MUS-2026-0090
Archive card
MUS-2026-0090
Suspicious death
- Incident
- 2013
- Indexed
- Oct 5, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Coke County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- San Angelo TX
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Brandon Lawson, 26, ran out of gas on Highway 277 near Bronte, Texas, on August 9, 2013, and made a frantic 12:50 a.m. 911 call saying he was being chased into a field. He was gone when his brother and a deputy arrived. Clothing and remains found in February 2022 were DNA-confirmed as Lawson in December 2024; the cause of death is undetermined and no one has been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2013
Lawson, 26, leaves home after an argument around 11:54 p.m. on August 8, 2013.
- 2013
Around 12:50 a.m. on August 9 he makes a frantic 911 call saying he is being chased into a field.
- 2022
Clothing and remains are found by a search team on February 4, 2022.
- 2024
DNA confirms the remains as Lawson on December 25, 2024. Cause of death undetermined; no charges filed.
Key people
The people in the file.
26, oil field worker from San Angelo. Vanished after a 911 call near Bronte on August 9, 2013; remains identified in 2024.
Texas Rangers assisted. Contact details change over time; confirm the current assignee before publishing.
Investigating agency
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