NEWTON, Texas — Deputies in Newton County believe they may have found the remains of a missing Newton man last seen in 2017.
Randy Holmes, 56, of Newton, was reported missing in November 2017 and Newton Police officers at the time obtained information leading them to believe foul play was involved according to a news release from the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.
The Newton Police Chief and lead investigator, Will Jackson, sought assistance from the sheriff’s office’s Chief Deputy Cynthia Hall during the investigation the release said.
Hall was given information that Holmes’ remains were somewhere in the county according to the release.
Jackson and Hall continued to work on the case and in 2019 Hall was given a possible location for Holmes’ remains.
Hall and Jackson located and recovered what are believed to be human remains, possibly of Holmes, on Thursday, November 21, 2019, with assistance from the FBI’s evidence response team and other first responders according to the release.
Investigators believe the remains belong to Holmes but are awaiting positive identification through DNA as they continue to investigate the case.
From a Newton County Sheriff’s Office news release…
In November of 2017 Newton Police Department received a report of a missing person later identified as Randy Holmes a white male of Newton Texas.
Information obtained led Newton Police to believe that foul play was involved. Upon further investigation and information Newton Police Chief and lead investigator Will Jackson contacted Chief Deputy Cynthia Hall for assistance in this case.
Chief Jackson was given information that this missing persons remains would be located in the county of Newton.
Both Chief Jackson and Chief Hall continued the investigation by interviewing different witnesses and gathering information.
In November of 2019 Chief Deputy Cynthia Hall caught a break in the case and was given a possible location of Randy Holmes's remains.
Chief Deputy Hall and Police Chief Jackson made contact with the evidence response team for the FBI along with other first responders to assist in the recovery of the remains.
On November 21, 2019 the Newton County Sheriff's Office and the Newton Police Department recovered what we believe to be human remains.
Law Enforcement believe the remains recovered are that of Randy Holmes, however until the remains are positively identified through DNA testing we cannot confirm this information.
This case is currently still under investigation.
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