Minton Thomas Franklin was 58 when he disappeared from Austin, Texas, on November 26, 2022. He was last associated with the 78704 ZIP code in Travis County. At the time he was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 140 pounds, with blond or strawberry-colored hair, blue eyes, a receding hairline, and was reportedly wearing several layers including a black hooded sweatshirt, a red-and-black plaid long-sleeved shirt, a brown jacket, dark pants and an analog gold watch. His case is listed in NamUs as MP100017.

The Austin Police Department opened a missing-person investigation after a formal report on December 28, 2022. Detectives later received information alleging an assault and stabbing at a 7-Eleven at 917 North Lamar Boulevard in November 2022 and were told a victim might have been placed in a trash bin. The Homicide Unit followed leads, collected swabs from red stains near the suspected scene, and obtained family DNA reference profiles through the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification.

Did anyone in the Austin area see Minton or notice someone matching his description in late November 2022?