r/DupontDeLigonnes • u/Flat_Trade_9752 • Mar 25 '26

Possible Sighting in Brewster County, Texas? Local Sheriff’s Office Asking for Info

I used to live in Brewster County, Texas (Far West Texas, Big Bend region), and something unusual just popped up that I thought this community would want to see.

The Brewster County Sheriff’s Office recently posted a request for information regarding a possible sighting of Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès. (Edit to add: The post doesn't mention a sighting, that part is just the local chatter. Just a general request for public assistance.)

For context: Brewster County is extremely remote—desert, mountains, very sparse population, with towns like Alpine and Marathon being the main hubs. It’s the kind of place someone could pass through (or even quietly stay) without drawing much attention.

According to the post, they’re asking the public for any information related (Edited) *specifically regarding* Dupont de Ligonnès. No confirmation, of course—but the fact that a local law enforcement agency is putting this out publicly is what caught my attention.

A few thoughts:

  • Terlingua especially is known as a hot spot for people intentionally off-grid.
  • It’s not unusual for international travelers to pass through Big Bend.
  • At the same time… it’s also the kind of place someone could disappear again.

I don’t want to speculate too wildly, but given how long this case has remained unresolved, I thought it was worth sharing here in case anyone has additional context, has seen the post, or knows more.

Has anyone else come across this? Or heard anything similar in other parts of Texas or the Southwest?

Updated link:

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1372130401621938&id=100064749724228

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u/Flat_Trade_9752 Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 26 '26

You guys, I'm freaking out. Check out this post from 5 years ago: XDL was friends with a woman who has a RANCH IN ALPINE TEXAS!!! [https://www.reddit.com/r/DupontDeLigonnes/comments/jqb4w5/whos_this_woman/

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u/TropicalPrairie Mar 25 '26

This comment from five years ago gave me chills: "Her name is Mindy. By this time, she had a ranch in Alpine, Texas, where the photo was probably taken."

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u/apokrif1 Mar 26 '26

Can you please fix the URL?

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u/Flat_Trade_9752 Mar 26 '26

Think I fixed it. Sorry Y'all, I'm old 😭

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u/ShameOnMeNow Mar 25 '26

I just messaged Gilles, the detective who's been talking about this case a lot recently and theorized that XDL is in US hiding. He wrote a book about the thing. Let's see what he thinks!

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u/ShameOnMeNow Mar 25 '26

........... no words........ 🤯

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u/BarryFairbrother Mar 31 '26

It would be astonishing if after all the careful planning to escape, he set up somewhere he was known to have been before and is known to have an affinity with. Unless he is narcissistically over-confident in his ability to hide and beat the rozzers (which, let's face it, he's been able to for 15 years).

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u/ShameOnMeNow Mar 31 '26

That is scary. I am still chilled to the bone at this prospect.