Houston police said a teenager who was reported missing eight years ago was really only missing for one day and has been living with his mother the whole time. NBC News’ Gary Grumbach reports.
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None of this makes sense…
Funny how he was “missing” for 8 years by a degenerate mom and he still gets more respect and acknowledgment than the 7th Biden grandchild 😂
Who was in charge of this investigation inspector gadget 😲😲
Slob
He wanted to get away but went back home to his wife/mom
Wicked home, state and country.
So the police did nothing even for few days..
Police have been interviewing the missing person the whole time and their excuse is he said he was a cousin?
How does this happen
Why did she lie! Isn’t it a crime to file a false report??
Wait. Wasn’t there a GoFundMe? You KNOW this was probably her big grift for YEARS. And what about the taxpayer-funded resources she wasted looking for him & investigating his disappearance? She needs to pay all that back. That’s BS! How is she not arrested for fraud?!? 🤯
They need to seriously consider this ..
Bunch of Mexicans committing fraud nothing new
lets face it, no one was looking for this kid
This story is mind blowing that’s exactly what it was a money scheme this women and her son should be ashamed
It’s going to take another 8 years to investigate further.
Imagine the time taken away for people who could have used it.
So he told that visitor that he was abused and then tells police he wasn’t? Why was his mother continuing to exploit him online at the hospital with pictures of his blistered feet? I am completely confused. Did she collect a big gofundme?
I guess we’ll find out the results of this investigation in 2031.
These the people y’all hire to proctect us 😂
Looks like maybe she was hiding him from an outside threat, that would explain the police backing off and no charges being filed. Moms witness protection program.
I thought this story sounded fishy
So no charges, but the mother said he was missing. It takes time, 💰 , and resources. She ought to be criminally charged for that, like when someone pulls the Fire Alarm and/or calls 911 and there’s no fire or emergency.
Talk about milking up the investigation
If I’m confused then someone is lying. Unless it’s a scientist or my doctor.
False reporting and resources put into this case cost our taxes money. Someone have to be accountable for this mess.
They should hold both of them responsible for all the resources used to search for Rudy. This smacks of fraud no matter how you look at it. Ridiculous. 😬🙄🤬
Bruh
Did they say saw him???? They saw his face, but he gave fake name so they kept searching??? WHAT???!!!
This is so insane.
what????
They found him!
False allegations is a charge
Wait so his family thought the person that was with her was her nephew
Whose saids that after years of abuse towards this child. He’s not being brainwash by his mother and cousin to stay quiet and not speak the horrible truth. And prorect them from being punished.
How embarrassing for those cops 😅 . Thats a big L
That’s pretty easy why the cops didn’t investigate this. They’re POC. White cops don’t care about them unless they’re white. Every time someone is missing that is white, they’ll blast that on the news like they’re some celebrity
You’re misguided. You’ll get there one day.
They would have already locked his dad up😂😂😂
This tells me that there was never any real investigation going on, and I feel for all the families of any missing person who’s case is being handled by this ‘police’.
Because the family lied to police for 8 years
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I AM TOO HIGH FOR THIS.
I think someone was looking for him and that’s why his mother reported him missing. His brother was killed right before he went missing. His mother reported him missing and he was using different names it really seems like someone was looking for him and eventually found him.
And I think whoever was looking for him all these years found him and that’s why he was found beaten up. And he disappeared shortly after his brother died. Apparently his brother died in a motorcycle accident but maybe his brother was also threatened and killed.
The LAST police I want looking for me is the dumb azz police of Houston. 8 years, multiple interactions with the kid, you’re doing an investigation & you take her word that the child you’re talking to is NOT the child you’re looking for? Fired!
That’s so weird that It Is basically like claiming over the phone that you lost your phone and realizing you had It on your hand upon your ear.
thoughts & prayers
Really solid detective work…..wow
Great mom lying for 8 years. All she had to do was pickup a phone
SOLVED: That was Rudy’s cocaine in the White House!
So who’s the mf they had in the hospital?
The mother, you say? Wonder how much time she WONT get in prison.
PLOT TWIST: teenager reported missing is actually his own father. He looks at himself in the mirror and he says: I am your father!
This guy is 25 years old, he is an adult.
The Amber alert is outdated and abused.
