$10,000 CASH REWARD<br />ONE DEAD, TWO LEFT TO DIE!<br />Late Friday evening, May 03, 2002, three Lampasas teenagers loaded up the family boat for a fishing trip to Lake Buchanan on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country. The teenagers loved to fish and had taken the boat to the lake on numerous occasions.<br /><br /> <br />They launched their aluminum Bass Tracker boat at the Burnet County Park at the north end of Buchanan Dam around dark and headed to their favorite spot near the powerhouse of the dam. At about 11:30 p.m., one of the boys called his folks to say that they would be coming home in 30 minutes or so. Around midnight, they put all their fishing tackle in the storage compartments and secured all the other equipment for the short trip back to the boat launch. After donning their life jackets, they took their respective seats and pushed away from the dam.<br /><br />Around 8:00 a.m. on May 04, 2002, Kelly, the 19-year-old female, was found by two fishermen, semi-conscious, drifting in the badly damaged Bass Tracker boat (see boat photo). She was still wearing her life jacket. The fishermen towed the boat to shore where Llano County EMS treated her and then transported her to the Llano Hospital. <br /><br />Around 9:15 a.m., two other fishermen found Jim, the 17-year-old boat operator, drifting semi-conscious out in the lake. His life jacket managed to keep him afloat until he was rescued. He was taken to shore, where he was treated by Burnet County EMS and then transferred by ambulance to the Burnet Hospital.<br /><br /> <br />Justin Roberts, the third young fisherman, an 18-year-old male, was located by another fishing boat at about 10:35 a.m. His body was recovered by game wardens and transported to shore. Justin loved to hunt and fish so much that he was going to attend Texas A&M University with hopes of becoming a Texas Game Warden. Roberts was scheduled to graduate from Lampasas High School in late May<br /><br />The 17-foot Bass Tracker boat occupied by the three teenagers was hit almost head-on and was run completely over by an unidentified fiberglass sport or runabout type boat. The fiberglass boat was medium to dark blue, which was painted over bronze or copper metal flake (see photos of fiberglass samples). Damage to the blue painted fiberglass boat will most likely be to the bottom and keel area.<br /><br />The operator of the fiberglass boat and passengers, if any, did not attempt to offer any type of aid or assistance to the three teenagers. They left one dead and two to die on Lake Buchanan that night.<br /><br />If you have any information regarding this fiberglass boat or it's operator or passengers, call CRIME STOPPERS @ 915-388-4224 or 512-756-8477 or call TEXAS WILDLIFE CRIME-STOPPERS PROGRAM @ 1-800-792-GAME(4263).
