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Remains identified as Quinlan man, missing since 2017

Remains identified as Quinlan man, missing since 2017
  • PublishedMay 5, 2023


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The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office has learned the human remains located in Rains County are the remains of Michael Glenn Chambers. Michael Chambers was a retired Dallas Firefighter and was reported missing on March 10, 2017.

“I ask for the continued prayers for the Chambers family. Mr. Chambers family have waited for answers for a long time, and I hope this brings some closure to the Chambers family. This remains an open investigation and my office will continue to diligently investigate this case,” said Hunt County Sheriff Terry Jones.
 
On November 30, 2022, the Rains County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the discovery of possible human remains in a wooded area just off U.S. Highway 276 east of the City of East Tawakoni, Texas. The Texas Rangers and Hunt County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Rains County Sheriff’s Office with the recovery and investigation into the remains. The remains were sent to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification in Fort Worth, Texas to be examined and to seek identification of the remains.
 
Chambers was reported missing in March 2017 from his Quinlan home after his wife came home and allegedly found him missing from the home. A puddle of blood in their garage was confirmed to be the missing firefighter. Police tracked Chambers’ cell phone Two-Mile Bridge over Lake Tawakoni. Due to the speed and direction of travel, police speculated he rode a bike to the bridge and jumped off the bridge in suicide.
 
The remains now identified as Chambers were found with a bicycle nearby on a man’s rural property, approximately 14 miles from his home. 
 
As an ongoing investigation, the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office has declined to make a further statement about this case. 

Contributed by Hunt County Sheriff’s Office/ FPN/ Charley Project



Written By
Taylor Nye

Taylor Nye is the editor of Front Porch News. She has degrees from the University of Wisconsin in human biology, Latin American studies, and public health. She has previously worked at the Wisconsin State Journal, Tucson Weekly and Sulphur Springs News-Telegram. As a sixth generation Hopkins County resident, she loves celebrating our heritage and history.