It’s been 18 months since Jacob Dubois disappeared.
Family and friends celebrated his 23rd birthday without him this year, knowing that whatever happened the day he disappeared – March 7, 2021 – was violent.
Evidence gathered shortly after the 22-year-old Texas man went missing prompted police to launch a murder investigation, although the search for Dubois continued, according to Schertz police.
That search is finally over, Schertz police announced on Sept. 26.
On Sept. 14, the sheriff’s office in neighboring Comal County found human remains and contacted the Schertz Police Department, according to a press release. Together, researchers have confirmed that they are the remains of Dubois.
Schertz is a suburb of San Antonio, about 35 kilometers northeast of the city center.
Even now that Dubois’s remains have been found, the investigation into his murder remains open.
A friend was the last person to see him alive, Schertz police said.
Dubois went to see boyfriend, Ethan Beckman, on March 7, his girlfriend told investigators at the time. But the next day, Dubois was nowhere to be seen.
Beckman told police that he and Dubois had driven to a construction site near Dubois’ home and at one point decided to walk back to his home. What happened to him next, Beckman said he didn’t know.
Beckman’s car told the investigators a different story.
Four days after Dubois’s disappearance, police seized Beckman’s 2019 Volkswagen Jetta for inspection.
The interior had recently been cleaned, “to the point where the floorboard was soaked with water,” police said. Still, researchers found blood “on and around” the passenger seat.
“It is the belief of detectives (that) … Jacob is missing for foul play,” police said, and Beckman was arrested on charges of tampering with evidence.
Beckman is still in prison and his bail is set at $850,000.
Police did not say whether more charges would follow.
“The investigation into the murders is still ongoing,” police said.
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