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MABANK—The Kaufman Police Department is investigating a report of a missing adult male. Odis Wilson Kirkwood II, 49, was last seen by his family Jan. 13 near the area of 710 Rand Road in Kaufman. 
Kirkwood lives in the Mabank area and was staying with family and friends in Kaufman when he was last seen. 
According to a Kaufman Police Department social media post, Kirkwood is 6’2 with brown eyes, brown hair and weighs 200 pounds. 

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