Four days and counting --- there's still no sign of Houston oil executive Douglas Schantz.No one's seen him alive since Thursday's late night party at Razoo's spilled into Friday morning.
Schantz's credit cards and cell phones show no activity. Police are becoming increasingly worried about the worst case scenario. Chief Warren Riley has called a press conference for Tuesday morning to discuss the latest developments in the case.
“If an individual is gone for this length of time, that clearly is a concern. So foul play is even greater now - that theory of foul play,” says Assistant Superintendent Marlon Defillo, NOPD.
New surveillance footage from the Dungeon bar is pointing detectives in a specific direction. The video shows Schantz leaving Razzoo's and turning on Toulouse toward Decatur Street and the Mississippi River. He's by himself. The cameras follow Schantz down past Royal Street.
Both volunteers and detectives are now focusing their efforts here along Schantz route from Bourbon to Decatur. Detectives are hoping local businesses may have more surveillance footage, and volunteers are putting up new fliers, hoping to churn up fresh clues.
A beefed up force of 30 detectives is now working round the clock out of a command post in the French Quarter. The FBI and US Marshals office are also involved. The Coast Guard has searched 20 miles of the river and Texas EquuSearch is preparing to search the floor of the Mississippi with sonar.
Meanwhile, friends and family are praying for a miracle.
"His family is obviously very distraught. The employees – we’ve got counselors to help manage the stress. If you know anything about this case, we implore you to let the NOPD know,” says co-worker Mark Homestead.
Schantz's company, Sequent Energy, is upping the reward for information about his disappearance to $25,000, but they're looking for fast results. The reward expires in 2 weeks.
