The bodies of an elderly Texas couple, Gary and Linda Lightfoot, reported missing since Thanksgiving, were discovered on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in a rural area of New Mexico, in a pasture near a ranch west of Tucumcari in Quay County, according to officials.
As Texas outlet KFDA reports, Panhandle Police Chief Sace Hardman said the Lightfoots’ family had told investigators the couple struggled to locate Panhandle, Texas, on their way to Thanksgiving dinner, suggesting they may have been disoriented on the drive home, potentially contributing to their ending up hundreds of miles off course.
However, authorities have not issued any official statement confirming that confusion played a role in the couple’s disappearance.
