Police said Farias, now 25, was found on June 29, after they received a call about a person lying on the ground in front of a church in Houston. Janie Santana, Farias's mother, thanked the public ...

Janie Santana said then that detectives warned ... September 2018: Houston police said they got a call from family members, telling them that Farias was living behind a family member's home.

Janie Santana said then that detectives warned ... September 2018: Houston police said they got a call from family members, telling them that Farias was living behind a family member's home.

Court records filed in Harris County show Santana has gone by at least five different last names. “Both Janie, Rudy’s mother ... s office made the judgment call that it wasn’t appropriate ...

A neighbor called police after spotting Janie Santana leaving her Houston home shortly after midnight, just hours after she had been interviewed by police about the apparent disappearance of Rudy ...

Rudy Farias (middle) was living with his mother Janie Santana (left) during the eight years that he was considered missing, police said (Pictures: Facebook/AP) The mother of a man who was found ...

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Christopher Zamora of the Houston Police Department's Missing Persons ... K and 76th Street in southeast Houston. His mother, Janie Santana, took to social media to celebrate Farias’ return.

Houston police have scheduled an 11 a.m. Thursday ... near Avenue K and 76th Street in southeast Houston. His mother, Janie Santana, took to social media to celebrate Farias’ return.

The fundraising platform said in a statement on Thursday that Janie Santana ... claimed that he was Ms Santana’s nephew – not her son. Despite allegedly lying to police, no criminal charges ...

For years, police said Santana led people to believe her 25-year-old son, Rudy Farias, was nowhere to be found. Investigators said she reported him missing eight years ago when he was 17 years old.