Texas Investigators Seek Evidence of Manslaughter, Other Crimes in 27 Flood Deaths at Camp Mystic
Investigators say camp leadership may have committed manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide after 27 girls and counselors died in the floods.
- On Friday, a Kerr County judge approved 14 search warrants allowing Texas Rangers to investigate Camp Mystic leaders for potential crimes including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide following the deadly July 4, 2025, floods.
- Catastrophic flooding hit Central Texas on July 4, 2025, when the Guadalupe River surged from 14 feet to nearly 30 feet within one hour, killing 25 campers, two counselors, and co-executive director Dick Eastland.
- Texas Ranger Brant C. Johnston's affidavit alleges the camp lacked adequate written emergency plans and that leadership consciously disregarded a "substantial and unjustifiable risk of death" to children in their care.
- Attorneys Paul Yetter and Richard Mithoff called the warrants a "necessary step" for accountability; the Eastland family, which operated the camp, later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with debts exceeding $10 million.
- Although Camp Mystic planned to welcome more than 800 girls, it withdrew its operating application; the Texas Rangers continue their investigation, building on a state-led probe that identified cascading failures in the flood response.
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Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic – WTOP News
Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show. In applications for search warrants executed last week, investigators sought to obtain the electronic communications of the camp’s owners, saying they could provide evidence of...
Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27
Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show. In applications for search warrants executed last
Investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in Camp Mystic flood deaths
Court documents show that Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year
Texas Rangers pursuing criminal investigation of Camp Mystic, court documents show
The Texas Rangers appear to be pursuing criminal charges against Camp Mystic, saying in a search warrant affidavit they believe camp leadership committed crimes including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide when 27 girls and counselors died in the July 4, 2025 floods, according to The New York Times.
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