Camp Mystic manslaughter investigation 2026
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Texas Rangers investigate Camp Mystic for possible manslaughter
Camp Mystic owner Richard Eastland died in the flood.
Texas Rangers executed search warrants last week to obtain the electronic communications of Camp Mystic's owners.
Attorneys for the family of victim Cile Steward said the Eastland family withheld information about the deaths.
Texas Rangers accuse Camp Mystic of criminal offenses in children's deaths
A flash flood killed 25 children and two counselors on Camp Mystic property on July 4, 2025.
The search warrants targeted Apple accounts belonging to Camp Mystic owner and executive director Willetta Eastland, her late husband Richard Eastland, and their sons Edward, Britt, and Richard Eastland Jr.
The Texas Rangers obtained 14 search warrants to retrieve digital data related to Camp Mystic.
“Management continuously treated the rising waters as a manageable logistical operation long after the situation had progressed into a life-or-death water rescue operation, delaying emergency measures until campers were actively trapped,”