Name: Caleb Harris
Age: 21 years old
Last seen: March 4, 2024
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Status: Found deceased on June 24, 2024
Case Information
21-year-old Caleb Harris was last seen in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 4, 2024. He disappeared after he took his roommate’s dog out for a walk around his off-campus apartment.
Background
Caleb Harris is originally from New Braunfels, Texas. He attended New Braunfels Christian Academy.
In 2024, Harris was enrolled at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi where he studied Environmental Science. His dream was to work outdoors as a Texas Game Warden or as an Environmental Lawyer.
Harris lived with two roommates at The Cottages at Corpus Christi, a student housing apartment complex on Ennis Joslin Road near his university campus in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was an avid fisherman.
Disappearance
On March 3, 2024, Caleb Harris spent the night playing video games with his two roommates and a mutual friend at their off-campus apartment on Ennis Joslin Road in Corpus Christi, Texas.
On March 4, 2024, Harris, along with one of his roommates and a mutual friend, were captured on a nearby doorbell camera playing with his roommate’s new puppy in the apartment complex parking lot around 12:56 am.
The three young men then returned to the apartment and the friend left shortly after. Around 2:20 am Harris told his roommate who was going to bed that he was going to stay up and order lunch for the next day via Uber Eats.
Up until 2:45 am Harris sent various Snapchat videos to family members, including a video to his sister depicting him walking the dog through the apartment complex parking lot. Harris seemingly returned home with the puppy just before 3:00 am.
At 3:03 am, Harris sent one last Snapchat video to a friend, showing “a small bridge over a drainage ditch” located in the 1900 block of Ennis Joslin Road, about a hundred feet away from his apartment complex.
At 3:20 am, the Uber Eats driver arrived and placed the food order outside the front door as instructed, but Caleb Harris was nowhere to be seen. The food remained there until the next morning when it was found by one of his roommates.
Caleb Harris never returned home and hasn’t been heard from since. His roommate filed a missing person’s report with the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Investigation
Caleb Harris left his keys, wallet and ID behind at home. His pickup truck was parked in front of his apartment.
He disappeared with his phone which last pinged to a nearby tower around 3:12 am before his phone either died or was turned off.
The female Uber Eats driver told police that she was driving alone that night and did not see Caleb or anyone else near the apartment complex when she delivered the food order at his front door as requested.
Remains Found in Wastewater Station
On June 24, 2024, a maintenance worker found human remains inside a wastewater station near Ennis Joslin Road.
The remains were transported to the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office for examination, however the identity and cause of death could not be immediately determined due to decomposition.
After further DNA testing, the remains were positively identified as Caleb Harris on June 17, 2024.
Caleb Harris Cause of Death Ruled Undetermined
Harris’ cause of death was ruled undetermined by the Nueces County Medical Examiner. The examiner added that there does not appear to be any evidence of a homicide or traumatic injury.
The medical examiner’s report states that the condition of the body could have obscured subtle injuries, and that the exact cause of death remains unclear.
Toxicology reports were negative, indicating that Harris did not have drugs or alcohol in his system when he died.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White male with brown hair and brown eyes. Caleb is 5’11 tall and weighs 180 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
No information available.
Clothing and accessories:
Caleb was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and teal pants.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Caleb Harris please contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at (361) 886-2840, or the University Police Department at (361) 825-4444.
Resources & Further Information
Caleb Harris – Facebook
News & Media Links
Authorities searching for clues after Texas college student mysteriously disappears – ABC News – ABC News 03/24
Search expanded to find missing Texas A&M CC student Caleb Harris from New Braunfels – News 4 San Antonio 03/24
Search for Texas A&M Corpus Christi student Caleb Harris intensifies – NBC News 03/24
Police publish timeline of events for missing Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi student – Corpus Christi Caller Times 03/24
Caleb Harris’ family doubles reward money leading to missing student’s safe return – Kris 6 News Corpus Christi 04/24
Videos & Flyers
Does the author know something the public does not? Why is this article written using past tenses, little unnerving.
Who did he normally go fishing with , how far is the place were fishes ? .
If he was not going to receive the food , had he already decided to disappear of his own accord ? .
How far is the ditch from the tower ? .
Did he make arrangements with the friend that left earlier , how far does his friend stay from him ? .
Was he invited to another apartment ? .
Was there nobody else around while he was walking the dog / puppy ? .