Chance Wackerhagen was 9 when he disappeared from Lockhart, Texas, on December 26, 1993, while staying with his non-custodial father, Lee Wackerhagen. Chance and Lee were last seen having dinner the day after Christmas. The next day Lee’s girlfriend, Latricia White, was found shot to death in her home, and both Lee and Chance had vanished.

Authorities initially suspected Lee had killed Latricia and fled with his son; a warrant was issued and Lee’s abandoned truck was later found in Austin with blood-streaked Christmas gifts inside. Forensic testing on the truck was inconclusive, but investigators recovered a footprint in the blood at the murder scene that matched Chance, indicating he may have been present during or shortly after the killing. Neither Lee nor Chance have been found.

The investigation was reopened in 2016, and law enforcement now believes both Lee and Chance were victims of foul play and that the murder was likely a crime of passion by someone close to one or more of the victims. Does anyone have information about Chance’s movements in Lockhart or contacts from late December 1993?