Private investigator: Foul play likely in case of missing Texas man

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By Brett Barrouquere, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle

Updated 12:41 pm, Saturday, March 25, 2017

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A private investigator says foul play may be the reason a man went missing from a small Texas Panhandle town five months ago. Phillip R. Klein, who was hired by the family of 18-year-old Thomas Brown of Canadian, Texas, said four months of interviews and investigation led to the conclusion that Brown did not leave the area on his own. less

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Wallet and keys found

Hemphill County Sheriff’s investigators found Thomas Brown’s SUV with his wallet and keys inside in a rural area just inside the Canadian city limits. Brown is still missing.

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Wallet and keys found

Hemphill County Sheriff’s investigators found Thomas Brown’s SUV with his wallet and keys inside in a rural area just inside the Canadian city limits. Brown is still missing.

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A private investigator says foul play may be the reason a man went missing from a small Texas Panhandle town five months ago.

Phillip R. Klein, who was hired by the family of 18-year-old Thomas Brown of Canadian, Texas, told KAMR-TV that four months of interviews and investigation led to the conclusion that Brown did not leave the area on his own.

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Brown was last seen in Hemphill County on Nov. 23, 2016. His SUV, but not his wallet and keys, was found inside the vehicle days later just inside the Canadian city limits.