The mystery continues for two teenagers missing for decades.
Eric Owens was reportedly last seen on Sept. 5, 1990, in Daingerfield, Texas. He was 17 at the time he disappeared and was traveling with a teenage girl, Martha Wes Dunn, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
There was concern for Martha, then 15, who may be in need of medical help. Advocates say the two may have traveled to Oklahoma. The Augusta Department of Public Safety is hoping to find Eric, as Kansas is where his mom is from, records show.
Martha’s image was featured in the song “Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum. The song was released in 1993, and the video incorporates pictures of missing children across the United States. The director, Tony Kaye, said the video got a lot of airplay on television, and it helped recover dozens of children — some alive and some dead. Martha is featured 3.5 minutes into the video.
ERIC GLEN OWENS
Missing from: Daingerfield, Texas
Missing since: Sept. 5, 1990
Age then: 17
Height: 5’10’’
Weight: 140 pounds
Hair: Brown
MARTHA WES DUNN
Missing from: Daingerfield, Texas
Missing since: Sept. 5, 1990
Age then: 15
Height: 5’4’’
Weight: 120 pounds
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing marks: Two faint scars on her right cheek, from under the eye down to her jaw; gaps in teeth and eye tooth (an upper canine tooth) is pointed.
(This age-progressed photo, created by a forensic artist with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, shows what Martha may look like at 36 years old)
If you have information that could help the case, contact the Augusta Department of Public Safety at (316) 775-4500; the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at (800) THE-LOST; or the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (800) KS-CRIME or anonymously online by clicking here.