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Rex Spakes Missing Person Case

Last seen in Port Aransas, Texas on May 03, 1992

Victim Details

Jan 01, 2011

Jun 18, 2020

Rex

Spakes

66

32

72 inches

190 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

May 03, 1992

Port Aransas

Texas

Nueces County

30906

Nueces County Sheriff's Office

Corpus Christi

Texas

Nueces County

78401

901 Leopard Street, Texas

3618872222

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.nuecesco.com/law-enforcement/sheriff

Nueces County Sheriff's Office

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/25/2026


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Rex Kelly Spakes, a 32-year-old man, was last seen on May 3, 1992, while fishing off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas. On the day of his disappearance, he was fishing from his 19-foot bass boat approximately five to seven miles offshore. A boater reported having an argument with Spakes after an incident involving a snapped fishing line, which escalated to a verbal exchange with five other men in the nearby boat.

The following day, May 4, 1992, Spakes' boat was discovered washed ash ...
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Last Seen: May 03, 1992

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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP9113
  • 169DMTX - Rex Kelly Spakes - Doe Network
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    Does anyone else find it odd that Rex's boat was discovered with the steering wheel twisted and the ... ...Read More
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