The Eyrie

GAINESVILLE, TX — Texas police say they found the bodies of a man and a child while searching for a missing Oklahoma father and his 4-year-old son from Norman. The discovery came Wednesday as officers in Gainesville continued looking for the pair after they were reported missing earlier in the week.

The Gainesville Police Department said investigators later identified the deceased man and child as Caleb Furley and his son, 4-year-old Andres “Harry” Furley. Police have not publicly described what led to their deaths, and the investigation remains active with help from the Texas Department of Public Safety Rangers.

How Gainesville officers connected the pair to the missing Oklahoma family

Police said they first learned about the missing Oklahomans at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, when a relative contacted officers and said the father and son had been seen at a business on North Grand Avenue around 3 p.m. Monday. That information gave investigators a fresh lead in the search for the pair.

Officers said they had already received a call from that location about a suspicious situation involving a man and a child. When police responded, they were unable to find either person. After reviewing surveillance video from the business, investigators said they believed they had identified the missing father and son as the people seen there days earlier.

Search efforts focused on the area and the vehicle the pair may have been using

Once officers confirmed the possible sighting, they kept searching the surrounding area for the father, son and the vehicle they were believed to be traveling in. Police said the man and child were seen walking away from the area, which helped narrow the search.

While searching, an investigator located a deceased man and child, according to Gainesville police. Officials have not said exactly where the bodies were found or how long after the sighting the discovery was made. The medical examiner in Dallas County later identified the man as Caleb Furley and the child as Andres Furley.

Oklahoma alerts escalated before the Texas discovery

The case moved quickly across state lines after the Oklahoma Highway Patrol issued an Endangered Missing Advisory for the father and son on Tuesday. That alert signaled that authorities were worried about the safety of both missing people and were seeking the public’s help in finding them.

An Amber Alert for the 4-year-old boy followed at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, before the Texas discovery was announced later that day. Together, the alerts helped widen the search beyond Norman and brought more attention to the case as it unfolded in Texas.

What police and investigators have said so far

The Gainesville Police Department has not released a full account of what happened before the bodies were found. Officers have said only that they located a deceased man and child while searching for the missing pair, and that state investigators were brought in to assist.

The involvement of Texas Department of Public Safety Rangers suggests the case will continue under closer investigative scrutiny. For now, police are treating the matter as an active death investigation while officials work to determine how the father and son ended up in Gainesville.

A case that began in Norman ends with unanswered questions

What began as a missing-person search in Norman ended with a grim discovery in North Texas. The timeline released by police shows the family was last known to be at a business in Gainesville on Monday afternoon, then became the focus of a formal missing-person response two days later.

Authorities have not said why the father and child were in Texas or what connection they had to the Gainesville area. The details that remain unknown include the circumstances of their deaths and the route they took after leaving the business. Investigators are still working to piece together those final hours.