To verify that he is indeed Rudy Faris, the young man that was "missing" for eight years, and not someone else. If a young man arrived at the hospital unable to speak for himself I would be concerned about releasing to anyone who claimed to be his family.
FYI: As far as I can tell, he never was at the hospital after being discovered. He went home and the mom posted photos from 2012 claiming she took him to the hospital. The media picked up those photos and ran with them, without verifying they are authentic.
AFAIK, his mother was the only one saying he was "non-verbal" when he was first located. Today during the presser the investigator clearly stated that he (Rudy) denied medical care, and chose to go home with his mother. It sounds to me like he was speaking for himself just fine.
No, I won't elaborate but I will just suggest his actions in particular and the Houston Police Department's as a whole, handled this case ridiculously poorly.
I 100% agree he needs help but if he doesn't want it or doesn't think he needs it, no one can force him to accept it.
Yes, she went to CA and apparently injured herself.....all while knowing Rudy was at home and couldn't possibly be a John Doe in California.
Can you link to your source for this info please?
A few people on Tiktok brought up that Rudy needs get find care away from his mother and QX. Its being speculated (not proven just speculated) that QX just wanted the clicks/views etc. I really hope at the end of the day someone helps this kid.
www.insider.com
apnews.com
The idea that Rudy is nonverbal or incompetent stems from his mother (sometimes posing as an aunt) on social media, which was then picked up and repeated in the media as fact. She is the only source for claims Rudy was unable to speak for himself. At this point, any "facts" from his mother only are suspect.
I learned this from this thread, page #1 beginning at post #11. There are links in the posts.
They worked the case as volunteers, presumably after Rudy's mom asked for help finding him.
What really happened to Rudy Farias? Mom Janie lied to private investigators on missing persons case for years, they say
Four private investigators working the Rudy Farias missing person case for years doubted Janie Santana's story, saying the mom's behavior was unusual.
Going back to this article….who hired the FOUR PIs?
The police can't bring in protective services. Rudy is not in custody. He's an adult. They can--and they did--refer him to adult protective services and victims assistance services. It is an adult's choice whether to avail themselves of those services. If and when Rudy alleges a crime occurred, police may be able to initiate contact between those services and victims. But as of now, the most they can do is explain the services availability and provide information.
Bringing misdemeanor charges now would jeopardize any cooperation they need from Rudy as they investigate whether serious crimes were committed.HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.
Houston police detectives said prosecutors have declined to bring false report charges against Janie Santana and her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, but that their investigation is continuing.
A Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 was only missing for 1 day, police say
The case of a Texas man who was reported as a missing teenager in 2015 and found last week took an unexpected turn Thursday when police revealed it all was a hoax.
