1 week Ago
LULING, Texas — It's been four years since college student Jason Landry's vehicle was found in this remote part of the City of Luling. Since then, search crews have looked for him more than 30 times. This weekend, they're going to try it once again.
"We went to bed four years ago, thinking what we had to do for the next week," says Jason's father Pastor Kent Landry. "All the plans for Christmas, and things like that, it all changes." 2020: Search continues for Houston-area student who went missing while coming home from Texas State Pastor Landry says it hasn't gotten easier over the years; it's gotten harder.
"When we're all together as a family it's wonderful, but it's the elephant in the room," he says. On Friday night dozens of volunteers converged on the place where Jason's vehicle was found four years ago. They have looked for Jason here and in the surrounding area countless times over the years.
"In my opinion, this case is going nowhere right now," says private investigator Colman Ryan. "But of course, we're not giving up. Especially the search team.
" 2022: What happened to Jason Landry? Caldwell County sheriff releases more evidence from investigation Private investigators Colman Ryan and Jason Watts have looked for Jason here with the crews and on their own. They've interviewed dozens of people. "A lot of time in the community talking to a lot of people," Ryan says.
"My opinion is that there's someone in this area, a person or persons who know what happened to Jason Landry. That's what I firmly believe." Along with his vehicle four years ago, investigators found a pile of Jason's clothes, his cell phone and wallet, even his goldfish.
The Texas State University student was heading back home to Houston for the holiday break in 2020 but never made it. He was never seen or heard from again, and no trace of the young man has ever been found. Search crews are hopeful that maybe this weekend they'll find something that will help them learn what happened.
There was a $20,000 reward offered for information that leads to Landry's whereabouts. If you have any information, you can call Sgt. Rachel Kading at the Office of the Attorney General at 512-936-0742.
.
