As the search for missing Virginia high school football coach Travis Turner inches toward the one-year mark, police have issued a statement about the case.
A spokesperson for the Virginia State Police said the search remains ongoing, but “unfortunately, we do not have any new information to share at this time” in a statement to The Washington Times on Wednesday, October 7.
Us has reached out to the VSP and Turner’s attorney, Adrian Collins, for further comment.
Turner, the former head football coach at Union High School Big Stone Gap, Virginia, went missing on November 20, 2025, last seen by his family walking into the wooded area behind their home while carrying a firearm.
Shortly after his disappearance, Turner was charged with five counts of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. When he disappeared, authorities were on their way to Turner’s home to question him about the allegations.
In March, authorities said “there have been no credible sightings of Turner.”
“This case is worked on every day. It’s two-fold: We have the criminal investigation and the search,” Captain J. Daniels, VSP Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wytheville Field Office, said at the time. “Every single lead has been vetted and followed up on, and all have been unfounded. We need the public to continue providing information. Someone knows something that will lead to his whereabouts.”
Police had responded to 178 national and international leads, spanning seven states, with 17 of those tips being anonymous.
“All tips so far have been unfounded,” authorities noted.
Virginia State Police have worked closely with the U.S. Marshals on the search. A $5,000 reward is still being offered for information on Turner’s whereabouts.
In addition, the VSP has utilized the Black Diamond Search and Rescue team, a nonprofit organization that provides specially trained professionals to locate and assist lost or missing individuals in wilderness and rural environments.
The Turner family — including his wife, Leslie — issued a statement to Us in December 2025, explaining the dire nature of the coach’s disappearance.
“Travis’ car and keys were left at home,” the statement said. “Travis wore contact lenses by day and glasses in the evenings. Travis’ contact lens supplies and glasses were left at home. Travis’ wallet, license, cash and all its contents were left in the home.”
The statement continued, “Travis is prescribed certain daily medications which he needs, those were left in the home. It is not like Travis to disappear or stay away from home.”
