Found Alive TX - Fort Cavazos Spc. Craig Chamberlain, 23, Killeen, declared AWOL in March, last seen by wife after argument, 15 May 2023 *wife dies a week later*

[Arkay]

Was someone harbouring Craig?

This is one wild ride.

I’m wondering about that, too.
Was he found out in the open, or if in a residence as mentioned, was he trying to hide, or was he nonchalantly hanging out?

This case has certainly zig-zagged.

 

[Arkay]

Dbm double post

 

[kccorona]

Army criminal investigators are looking into the spouse's death, which is standard procedure if a death happens inside a military member's residence.

BBM

Echoing @Gut_feeling wondering why it’s reported that she was found inside their home, and yes maybe it was mis-labeled as that by the press, but would the army also investigate the death of a dependent spouse in a non-military residence? Or was the friend they were staying with also living in a “military residence”?

 

[jellybean96]

BBM

Echoing @Gut_feeling wondering why it’s reported that she was found inside their home, and yes maybe it was mis-labeled as that by the press, but would the army also investigate the death of a dependent spouse in a non-military residence? Or was the friend they were staying with also living in a “military residence”?

I tend to think that was the case. Yes, they weren't *on base* living, but perhaps shared an Army owned home off of base?

 

[Stunned]

Was he found by the parents church friends?

 

[swanniee11]

I had to read and reread the article 4 times before it sank in. Dear Lord. This is a story changer. Now I have questions about the wife's life. IMO

 

[starlightstarbright]

I’m so glad that Craig has been found safe, but so sorry to hear about his wife. I hope it’s okay to say this MOO but my guess is that they both have experienced a lot of stigma, and coming from a ‘church’ family in TX, not a lot of support for their relationship. Hence the parents’ statement about ‘not a reliable source’. I wouldn’t doubt that the parents may dispute the roots of any supposed mental health issues, particularly in the context of a military environment. I feel so sorry for Cameron, especially as I personally feel that her death may have been caused by self harm, and I hope Craig is getting the support he needs right now.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

”We are thankful that Specialist Chamberlain has been found,” said Lt. Col. Zachary Brainard, commander of the 2nd Chemical Battalion at Fort Cavazos. “We will continue to provide him with the care and assistance he needs.”

Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) special agents from Fort Cavazos “are working jointly with detectives from the Killeen Police Department on the death investigation of Cameron Chamberlain,” according to Army CID spokesperson Ronna Weyland.

Fort Cavazos: Missing soldier found; spouse has died

UPDATED 7:20 p.m.: Missing Fort Cavazos Army Spc. Craig Chamberlain has been found, according to a press release issued by Army officials, hours after it was revealed that Chamberlain’s wife,

kdhnews.com

 

[Lusitana]

Man, what a turn of events. None of this makes any sense.

I really hope Cameron's death was just an unfortunate OD and nothing more.

 

[Rolypolyoly]

This case has sketchy written all over it. That's all I have

 

[Lusitana]

I doubt will know much of anything now that the Army will start dealing with his AWOL status.

 

[evilwise]

I doubt will know much of anything now that the Army will start dealing with his AWOL status.

Yes, I think that a lot of these Fort Hood cases seem so outrageous because of the combination of the size of the installation creating an almost urban type environment along with the military having less transparent reporting and investigating policies than what we're used to in the civilian world.

After getting a good night sleep and waking up to no further details in trying to rack my brain about some less insane hypotheticals here. We know or at least can safely assume that he had been ducking this deployment to Korea for a few months so, considering that we now know he's alive, it's logical to assume that his disappearance was a continuance of that. Maybe the army had located him and he felt like the MPs were on the way to collect him so he went to ground, not telling anyone anything this time.

Whatever the reason, I do feel he hid without telling any of his family anything. I think if his wife was complicit she probably would have told a less concerning tale than "he's in grave danger if he's even alive" like "he probably went to Mexico" or something like that, where people would be less frantically searching. In fact, I am currently speculating that the wife might have been a codependent type which could explain her drama when he disappeared and his parents' comments about the marriage and partially explain his reluctance to move.

If I'm correct with this line of speculation so far then it could be that his absence was too much for her to handle and that resulted in her death, either accidentally or intentionally. There are too many possibilities to speculate more specifically on that until more details are released but the thing is, however related to his absence her death might have been he would have been just as uninformed as we were so that military style lack of public details might have been too much for him to take, wherever he was hiding, and came back in person to find out what happened (maybe even holding out some hope that it's not true) which is when he was "located".

I feel now that this is the most probably chain of events and wonder how long it will be before someone releases some information to contradict or confirm it - I expect it would be his parents.

 

[Howl]

What in the wide wide world of sports?

and

This case has certainly zig-zagged.

Announcer at a high school football game yells, "This game has more turns than a barrel full of snakes!" and that reminds me of this case.

Just tuned in and had to go back three pages to sort it out. I'm flummoxed, bewildered, mystified.

Did he answer the door in his underwear when the searchers knocked or some other crazy scenario?

Three things I want to know:
cell phone data showing who was where when
who was calling/texting who over time and how often
Cameron's CoD

 

[AngTxGal]

Yes, I think that a lot of these Fort Hood cases seem so outrageous because of the combination of the size of the installation creating an almost urban type environment along with the military having less transparent reporting and investigating policies than what we're used to in the civilian world.

