Teen & Mother Used Fake Name To Trick Police Into Thinking He Was Missing For 8 Years

Teen & Mother Used Fake Name To Trick Police Into Thinking He Was Missing For 8 Years

A 25-year-old man who had allegedly disappeared eight years ago was never really missing and has been living with his mother almost this whole time, authorities said Thursday.

Rudy Farias made national headlines over the weekend when it was reported he had been “located safe” at a church in Houston after a yearslong search.

He was reported missing to police on March 7, 2015, but came home one day later, Houston police disclosed Thursday. Farias “was not missing during the eight-year period,” Houston police Lt. Christopher Zamora told reporters.

 

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There had even been multiple times in these eight years when police officers spoke with the young man and he allegedly gave them fake names.

“In fact, both Janie (Santana), Rudy’s mother, and Rudy himself gave fictitious names while interacting with various patrol officers. After investigators talked with him yesterday, it was discovered that he returned home the following day, on March 8, 2015.”

While the teen, now an adult, was seen by many people coming and going from the house over the years, Santana identified him as a nephew and not her allegedly missing son, police said.

Local prosecutors have, so far, declined to open a case against the mother or the son, police said.