OMGOSH!!! 😱😱😨😨
Stop being so unengaged! What r we doing being so Willfully Blin
😭😭😭😭💔💔💔 sad and confused
Lol no probable cause even after she admits she was lying to the police? How about changing her with filing a false police report for starters?! These prosecutors need to get a grip
This mother couldn’t call or something
To me it sounds like a chronic helicopter parent couldn’t part with her boy growing up.
_raises hand in the back row_
What?
RUDY DID NOT DECEIVE ANYONE ‼️ RUDY is a victim and should be treated as such. The news is continuing to label him as a criminal….. this is disgusting.
Sounds like a big waste of time. Thanks again back to regular programming orcas attacking boats and Vladimir Putin’s Chinese yachts
Sucks to be missing and in Houston they wouldn’t find you even with a sign pointed to your head
WHAT was the point of all this???
But why? Why tell everyone he was a nephew?
He wasn’t living with the mother! She IMPRISONED him and was DRUGGING him.
Cops in Houston are pretty sharp. I picture a cop holding up a photo of a missing young man TO that exact man….😅
I was upset for about 30 seconds until I looked down and saw that it was in Houston Texas. Well that explains everything.
Police down there are useless except for shooting BLM and ANTIFA protesters.
How is this possible? Im utterly confused. Did they actively try to change his identity, like shaved him, changed his voice, pulled him out of school, etc? Because otherwise who would be gullible enough to not recognize literally the same person with the same woman who is now just calling him her nephew? Im just so confused as to how – and why – this happened. Were they trying to fake his death? So many questions…
The mom lied and manipulated people. We will learn details soon, but it would appear that his identity was actively changed. It is likely he was pulled out of school and his appearance likely changed. Some would be compelled to believe these individuals if they were very sincere in their effort to tell a different story. Obviously there were also suspicious people who have been talking to police, and those folks likely feel every vindicated now.
We will get more details as it is likely the mom will be charged with a handful of things.
The whole thing is so strange. This why I dont watch the news lol
Münchausen syndrome
Insurance fraud ?
It should be Illegal to be a single mother.
Who let those dogs get back home?
How?
Why not the mom not charge smh 🤦🏾♀️?
He’s back living with his mom by his own choice. Enough said.
Wow comprehension isnt your stronng suit😂
Houston PD is the worst police department in USA. a lot of crime in Houston.
A scheme to get money?
8 years of investigation and they never thought to look at the house like a couple of days later!??
“Hey that guy looks like our missing person”
“Nah he’s wearing a different shirt.”
“Oh true”
This is why cold cases don’t get solved, you gotta put up with this .
Worst police department ever
I knew there was a reason why I never cared about this case in the first place.
So did the investigators ever talk with the parents and see if he was still missing??
Mother needs to be jailed. Cops need to be fired.
What in the lifetime movie is going on here
Bizzare. He must’ve bee groomed. But because he’s over 18 it’s now his choice! Ya! Because he was abused.
Ok so he is with mom. Let’s focus on crime stupid cops
This a plot twist
I important question I have are the two dogs 🐕 ok, they said he went missing walking his two dogs
So many questions. So, he just stopped going to school. No college, no jobs?? He’s 25 years old. What is he doing? Hanging out in his room? No friends? Didn’t he want to hang out with friends, go on dates? Too bizarre.
Remember when reality wasn’t fiction feeling
This is the strangest story! I hope they figure this out.
His family pulled the biggest prank ever
Mister Pig, We don’t need to say if he’s a victim or not. We need you to admit your department is incompetent. Might as we call yourself Uvalde
when you think you have seen everything
Netflix is already rubbing their hands together…..yeap; a series in the making….
Except the son will be played by a non binary actor, the mom a strong black woman, and the police all lying racists
Imagine if it was a dad and his daughter…the outrage
What? Why would they do that?
Nothing is adding up, there is way more to this story! I think they try to hide him and that’s why the investigation never knew he was back home. He did got out of the house and later found at an church unresponsive. They been torturing the young man for years.
Stop with the devine intervention. There was nothing miraculous about this case. It was all a lie perpetuated by JANIE SANTANA. That’s the monster mom.
Janie Santana….say her freaking name. Expose that horrible women. I believe what Quenel X has revealed.
I struggle to believe that there was not any financial fraud early on in this case. Also, how is it not a violation of law to make a false report?
Maybe HPD is baiting more information with a soft approach.
Mom needs consequences because she knowingly allowed resources to go toward finding her son that could have been used to help find kids who were truly missing. It is Hard to know yet if mom made the teen go along with it —or if he also wanted to be “missing”
munchausen by proxy?