10 years later, Amarillo man still missing
Posted: 04.17.2012 at 5:46 PM
Updated: 04.18.2012 at 6:45 AM
Curtis Wayne Thomas
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AMARILLO, TEXAS -- 10 years after last being seen, an Amarillo man is still missing.

Curtis Wayne Thomas was last seen alive at 2:30 a.m. on April 14, 2002 when he left a bar in the 7100 block of South Bell Street.

Police said Thomas had exchanged phone numbers with a woman at the bar and told her he would meet her at home in 20 minutes. He was last seen leaving that bar in his silver Dodge Ram pickup. According to police, he was driving east on Glenoak Drive headed toward Canyon Drive.

The woman, police said, never met with Thomas.

Thomas' vehicle was impounded later on the day of April 14 when it was found abandoned. Police said it struck a travel trailer that was stored in a covered parking/storage area behind what was Hallmark Construction at 8222 Canyon Drive. That location is less than a mile where Thomas was last seen, police said.

Police said the truck was found parked against a pole that supported the storage building. It had only minor damage and the doors were closed. There were also no signs of struggle or injury, police said.

The phone number of the woman Thomas had planned to meet was found in the pickup, police said. It was also discovered that Thomas may have known about the storage area where the pickup was found because he worked at the construction company prior to the event.

Thomas' family searched for him by hanging flyers and notifying police.

Police said although witnesses saw Thomas leave the bar, no one has ever been able to say they saw him after driving away from the bar.

Thomas also never returned to his home, located in the 8100 block of Prosper, to retrieve medication or personal items. Police also confimed no on ever attempted to access his bank account since the disappearance.

Thomas would now be 44 years old. When last seen, he was six feet tall and 155 pounds. He had brown hair and green eyes. Police said he had tattoos including a "Harley Davidson" name and logo on his right arm.

Police said investigators believe Thomas was the victim of foul play. They are seeking witnesses to come forward after ten years to provide more information into Thomas' disappearance.

Tips can be reported to the Amarillo Police Department's Detective Division at 378-9411 or Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 374-4400.