Missing
Paul Lee Slinkard
Slinkard, approximately 2007
Date and time person was reported missing : 06/27/2007
Missing location (approx) :
Marble Falls, Texas
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 09/08/1986 (34)
Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 185 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A dark olive-green shirt and beige cargo pants.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Blond hair, blue eyes. Slinkard has a tattoo of the initials "J. R." on his upper left arm and a tattoo of the cartoon character Woody Woodpecker in the middle of his back. His nickname is J.R.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Slinkard was last seen in Marble Falls, Texas on June 27, 2007. He and a 20-year-old friend, Bradley Andrew McMellon, went out in McMellon's Jeep Cherokee and never returned. They had gone camping in Marble Falls and were on their way home to Leander, Texas. They were last seen near a low-water crossing in Smithwick.
Authorities believe the men were caught in a flash flood at Hickory Creek, ten miles east of Marble Falls. Their Jeep was found off Ranch Road 1431, smashed and partly submerged in water. A pair of shorts and baseball cap belonging to one of the men was also located.
On July 7, searchers recovered McMellon's body in Lake Travis. Slinkard's body has never been found, however. He will remain listed as a missing person until he or his remains are located.
Other information and links : ncy
Texas Department of Public Safety
800-346-3243
September 2021 updates and sources
Texas Department of Public Safety
KXAN News
News 8 Austin
USA Today
October 12, 2004. January 13, 2008; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
