Overview
- A Caldwell County resident found human remains east of Salt Flat Road on Sept. 8, 2026, and deputies recovered the bones after responding to the report.
- Authorities confirmed Wednesday that DNA testing by the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification identified the remains as 21‑year‑old Jason Landry.
- Investigators say the skeleton does not reveal how Landry died and they have found no indication of foul play based on current evidence.
- Landry went missing after his car was found crashed and abandoned on Salt Flat Road on Dec. 13–14, 2020, and the discovery ends a nearly six‑year search that involved local deputies, state police, search‑and‑rescue teams, volunteers and the Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit.
- The Landry family has been notified and asked for privacy while the Cold Case Unit continues limited follow‑up work, a development that brings factual closure even though some questions about the death remain unanswered.