After 15 days of searching for her lost common-law husband of 12 years, Killeen resident Sandra Mantilla happily reported not only was her husband found, but they legally tied the
Sandra Mantilla, of Killeen, has been waiting by the phone for 11 days hoping to hear news of her common-law husband who has been missing since late May.
On May 26, Mantilla said, U.S. Army veteran Richard Louis Vaughan, 38, her partner of 12 years, walked out of their house in the 1900 block of White Avenue around 3 p.m. and has yet to return home. Mantilla reported Vaughan missing with the Killeen Police Department on May 28, but said she has had little interaction with anyone from KPD since she filed the missing person report.
Vaughan struggles with schizophrenia and paranoia, she said, leaving Mantilla to worry his mental state could put him in danger.