TX TX - Linda Wilhite, 67, Lubbock, 18 Aug 2016 *Arrest*

On Thursday Lieutenant John Hayes said LPD was very grateful to DPS for the use of the helicopter. He said it not only prevents LPD from getting vehicles stuck in areas of tough terrain, it’s also much faster than searching on foot.

As for the specific locations, Hayes said LPD was following leads from cell phone activity.

“There was some cell phone activity of the people who were involved,” Hayes said. But a cell phone tower only narrows a location down to within 2,000 meters or 5,000 meters depending on the tower, he said.

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On Friday, police said, “We believe that Ms. Wilhite may have sustained serious injury.”

Anyone with information can call Crime Line at 806-741-1000.

The full statement from police is as follows:

Due to the circumstances surrounding the case, we believe that Ms. Wilhite may have sustained serious injury. Additionally, the lack of cooperation by certain family members at this point of the investigation has resulted in the need for community assistance. Two thousand dollars ($2,000) of Crime Line money has been approved for information that leads to the recovery of Ms. Wilhite.

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LPD and the Lubbock Fire Department entered Wilhite's home on 38th Street near Ironton to perform a welfare check, officials said.

"[The officer] entered a bedroom and observed a light switch near a closet with a bloody finger print on it. The closet door was closed. He also observed blood on the closet door. He observed a faint bloody trail leading to the interior of the closet," the warrant said.

According to the warrant, investigators found what appeared to be "human blood on the carpet and on blankets and a pillow" inside the closet. Towels were also found inside the closet.

"The towels appeared to have dried blood on them. The amount of blood in the closet led [the officer] to believe someone had been severely injured. [The officer] located what appeared to be blood in other parts of the residence," the warrant stated.

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Police recovered Wilhite's SUV on August 19, a vehicle that police said her son, Kody Climer, also drove sometimes. Climer lived with his mother, LPD said.

Climer was arrested on an unrelated charge on August 19.

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Blondie in Spokane said:

Oh my.....this is sounding so bad for Linda. I wonder what her son was arrested for? I have a feeling more info will be released soon.

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Climer is the son of Linda Gail Wilhite, 67, who was discovered missing on August 19. That’s the same day Climer was arrested but the criminal charge against him is completely unrelated.

An arrest warrant for Climer was issued on August 19 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A few days before the warrant, a police report said Climer confronted his ex-girlfriend at a convenience store in the 5800 block of 34th Street.

The report said he displayed a knife in the parking lot and was trying to get into an SUV with his ex-girlfriend. The police report said Climer struck the windows of the SUV but was unable to get inside. The report said he slashed two tires and then left.

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