In the May 11th edition of the "Texarkana Gazette", Sheriff Presley and Chief of Police Jack N. Runnels asked for any information on missing persons on the nights of the murders. "Somebody in Texarkana or in Bowie or Miller Counties knows that somebody else was 'out of pocket' on the nights of Feb 22-23, March 23–24, April 13–14, and May 3, and Sheriff W. H. Presley and Chief of Police Jack Runnels want persons having such knowledge to report to them immediately," said the newspaper. In a joint statement, the officers declared: