Missing
Mark Leland Kirks
Kirks, approximately 2008
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/06/2008
Missing location (approx) :
Waco, Texas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/09/1966 (54)
Age at the time of disappearance: 42 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 160 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray and black hooded sweatshirt or jacket, black warm-up pants and black sneakers.
Medical conditions : Kirks suffers from mental illness and developmental disabilities and requires medication. He doesn't have his medicine with him and may become very disoriented and be unable to find his way home. He does not have a history of violent behavior.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, blue eyes. Kirks walks hunched over.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Kirks was last seen in Waco, Texas at 3:00 p.m. on December 6, 2008. He lived in a group home in the 2800 block of north 43rd Street. He has never been heard from again.
Kirks had lived in the group home for more than eight years prior to his disappearance. His caregivers stated he's a social person and able to ride buses, and he has a history of wandering away on his own. He once walked to forty miles to his aunt's home in Whitney, Texas, and his family still lives in Whitney.
Because of Kirks's medical problems and the fact that he wasn't adequately dressed for the cold weather, authorities are concern for his safety. An extensive search of the area turned up no sign of him; his case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Waco Police Department
254-750-7615
September 2021 updates and sources
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Waco Tribune
KWTX News
KCEN-DT TV
October 12, 2004. June 6, 2009; .
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