Austin Childs

Missing

Case Description
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Austin Jay Childs, a 17-year-old from Houston, Texas, was last seen on April 8, 2005, when he embarked on a fishing trip from Freeport, Texas, with two other men, John Zimmerman and David Keller. The group headed out into the Gulf of Mexico, about 26 miles offshore, in Zimmerman’s 28-foot pleasure boat. They were expected to return the following day but never did. On April 10, 2005, the U.S. Coast Guard located their boat capsized in the Gulf.

The boat had sustained damage, believed ...Read More
Last Seen: Apr 08, 2005
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Victim Details

Mar 01, 2010

Jan 11, 2024

Austin

Childs

37

17

69 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 08, 2005

Freeport

Texas

Brazoria County

Unknown

26299

Freeport Police Department

Freeport

Texas

Brazoria County

77541

Ray Garivey

Chief of Police

430 North Brazosport Boulevard, Freeport, TX 77541, Texas

9792391211

Local

Law Enforcement

050001095

2005-04-09

Freeport Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

10/03/2024


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