Missing man’s remains found
Posted/updated on: June 12, 2026 at 5:37 am
GREGG COUNTY– The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office has used DNA to identify the remains of Mitchell Walters who went missing in 2025, according to the sheriff’s office and our news partner KETK. After the skull was found in September 2025 in Liberty City, investigators collected the remains and submitted them to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification in Dallas for forensic analysis.
A DNA profile was successfully developed from the remains in March, and the profile was entered into the Combined DNA Index System to determine the identity of the deceased.
Investigators later received confirmation in May that the DNA profile matched Mitchell Walters, who was reported missing to the sheriff’s office in July 2025. Walter’s family was notified following the discovery of his DNA.
The sheriff’s office said that the cause of Walter’s death remains under investigation and no further information will be released at this time.
Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact Investigator Zach Kaminski with the sheriff’s office at (903)-237-2544 or provide an anonymous tip through Gregg County Crime Stoppers at (903-236-STOP.
