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Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by LadyVerah(f): 6:00am On Nov 06, 2015 |
When police in Alabama called Julian Hernandez’s
mother to tell her that her son had been found —
13 years after she reported him missing — she
was hesitant to believe it.
“Really?” she told police. “Are you sure? Really?”
She had gotten her hopes up many times over the
years and been let down time and time again,
police said. She wondered whether this time
would be different.
“Once she finally realized it was him, she was
excited — she was ecstatic,” Vestavia Hills Police
Lt. Johnny Evans told The Washington Post.
When he disappeared, in 2002, Julian Hernandez
was living with his mother near Birmingham. He
was 5.
It was a Wednesday in August when he went
missing. His father, Bobby Hernandez, had agreed
to take him to preschool, according to a missing
children’s poster from the Charley Project, a
missing-persons database. Instead, Bobby
Hernandez packed his son’s baby blanket and
stuffed Orca whale, drained his own bank
accounts and hit the road, according to the
Charley Project.
It was apparent that Bobby Hernandez had
abducted him during a custody dispute, police
said.
Authorities immediately started searching for the
boy, who was 3 feet tall, 43 pounds and had
brown hair and big brown eyes.
“His left cheek is dimpled,” the poster read.
It noted that he may stutter.
“Julian enjoys fishing, watching movies, and
eating at Chuck E Cheese pizza,” the poster
read.
It wasn’t until last week that authorities got the
tip they needed and finally found him.
FBI agents in Cleveland received information on
Friday that a teenager living in Cleveland could be
Julian Hernandez. FBI agents contacted Vestavia
Hills police. On Monday, authorities confirmed it
was Hernandez, now 18 and living under an
assumed name more than 700 miles from home,
police said.
Vestavia Hills Police told The Post that
Hernandez didn’t know he had been abducted.
Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls
told NBC affiliate WVTM that the break in the
case came when Hernandez tried to apply for
college and his Social Security did not match his
name.
A school counselor spoke with Hernandez and
soon discovered that the teenager was listed in
the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children database, Falls told the station.
Agents approached Bobby and Julian Hernandez
late Monday afternoon and took the father into
custody, FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said.
Hernandez, 53, has been charged in Cuyahoga
County Court in Ohio with tampering with records,
said county prosecutor’s spokesman Joseph
Frolik.
In March 2012, the elder Hernandez provided false
information for an Ohio state identification card,
according to a criminal complaint. He is being
held in the Cuyahoga County jail.
He has not been charged in Cuyahoga County
with his son’s abduction, but authorities there are
in contact with prosecutors in Jefferson County,
Ala., to determine what other charges he may
face.
In a statement, Robert Lowery of the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children said
that the case “is a reminder to all those parents
and loved ones who are still searching for a
missing child to never give up hope, no matter
how long that child has been gone. . . . There are
thousands of children who still need to come
home and Julian serves as a beacon of hope for
their families.”
Vestavia Hills Police Lt. Evans told The Post that
it’s rare for authorities to see such a resolution.
“To me,” he said, “this is what it’s all about —
reuniting families.”
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Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by benedictnsi(m): 6:04am On Nov 06, 2015 |
Thanks to God |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by christinie(f): 6:05am On Nov 06, 2015 |
Very bad of the dad. |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by mrhipup(m): 6:09am On Nov 06, 2015 |
wow...... |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by deewhone(f): 6:13am On Nov 06, 2015 |
What a good news amidst numerous bad news |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by tyson99(m): 6:14am On Nov 06, 2015 |
Great news |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by trapQ: 6:24am On Nov 06, 2015 |
good |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by youngberry001(m): 6:41am On Nov 06, 2015 |
no be dis guy do home alone he resemble em ooh |
Re: Boy Who Went Missing Over 13years Ago Has Been Found Alive And Well by Nobody: 7:00am On Nov 06, 2015 |
So they were having a custody dispute; and the dad went to niccodemously abduct the boy, and he has been staying with him for 13 years... (that's the summary for many dat won't wanna read)... I really donot see any news here! It was only logical, that d Dad will be responsible (as they stated too) but had the police done their job appropriately the boy would have been long found... Just a story of a Dad seeking to illegitimate be with his son, against all odds... it ain't really a "wow" news per say. For car owners and diagnostic shops, learn how u can use ur fone to run diagnostic checks on ur vehicle.. Check my signature... 1 Like |
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