Rudolph Rudy Farias IV, who disappeared eight years ago at age 17, was found alive in Houston. - Texas Center for the Missing/TNS
Houston man Rudy Farias says he felt “brainwashed” by his mom, Janie Santana, during the period of time he was considered missing. Farias was reported missing by his mother in 2015 when he was 18 years old and was purportedly located last month. However, the story quickly fell apart, with police concluding he was never actually missing and had been living at home with his mom the whole time. An investigation is ongoing but so far no charges have been filed. The motive for Santana’s years of deception is currently unknown. “She never locked me in or handcuffed me or anything like that,” Farias ...
