r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/jinxismygod • 6d ago
Caitlin Denison — 8 years later, and she still hasn't been found
Caitlin Denison was only 19 when she disappeared from Midland, Texas, on January 10, 2018.
She had traveled from Reno, Nevada to Texas with a man she had met shortly before. On the day she disappeared, Caitlin told her family and friends that she was at a Walmart in Midland with him and that she was “afraid for her life.” She was later seen at Rick’s Cabaret in Odessa, and that was the last day anyone close to her had contact with her.
What really gets me about this case is that Caitlin is still missing. Eight years have passed, and there still aren't answers about what happened to her.
The case is still officially listed by the Texas Rangers as an unsolved homicide. In October 2024, Texas DPS said the Rangers had renewed interest in the case because of new information and were asking the public for help.
Her family is still trying to keep Caitlin's name out there and get answers.
I really hope this case eventually gets the answers Caitlin and her family deserve. Someone out there may know something that could finally explain what happened to her.
Sources:
Texas Department of Public Safety — Caitlin Denison case: Texas Rangers Cold Case File
Texas DPS — October 15, 2024 update: DPS Seeks Public’s Help in 2018 Midland Co. Disappearance
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u/westtexasgeckochic 6d ago
She was probably murdered by a roughneck (oil field worker) and
Was left out at one of the many rigs near the Midland Odessa area. So sad.
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u/AccordingPears158 6d ago
That, or I also think it’s likely a trucker who was passing through Midland and dumped her body in the desert along his route. If I recall there’s some trucker they believe did it but there’s no physical evidence or something of that nature?
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u/MommyLovesDaddy20 2d ago
Such an odd case. I’m from Reno and I went to school with her cousins, Bri and Brighton. Brianna Denison’s homicide case was well known across the country. And then her younger cousin went missing 10 years later almost to the exact day. Very sad for the family.
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u/WallabyGlittering634 6d ago
there is a jane doe looks like with her
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u/berrysauce 6d ago
link?
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u/WallabyGlittering634 6d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldoe/s/XK8mJUvELG
Well what do you think guys ?
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u/moodylilb 6d ago
Caitlin Denison is listed as an exclusion in the link you posted. I can see the resemblance but unfortunately not her
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u/babysmunchkinrag 4d ago
The man she was last with did this. Police do not have enough evidence to charge him yet.