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This person was missing Missing Since 12/26/1993

Missing Since:

Missing Since 12/26/1993

Missing From:

Missing From Lockhart, Texas

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Male

Race:

Race White

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 09/19/1953 (71)

Age:

Age 40 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 6’0 – 6’4, 230 – 240 pounds

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Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Lee had a mustache at the time of his 1993 disappearance, and he wears eyeglasses. He has scars on both arms and on his right leg. Lee’s nickname is Dub and he may use the alias name Doug Walker.

Details of Disappearance:

Lee Wackerhagen and his young son, Chance, vanished from Lockhart, Texas on December 26, 1993. Chance had been spending Christmas with his dad, Lee, after visiting his mother, Gaye. He called his mom on Christmas Day, happy and excited about his gifts, and got permission to stay a bit longer. That was the last time she heard from him.

The next day, Lee and Chance were seen having dinner, seemingly fine. Then, on December 27th, Lee’s girlfriend, Latricia White, was found murdered in their apartment. She’d been shot multiple times in the head while asleep. Strangely, nothing was stolen. But Chance’s footprint was found in the blood, suggesting he was there.

Lee’s truck was later found abandoned, containing his hunting rifle (unfired), his wallet, and bloodstained Christmas presents – the blood wasn’t Latricia’s. Four months later, someone called Chance’s grandfather, whispering “help me” before hanging up.

Police initially suspected Lee killed Latricia and ran off with Chance, as Lee had a history of anger and violence. But Gaye and Lee’s friends didn’t believe he would hurt Chance.

The case was reopened in 2016, and investigators now think both Lee and Chance were victims of a crime. They believe Latricia’s murder was likely a crime of passion, committed by someone close to her or Lee. Lee is now considered a missing person, possibly a victim of homicide, not a suspect. The mystery of what happened to Lee, Chance, and Latricia remains unsolved.

Agency:

Kingsville Police Department 361-593-1700

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