Spring Break
Student's disappearance still a mystery to family
By: Chelsea Lankes
Issue date: 2/19/07 Section: News
After Christmas day, however, Davis went into a state of depression. Karen Davis, Mark's mother, noticed his dramatic change of behavior.
"He seemed to withdraw from family and friends," Karen Davis said. "Even when approached with the idea of taking a ski trip with his family, Mark didn't get excited."
Davis left his wallet, cell phone and money behind, but took his bike. The Tyler police have searched surrounding areas for any sign of Davis or his bike but efforts have proven futile.
"No one called to say they picked him up on the highway," Martin said. "A couple reports of some people thought they saw him in an emergency room, but after looking at the surveillance tapes, turns out none of them were Davis."
Investigators were concerned Davis might harm himself, based on the tone of the statements in his note. Authorities and family think Davis might have gone to Mexico, because he had such an interest in Latin America and was fluent in Spanish. How he would have gotten there with no identification or money remains a mystery. Davis's mother and father still have hopes of finding their son.
"I must do everything I possibly can to find some shred of evidence that Mark is alive," Davis's father said. "That is why we constructed a website with a sophisticated e-mail forwarding program to reach as many people as possible, just praying that one person somewhere out there will have seen him. We just need people to register on the website and simply forward some e-mails for Mark."
"He seemed to withdraw from family and friends," Karen Davis said. "Even when approached with the idea of taking a ski trip with his family, Mark didn't get excited."
Davis left his wallet, cell phone and money behind, but took his bike. The Tyler police have searched surrounding areas for any sign of Davis or his bike but efforts have proven futile.
"No one called to say they picked him up on the highway," Martin said. "A couple reports of some people thought they saw him in an emergency room, but after looking at the surveillance tapes, turns out none of them were Davis."
Investigators were concerned Davis might harm himself, based on the tone of the statements in his note. Authorities and family think Davis might have gone to Mexico, because he had such an interest in Latin America and was fluent in Spanish. How he would have gotten there with no identification or money remains a mystery. Davis's mother and father still have hopes of finding their son.
"I must do everything I possibly can to find some shred of evidence that Mark is alive," Davis's father said. "That is why we constructed a website with a sophisticated e-mail forwarding program to reach as many people as possible, just praying that one person somewhere out there will have seen him. We just need people to register on the website and simply forward some e-mails for Mark."
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