Missing Jason Landry: What Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office hopes release of new evidence will do

More than one year since Texas State student Jason Landry disappeared, the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office is releasing new evidence in the case. And they’re hoping it will catch the attention of the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton. A call log, more than an hour of body camera footage from responding law enforcement, cell phone videos taken by Landry’s father, Kent, and a screen-recorded FaceTime call with Jason are among the items newly released this week. Landry’s abandoned car was found totaled Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 near Luling. Evidence showed the 21-year-old was in a crash near 2365 Salt Flat Road, and investigators believe he may have tried to overcorrect his turn on the gravel road — which led him to spin off the roadway.

An investigation has revealed he was on his way to the Missouri City, Texas area to visit his parents, but the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office says a volunteer firefighter in the area discovered his car and his belongings spread out across the road. The only signs of Landry were his clothes on the road and a backpack with his personal things, along with some marijuana in a prescription bottle. The responding Texas Highway Patrol Trooper can be heard on his body camera footage saying to his mom that he was believed to be under the influence of something when the crash happened. The body camera footage also revealed Texas State University representatives told the trooper that Landry was enrolled just in online classes, though he lived in San Marcos. Since that night, Landry’s parents have held out hope to find their son. KXAN reached out to Landry’s parents for this story but have not heard back. Now that investigators have gained access to most of Landry’s phone and computer data, they’re revealing more about the moments leading up to his disappearance.