On the evening of December 13, 2020, twenty-one-year-old Texas State University student Jason Landry left his apartment in San Marcos, TX headed in the direction of his parents in Missouri City. Several hours later, just after midnight, a firefighter discovered Jason’s wrecked car along the side of a rural road several miles from his destination—the lights were still on and the keys still in the ignition, but there was no sign of Jason anywhere. Recommendations Dinner At My Place by Ryan Nordheimer Today We Are Cooking by Tini Younger ReferencesBrant, Brian. 2026. "21-Year-Old's Car Was Found Abandoned, but He Was Nowhere to Be Seen." People, January 31. Holley, Peter. 2025. "It Was Already One of Texas’s Strangest ColdCases. Then a Secretive Figure Appeared." Texas Monthly, July. —. 2025. "It was already one of Texas's strangest cold cases. Then a secretive figure appeared." Texas Monthly, June 27. Jones, Abigail, Avery Travis, and Nabil Remadna. 2026. Jason Landry remains found. September 24. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/jason-landry-remains-found-whats-happened-in-the-6-years-since-he-went-missing/. Koski, Rudy. 2020. Search continues for missing Texas State student. December 15. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-texas-state-student. Moreno-Lozano, Luz. 2021. "Family seeks answers about missing son." El Paso Times, December 14: 5. Ryan, Shannon. 2022. Where is Jason Landry? Search continues for missing Texas State student. January 11. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.fox7austin.com/news/where-is-jason-landry-new-video-audio-released-as-search-continues. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022) Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023) Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
