Missing man found dead
Posted/updated on: May 13, 2026 at 2:49 am
WILLS POINT – The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office said that 76-year-old Alfredo Chavez was found dead in a wooded area on Friday after he went missing from Wills Point on April 23. Chavez’s body was found at around 11 a.m. on Friday in a heavily wooded area of Van Zandt County. Following his disappearance on April 23, the sheriff’s office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Game Wardens, Texas Department of Corrections search dogs and several nonprofit search and rescue organizations were brought together to search for Chavez but he wasn’t found until several weeks later.
The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office suspects no foul play in Chavez’s death.
