts tied to child sexual exploitation.
- A judge ordered key court documents kept confidential while investigators work to locate Turner, who has not been sighted despite extensive searches.
- Virginia State Police, the FBI, and the U.S. Marshals continue the search using K-9 teams and drones, and a $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.
- Turner’s family says he walked into nearby woods wearing gray sweats and carrying a firearm, left his wallet, keys, glasses, and medications, and they urge him to surrender; they maintain charges were filed days after he left.
- Union High removed Turner’s name and photo from official pages, and parents expressed frustration after public comment was dropped from a Wise County School Board meeting.