
Officials with the organization offered no other updates on the man's case.

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Representatives for the Texas Center for the Missing, which first reported Farias' discovery, provided an update on his condition Monday, confirming that he had been found Thursday, not Saturday, as the agency had first reported. The extent of Farias’ injuries and medical condition as of late Monday were not immediately clear. Although multiple news outlets had reported that Farias was found Saturday, authorities had not yet confirmed when the man at the church was first contacted or when he was identified as Farias.Īwosiyan told the Houston Chronicle that investigators with the department’s missing persons unit had plans to reach out to Farias and his family Wednesday to learn more about what had transpired since he initially was reported missing in 2015, in hopes of bringing the 8-year-old case to an official close. Officers responded to the location and found Farias.

So much about Farias' life the last eight years remained a mystery Monday.Ī family member had called authorities in 2018 to report that Farias had been staying behind their residence, according to Shay Awosiyan, a Houston police spokesman.ĬRIME: 1 dead, 2 injured during shooting at after-hours lounge, officials saidĮmergency responders again were contacted Thursday, after getting a call saying that Farias had been sleeping in front of a church near Avenue K and 76th Street, Awosiyan said. But a Monday afternoon update attributed to his mother said Farias had been "unresponsive" when located and has since been "nonverbal" with family members.Įmergency responders from the fire department and the police department could verify only that they had positively identified Farias as the man whom local authorities located in front of a church in southeast Houston last week.

MORE ON THE CASE: Rudy Farias of Houston found after being missing for 8 years, family saysīy Monday evening, HPD investigators had yet to speak with Farias about his experiences during the past eight years, according to a spokesman for the department.
