Missing
Mark Travis Burkett Jr.
Burkett, approximately 2010; One of Burkett's tattoos
Date and time person was reported missing : 10/25/2010
Missing location (approx) :
Amarillo, Texas
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 08/23/1990 (30)
Age at the time of disappearance: 20 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4 - 5'5, 150 - 165 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black and white shirt with skulls on it, faded baggy blue jeans and a black and gray baseball cap.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Burkett's nickname is Bubba. He has a scar on his left elbow, a tattoo of a skull on his left shoulder and a tattoo of a partial skull on his right shoulder. A photo of one of his tattoos is posted with this case summary.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Burkett was last seen in at 6:30 p.m. on October 25, 2010 when he and a friend went to visit his mother's workplace, a Wal-Mart store in Amarillo, Texas. She asked him to come back at 8:00 p.m. when she got off work, but he never returned and has never been heard from again. Few details are available in his case, but foul play is suspected.
Other information and links : ncy
Randall County Sheriff's Office
806-468-5800
September 2021 updates and sources
Amarillo Crime Stoppers
Facebook pageheader for Mark Burkett
The Amarillo Globe-News
Connect Amarillo
KAMR 4
Texas Department of Public Safety
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