Henderson County Sheriff’s Office
On Oct. 3, 2012, HCSO Sgt. Thomas Goodell received information regarding a Eustace resident named Theodore “Ted” Hunt, 47. Sgt. Goodell received information that Hunt was missing and was last seen near the end of February or first of March 2011. Hunt reportedly went missing from his residence at 500 US Hwy 175 in Eustace, Texas.
Information obtained by investigators led them to believe that Hunt’s disappearance may not have been voluntary. Hunt’s property and surrounding property were searched in an effort to locate him. Two independent search teams provided the Sheriff’s Office with search and rescue cadaver dogs and handlers during the initial search. A small lake was drained on an adjoining property, but Hunt was not located.
An investigation was conducted concerning Hunt’s disappearance in which several acquaintances were interviewed. After speaking with potential witnesses and several family members, Hunt was still not located. The case remained open.
On Nov. 21, 2013, a house on the property was being demolished and excavation was being done with heavy equipment. Skeletal remains were found on the property and Investigators believed that those remains were of human origin. The remains were forwarded to the University of North Texas Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology in Denton. The remains were confirmed to be human. Through DNA testing and comparison, the human remains were later confirmed to be those of Theodore “Ted” Hunt.
Investigators are also actively looking for a vehicle that Hunt was driving prior to his disappearance. That vehicle was believed to have been sold from Hunt’s property in the months following his disappearance. The vehicle is a 1983 cream colored Mercury 4 door.
Anyone with any information concerning the circumstances surrounding the death and/or disappearance of Theodore “Ted” Hunt or the above described vehicle is urged to contact Investigator Bradley Gray at (903) 675-5128 at the Henderson County Sheriff‘s Office.