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John Clinton Bankston, a 17-year-old from Dallas, Texas, was last seen on July 13, 1987, during a tragic accident involving a flash flood near Comfort, Texas. Bankston was one of 43 individuals, mainly teenagers from Seagoville Road Baptist Church, who were leaving a church camp at Pot O' Gold Ranch when their bus and van were swept away by rising waters of the Guadalupe River. Despite his efforts to help others during the chaos, including saving a friend with a broken leg, Bankston was ultimate ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 13, 1987
Victim Details

Dec 17, 2010

Jul 21, 2023

John

Bankston

54

17

73 inches

210 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 13, 1987

Comfort

Texas

Kendall County

272

27242

Texas DPS Criminal Investigative Services Central Region

San Antonio

Texas

Bexar County

78223

6502 South New Braunfels Avenue, Texas

2105314303

State

Law Enforcement

RGRDEAN5447

Texas DPS Criminal Investigative Services Central Region

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

11/10/2025


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