Brett Detamore.Photo:West University Place Police Department
West University Place Police Department
A missing Texas man has been found alive nearly a week after he vanished in what police say appears to have been a “pre-planned” disappearance.
A short time later, police found Detamore’s car “burned at Bear Creek Pioneers Park” in Houston, the department said. However, officials failed to locate the missing man during a subsequent ground search of the park."
Early Tuesday morning, Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosenannounced on Twitterthat Detamore had been located and transported to a hospital “or medical evaluation & treatment.”
Detamore was“reunited with his family”shortly after he was located, according to police.
In a subsequent update, police said that “based on evidence gathered thus far, itappears that Brett’s disappearance was pre-planned.”
“Our investigation has not revealed any indications of foul play at this time,” police wrote. “We are diligently analyzing the available information to understand the motives and circumstances surrounding this decision.”
UsingVirtual Gate security cameraslocated in the area, police determined that Detamore left West U around 4:20 a.m. local time Wednesday, according to the WUPD and its chief Ken Walker.
Detamore’s wife came to the West U police station around 8:45 a.m. local time on Wednesday and reported her husband missing, according to the chief.
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One officer located a secret VIN number to confirm the vehicle belonged to Detamore.
“The vehicle was severely burned. Most of the identifying information had been destroyed,” Walker told reporters at Monday’s press conference.
During the press conference, police also said that a witness claimed to see a man “walking away from a burning vehicle in the vicinity of the park” where Detamore’s vehicle was located.
“The witness account is an essential piece of information that may shed light on the event surrounding Brett’s disappearance,” police wrote in an update on Tuesday. “Our dedicated investigators are carefully examining this testimony and considering its significance in the overall investigation.”
Police also said they had “requested subpoenas for both financial and phone records” that could be “critical in piecing together the puzzle and gaining insight.”
The family is asking for privacy at this time, officials said.
source: people.com
