Human remains found near the apartment of missing Texas A&M student Caleb Harris have not yet been identified, but there are no initial signs of homicide, according to Corpus Christi police.
City water employees discovered the remains around 3:30 p.m. on Monday at the Perry Place wastewater lift station on the 5300 block of Lexington Road. The lift station across the street from 21-year-old Harris’ apartment complex, where he disappeared from on March 4.
According to San Antonio Express News, the remains found in the 40-feet collection well “bore no obvious signs of homicide.”
The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office now has the remains, but the “advanced state of decomposition” has stalled on determining an official identity, manner of death, or cause of death. The remains will now undergo DNA analysis at the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Harris vanished on March 4 from his residence at The Cottages in Corpus Christi, in the 1900 block of Ennis Joslin. He sent a Snapchat message around 2:45 a.m. to his sister, his family said. Shortly after, he went outside to wait for an Uber food order.
His father, Randy Harris, told CrimeOnline that at around 3:03 a.m., Harris sent a Snapchat to his best friend at a bridge next to his apartment complex. His phone either died or was turned off shortly after.
“He had just seen his mom Friday and Saturday they had fun with roommates and friends, went to beach, showed her where he likes to go fishing,” he said.
“He had been out with friend fishing on Sunday, got the new dog Sunday night. Caleb and I are in constant connection with fun facts and text about his life and fishing, cooking– he loved to cook and try new things. He had been texting me fishing lures he was going to use the next day.”
Harris’ roommates said they couldn’t find him after he left the apartment to wait for the food. The Uber order, according to the restaurant, was marked as complete, and Randy Harris said the driver was questioned several times.
Randy added that the food order arrived at the apartment at 3:20 a.m. but his son was not there and the order was still there the following morning. His two roommates subsequently contacted police.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact the Corpus Christi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at (361) 826-2840. Anonymous tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (888-8477).
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[Feature Photo: Caleb Harris via Randy Harris]
