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Chance Wackerhagen Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lockhart, Texas on Dec 26, 1993

Victim Details

Aug 31, 2009

Aug 12, 2023

Chance

Wackerhagen

41

9

56 inches

74 inches

75 lbs

200 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Dec 26, 1993

Lockhart

Texas

Caldwell County

25930

Texas DPS Criminal Investigative Services South Region

Weslaco

Texas

Hidalgo County

78599

2525 North International Boulevard, Texas

9565657611

State

Law Enforcement

https://www.dps.texas.gov/CriminalInvestigations/regionalContact.htm

93-18851

Caldwell County Sheriff's Office

7888

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

No

07/25/2026


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Chance Wackerhagen, a 9-year-old boy, disappeared from Lockhart, Texas, on December 26, 1993, while spending the holidays with his non-custodial father, Lee Wackerhagen. On the day after Christmas, Chance and his father were last seen having dinner at a local restaurant. The following day, Latricia White, Lee’s girlfriend, was found shot to death in her home, but both Lee and Chance had vanished.

Authorities initially suspected that Lee had killed Latricia and fled with his son, as a ...
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Last Seen: Dec 26, 1993

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  • Chance Wackerhagen - Unsolved Mysteries
  • Chance Lee Wackerhagen - The Charley Project
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