After getting a good night sleep and waking up to no further details in trying to rack my brain about some less insane hypotheticals here. We know or at least can safely assume that he had been ducking this deployment to Korea for a few months so, considering that we now know he's alive, it's logical to assume that his disappearance was a continuance of that. Maybe the army had located him and he felt like the MPs were on the way to collect him so he went to ground, not telling anyone anything this time.

Whatever the reason, I do feel he hid without telling any of his family anything. I think if his wife was complicit she probably would have told a less concerning tale than "he's in grave danger if he's even alive" like "he probably went to Mexico" or something like that, where people would be less frantically searching. In fact, I am currently speculating that the wife might have been a codependent type which could explain her drama when he disappeared and his parents' comments about the marriage and partially explain his reluctance to move.

If I'm correct with this line of speculation so far then it could be that his absence was too much for her to handle and that resulted in her death, either accidentally or intentionally. There are too many possibilities to speculate more specifically on that until more details are released but the thing is, however related to his absence her death might have been he would have been just as uninformed as we were so that military style lack of public details might have been too much for him to take, wherever he was hiding, and came back in person to find out what happened (maybe even holding out some hope that it's not true) which is when he was "located".

I feel now that this is the most probably chain of events and wonder how long it will be before someone releases some information to contradict or confirm it - I expect it would be his parents.

Agree, this military base has been shrouded in secrecy and the number of incidents seems too high- but it is larger than most cities.

I question a lot here…
- Why does someone sign up to be active military and not be ready to be deployed? That is part of the deal and an expectation. Military service is voluntary- he chose it.
- What part of this is due to a military system? Spouses are separated due to deployment regularly- and deployment to Korea is not a war zone.
- What part of this is a young couple who had issues?
- What part of this is mental illness?
- What part is addiction?
- What part is lack of adulting? Immaturity on her part? Why marry a soldier if you don’t like the idea of them being deployed?

Of all the soldiers that sign on and are deployed, deployed to war zones, deployed repeatedly to war zones… away from spouse and children…

And we hear about this one who ran. I’m glad he is ok, I’m sorry she lost her life And hope her death is fully investigated.
Understand the consequences of him going AWOL to avoid deployment are huge.

This is Memorial Day weekend, let that sit a bit. For those of us who have family who were drafted, served in a foreign land, and lost their lives…
This guy who volunteered to serve and went AWOL to avoid deployment doesn’t sit well.

JMO

 

[Kittybunny]

I'm all in on this one. I don't think I've ever seen this before. My shot in the dark is that he was in hiding perhaps with her assistance and then he killed her maybe because she threatened to reveal his whereabouts or something like that? And maybe now he's going to have some contrived story to pin all the blame on her? Again this is just an absolute guess because I have never seen a case like this that I can recall.

This is my current leading theory at the moment. I'm thinking that neither of them wanted to move to Korea and thought that they could just delay indefinitely. When the army came knocking, they came up with this plan together. Perhaps she was pressuring him to come clean given that everyone, including his parents, was essentially assuming that she did away with him, and it all came to a head, unfortunately to her detriment.

Since we don't have a cause of or even manner of death for her, it's hard to say exactly what happened.

 

[nannymo]

My first thought was suicide on her part, but now I too am wondering if it is much darker. Some people marry military just for the medical benefits......IMO
There is a lot to this story. Maybe the parents will tell more when this all settles down....just to preserve their sons name...
Time will tell.

 

[Rolypolyoly]

My first thought was suicide on her part, but now I too am wondering if it is much darker. Some people marry military just for the medical benefits......IMO
There is a lot to this story. Maybe the parents will tell more when this all settles down....just to preserve their sons name...
Time will tell.

I don't know that I would trust any explanation the parents might give, I don't think anything they had to say would be favourable to Cam, I get the impression they would be more than willing to let her be the villain of this story, whether or not that's the truth of it. JMO

 

[Stunned]

My first thought was suicide on her part, but now I too am wondering if it is much darker. Some people marry military just for the medical benefits......IMO
There is a lot to this story. Maybe the parents will tell more when this all settles down....just to preserve their sons name...
Time will tell.

I seriously doubt his parents will address her death at all. Where are her parents and family? IMO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Missing Texas soldier's wife found dead after he mysteriously vanishes

Police investigate baffling case where the wife of a missing soldier has been found dead while he remains alive after a 10-day disappearance - the cause of her death is unknown

www.mirror.co.uk

Community organizes search party for missing Fort Cavazos soldier

A search party was organized for missing Army Spc. Craig Chamberlain at 10 a.m. on May 26.

www.kcentv.com

*I wonder where he was found and if it was near the poss sighting.

**Rip Mrs. Chamberlain

 

[Howl]

I hope it’s okay to say this MOO but my guess is that they both have experienced a lot of stigma, and coming from a ‘church’ family in TX, not a lot of support for their relationship.

@starlightstarbright, this really caught my attention. Could you clarify or let me know which page to go to that references this or which church they were part of? What kind of stigma? And why would there not be support for this relationship by family? Thanks.