Missing
Donnie Combs
Combs, approximately 2018; Kevin Shepard; Gary Shepard
Date and time person was reported missing : 09/26/2018
Missing location (approx) :
Cass County, Texas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
Age at the time of disappearance: 46 years old
Height / Weight : Unknown
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Combs is missing his teeth. He has the following tattoos: a barbed wire band around his right arm, a dragon on his chest, and a skull and roses with the names "Tesla", "Shae" and "Jovi" on it. His nickname is Bon Jovi.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Combs disappeared with his girlfriend, Cynthia Arnold. On September 26, 2018, he called her and asked her to come pick him up in Cass County, Texas, and she left home to do so. A little while later she contacted her mother and said Combs hadn't arrived and she was still waiting at the meeting spot. Neither of them has ever been heard from again. A few days after they were last seen, Arnold's truck was found abandoned and burned in Marion County, Texas.
In October 2020, Kevin Dewayne Shepard Jr. and his uncle, Gary Edward Shepard, were charged with capital murder in their cases. Authorities allege Gary solicited or directed Combs's murder due to his status as a potential witness in a felony theft case, and Kevin killed both Combs and Arnold. Photos of the Shepards are posted with this case summary. They could face the death penalty if convicted.
Arnold and Combs's bodies have not been recovered. Foul play is suspected in their cases due to the circumstances involved.
Other information and links : ncy
Cass County Sheriff's Office
903-756-7511
September 2021 updates and sources
Facebook pageheader for Donnie Combs
The AWARE Foundation
The Tyler Morning Telegraph
ArkLaTex Homepageheader
Cass County Sheriff's Office
October 12, 2004. October 13, 2020; .
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